You can’t eat money
I’m wearing this T-shirt today, it’s one of my faves. Two of the parents at my daughter’s pre-school stopped to read my breasts the important message, which makes wearing it worthwhile. It’s from Ban T-shirts. [ad#468×60]
How to cook in a hot box (and save energy)
When I heard about cooking in a hot box on Pia Taylor’s Mother City Living blog last year, I knew straight away that I had to have one. I’m always looking for ways to reduce my energy usage, so a hot box seemed a perfect addition to my energy saving toolbox. I did a bit …
On freedom, saris and kick-ass bags
I’ve just discovered Freeset bags (& journals) and just love what they are all about… Freedom for the women who have no choice but to roam Calcutta’s streets as prostitutes, and for their daughters. My pick of the bags are these dragonfly print jute shoulder bags with cotton lining (the handles are lined too to …
Swish, swish… it’s the Fashion Exchange
Swishing has come to Cape Town. It’s the green solution to getting your hands on a new wardrobe. The next Fashion Exchange event, happening on the 9th May at Cafe Sofia in Rondebosch. It’s a new venture in South Africa and it’s organiser Tonia Zorbas says it stemmed from the need to reduce local clothing …
How to polish your shoes with a banana
An organic alternative to shoe polish. Being someone who’s into using fruit for purposes other than eating (I like eating it too), this video really tickled my fancy. I am definitely not going to be buying shoe polish any more. Home Remedies:How To Polish Shoes With A Banana [ad#468×60]
Make: preserved lemons
If you have a lemon tree and don’t know what to do with your bounty, how about making some Moroccan style preserved lemons. Here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Sterilise one or more preserving jars (or just wash them in the dishwasher). Step 2: Cut your lemons into quarters, lengthwise, without cutting right through on …
Plascon greenwash?
If you can’t read the ad, here’s what it says: “Green is the new mainstream. Once a global issue taken on by the few, it has now come home. Literally. Recycling, saving energy, choosing organic, preserving the planet, it’s all about embracing nature and discovering innovative ways to live. Our Plascon Palette of 2009 is …
Join the #earthtweet tweet-a-thon
This Earth Day (22nd April 2009), what are you doing to help? If you’re a Twitter-bug, be sure to let the rest of the Twittersphere know what you’re up to and how you’re contributing to Earth Day. Use the #earthtweet hashtag to share what you’re doing for the planet. Contributing will help build the Earth …
Have your flowers, and eat them!
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” – William Morris. You don’t have to be a farmer to grow your own food, just a little patch in your back garden should enable you to grow a fair bit of your own produce. But some …
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