Take a Little Bit of This, and a Little Bit of That! Written by Gayle I try to be very aware of what I eat and what my kids eat (and now my grandkids!)  It’s so easy to grab whatever is on the store shelf and just rip open the wrapper, especially when there isn’t

We Love Super Things! I don’t know what it is about super things, but from the time we were children, we have loved them.  Check out the play time of any three- or four-year-old, and you’ll see lots of capes and masks. You like the rolling pin for a weapon? This kid of mine wore

Take a Yearly Tradition and Make it Better! Written by Gayle When my kids were little I wasn’t that excited about the annual egg-dyeing activity.  I was wary of the unnatural colors that were in the commercial egg-dyeing products.  But I wasn’t creative enough to figure out this solution–use nature’s dyes! Today I did a

Basil–How Did I Ever Live Without It? Written by Gayle I love panini sandwiches.  But I don’t have them very often because I don’t have a panini pan (and I don’t really want more appliances in my kitchen, if you know what I mean!)  But I will get creative in my methods and make an

It’s Not Too Late! Written by Gayle It never fails–the weather gets to me every March and reminds me that I should have started my garden in February.  But with our great climate, gardening can really begin any time! The best place for a garden in my yard is too far away for me to

Sara Snow’s Fresh Living A Review Written by Gayle This year at the Natural Foods Expo West Show, I was able to hear Sara Snow speak.  She was warm and friendly, and I came out of the session feeling that there was even more that I could do to make our home and family and