It takes a village
Posted in Grown-Ups: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens, Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2010
I found a box labeled yards sale in the basement. You know, a glass coffee table bowl from Pier One, candle holders, all the things replaced by Legos or non-breakable “dustables” (as my bachelor friend calls all decorative nic-nacs) in my living room. I don’t know how long they were there waiting for the often […]
Posted in Children: Health, Children: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Health, Responsible citizens on Jun 1st, 2009
11:30am-6:00pm in the parking lot behind Harvest Co-op.
As I recall from early days last season, it will be plants (flowers and veggies for your flowerbeds/patio recession garden!), lettuce, radishes, and other early things. It seems a little early yet for local berries but that is right around the corner - hurray! Austin Brothers will be […]
Posted in Children: Health, Grown-Ups: Health, Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens on May 27th, 2009
‘Tis the season - for buying a new home on the spring market, or planning a warm-weather renovation. With many thanks to Cambridge mom Erin Rowland, we are able to share a very comprehensive list of key issues and resources to keep in mind when considering this important health concern. More resources may also be […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: Health, Grown-Ups: Health, Responsible citizens on May 5th, 2009
Here in the “Best Walking City” we are having a “Walk to School” day tomorrow to celebrate the benefits walking. [Also, if the weather is like today, an opportunity to contemplate the necessity of wearing fleece in New England on pretty much any day of the year…Or, to see it from a child’s less grumbly […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Mar 28th, 2009
Turn off your lights from 8:30 - 9:30 pm this Saturday night, March 28th to participate in Earth Hour. Here is a better description than I could draft (late Friday night written by a sweet elementary school kid at my son’s school, the Healey School in Somerville, in their online newspaper. For the official […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Mar 13th, 2009
Email - damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Last night I opted for a book rather than my usual online evening ritual.
I wish I had seen the email last night from a friend regarding the hearing happening this morning at the State House - if you are more of a superwoman than I […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Feb 6th, 2009
My husband just introduced me to www.pipl.com, which claims to be “the most comprehensive people search on the web.” It freaked me out. After typing in my name, city and state, I suddenly had access to all the information about me available on the web. It’s Google on steroids, and it frightened […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Feb 5th, 2009
Cambridge is having an Electronics Recycling Event on February 28th (sponsored by Samsung - thanks Samsung! Even if you make semi-disposable electronic gadgets, I do appreciate you helping to take some of them back….). You can bring the following items to the National Guard Armory (450 Concord Avenue) on February 28th from 9am to 2pm: […]
Posted in Politics, Responsible citizens, Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2009
Interesting stuff here. And read more here.
Posted in Politics, Responsible citizens, Uncategorized on Jan 12th, 2009
The 2007 Thomas the Tank Engine lead paint scare was real, and it deserved immediate, thoughtful attention and action. What we actually got from the Bush Administration was a short-sighted, big business-friendly law called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), expected to go into effect by February of 2009.
The law’s name suggests trust–how could […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Dec 17th, 2008
Every year about this time, I start thinking about how I can teach my children something about giving during a time when, at least for them, it is all about getting. I have a friend who celebrates her children’s half birthdays by making goodie bags and delivering them to children in local shelters. […]
Posted in Children: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Shopping, Responsible citizens on Nov 29th, 2008
This year, when everyone around the globe is feeling the crunch of economic hardship, and non-profits are wondering how in the world they are going to maintain their crucial human relief and environmental services, how about we treat holiday shopping a little differently, and think about giving by giving…and giving again?
Here are a few great […]
