March gift of the month was a smashing success! As you can guess from the clues, we went bowling. This may seem like a typical date, if you didn’t know us better. I think the last time I bowled was at a birthday party in elementary school. I was so small that I couldn’t hold a regular bowling ball, my fingers didn’t fit in the holes...

  April was a great month – we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! April has always been my favorite month. The gloom of winter melts away and is replaced by the exuberance of flowers on every tree and sprouting up from lawns across the city. Spring flowers have always been my favorite (lilac, dogwood, magnolia, apple blossoms, lily...

Thank you lovely people for participating in the Envirosax Giveaway for Earth Day. #10 I-kon is the winner of the bag and a special treat from the Bread and Beta kitchen. Congratulations I-kon, and I miss you too! I sent you an email to find out your mailing address. Thank you for the healthy snack ideas. I like Renee’s suggestion of Wheat Thins...

Many years ago, when being “environmentally aware” was first becoming fashionable, I came across a reusable bag in a gift store. “What a clever idea, and cute design” I thought. For maybe $5 I walked home with my first Envirosax. I thought the pattern of white birds and red berries against a navy background was somehow jaunty...