Category: Green Living

Our annual apple-picking trip led us to a popular local farm which yields much of the area’s grocery store peaches, apples, pumpkins, and other produce. But since we had done a much more obscure mom & pop operation last year, we had no idea what we were in for. I, for one, was pleasantly surprised. … Continue reading “Eckert’s for Apples”

Working through a contraction … which ultimately lead nowhere. So for those of you to whom I’ve cried “wolf” over the past week or so- sorry. No baby. He is clearly still cooking and I’m clearly okay with that (having refused three offers of induction despite being only 37, 37 1/2, then 38 weeks along). … Continue reading “Won’t Be Long Now…”

We are slowly venturing out into uncharted territory, exploring parts of the city that are not necessarily within walking distance, but still booming with activity and culture and fun things to do. Today we drove to Tower Grove Park, ate breakfast at a little place called Local Harvest, then walked from there to the Tower … Continue reading “Tower Grove Farmer’s Market”

Our garden is finally thriving. After a month of constant rain and not much sunshine, our plants were not so happy. We had to completely start over with the basil, and the cilantro went to seed without providing much greenery (which stinks because we eat a lot of cilantro). But the rest of it now … Continue reading “Things that Grow”

Today we celebrated Earth Day by being true to the meaning of the word earth. As in, a certain two of us covered ourselves in earth from head to tippy toe. “Earth” Day. I found it fitting that Milo’s shirt actually has the word “clean” on it. Really, this clearly was not planned. I had … Continue reading ““Earth” Day”