Author Archives: Cynthia Rand-Thompson

DIY Cleaning Solutions

Go easy on the planet and your wallet: buy some spray bottles and make your own cleaning sprays at home. Recommended solution strengths are on the massive jars, available at warehouse store X. Use fewer products for more things. We use a white vinegar solution for windows; eco-friendly dish soap solution in the kitchen (counters), [...]

Green Tips & Tricks

These are little tiny steps we’ve taken around our house that have really helped make our life easier and greener. If you have tips that have worked well for you, we’d love to hear them!

the Balcony

The first in a series I’m going to call, “If it were me, but it isn’t”.  Yesterday I visited a friend’s home for the first time, and you know how that goes—on the drive home one inevitably thinks, “Well, if it were me…”  In this case, my landscape brain got switched on by the trip [...]

the Balcony

The first in a series I’m going to call, “If it were me, but it isn’t”. Yesterday I visited a friend’s home for the first time, and you know how that goes—on the drive home one inevitably thinks, “Well, if it were me…” In this case, my landscape brain got switched on by the trip [...]

How to Assemble Bee Hive Frames – The Green House

Here’s a great video on setting up a bee hive frame, from The Green House.  Not knowing this has been THE thing that has kept me from getting started with bees.  Thank you Green House!