Helping My Friends Go Green

June 16, 2009

This “shoe” dominates my kitchen. It once lived served its purpose as a display rack at a department store. However, I found it languishing at the bottom of a pile in a junk store and recycled it as a spice rack. It’s only one of the weird pieces of decoration at my house that people [...]

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Strap It On

April 20, 2009

A trip to the Dallas International Guitar Festival was in order this weekend. The first thing that caught my eye were the colorful vintage guitar straps. Who could resist being drawn to examine beautiful patterns like the one above (offered by a Chicago company called “Souldier”? Not me! I was fascinated that they recycled vintage [...]

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Being Good To The Earth. Only The Good Friday.

April 17, 2009

Was it thirty eight years ago already? Yes, it was! In fact, this year makes thirty-nine. On April 22, 1970, the modern environmental movement was born as the very first “Earth Day” was celebrated. The goal was a healthy and sustainable environment; and approximately 20 million Americans became involved. Are you ready to celebrate Earth [...]

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