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Tips to Avoid Bringing Bedbugs Home

I may have brought bedbugs home from my vacation. What an awful souvenir!  I travel a lot, but this is the first time I have had an encounter with bedbugs. … Continue reading

June 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Green & Healthy Resolutions for the New Year

My New Year’s Resolutions are a few days late, but I’m not stressing over it. My resolution is to relax and not stress about minor things (like a late blog … Continue reading

January 5, 2015 · Leave a comment

Energy Saving Idea: Connect your house & barn

Driving through small villages in Austria and Germany I noticed that the farm houses are often attached to the barn where the cows, pigs, sheep and assorted other animals live.  … Continue reading

August 5, 2013 · 2 Comments

Why do Swiss Cows wear bells?

Back home now after a fantastic trip to Europe!  I learned so many things about housing, energy and sustainability at the conference and during my travels through France, Switzerland, Germany … Continue reading

July 10, 2013 · 7 Comments

Nature in Barcelona’s Parc Güell and La Sagrada Familia

Walking and visiting Europe seem to go hand-in-hand. It is a wonderful exercise, especially when you get to wander through Park Güell in Barcelona. I am sure I walked more … Continue reading

June 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

Catalan Food in Tarragona, Spain

Why is it that when we travel foods we normally do not eat taste so much better?  While in Tarragona I tried several local and traditional foods. One day for … Continue reading

June 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

Cruising…….How green is it?

I just returned from a themed cruise to the Caribbean that featured classic movies and movie stars from the past.  It was just what I needed – rest and relaxation … Continue reading

February 3, 2013 · Leave a comment

How a Community Garden Preserves Local History

Lenah Links brings together community members from Lenah Valley, New Town and the surrounding communities to share their ideas on sustainability, transportation, local food production, and community dialog. The community members say the … Continue reading

July 28, 2012 · Leave a comment

Chicken Barons

At the Hobart cohousing development there were designated “chicken barons.” What this means is that a single family was in charge of taking care of the chickens – everything from … Continue reading

July 27, 2012 · Leave a comment

Hobart Community Garden

We visited so many spectacular spaces throughout our trip, and this Community Garden in Hobart, Tasmania was certainly one of them.

July 26, 2012 · Leave a comment