ReConsumerEYES: Slipper Love
I am a slipper slut. I admit it. I love slippers the way many women love shoes which is to say….a lot. If I had my way I would have a walk-in closet with two huge racks holding a complete wardrobe of...
View ArticleReConsumerEYES: Handmade Sweaters
When I was a teenager, my parents took an extended trip abroad. They left us kids in the care of two young Swedish women who were smart, hilarious and very kind. These gals were whizzes at both cooking...
View ArticleReConsumerEYES: I LOVE NEW YORK
Whenever I travel, I hear from every foreigner I meet that they want to visit New York City. Forget LA , New Orleans or San Antonio. New York is the place that signifies America. It is that somewhere...
View ArticleReConsumerEYES: Paperdolls
In our new fangled world of plugged in everything, it’s important to remember that there are simple toys that can spark great and imaginative playtimes. Paper dolls are that kind of toy and they’ve...
View ArticleRECONSUMEREYES: MACHINE SEWING
When I was growing up, there was a Singer Sewing Center right across the street from the bowling alley where I loved to bowl. Starting from when I was ten, I would go to the Sewing Center every...
View ArticleRECOMSUMEREYES: RECYCLED CLOTHING
One of the great things about being a consumer in the world today is that we have choices like never before. Buying recycled clothing is an obvious choice for people who wish to steward the earth...
View ArticleRECONSUMEREYES: SCREEN FREE WEEK
It’s Screen Free Week and I’ve made it my mission to convince you that the joys of going screen free are so immediate and immense, so real and reliable, that you’ll turn off your device once you’ve...
View ArticleReConsumerEYES: Chickens, Oh Chickens
Ten years ago, I fell in love with painting chickens. I don’t know where the urge came from, but when it hit, it hit hard. This led of course, to looking at chickens a lot – or should I say, trying to...
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