As natural parents we want to make sure our kids are not disconnected from the natural world. While they can certainly learn things from video games and television, I feel those things can also be very damaging for them emotionally when that is their main "view" if the world around them. When your children are looking for something to do... think beyond the electronic baby sitters. Take a nature walk with them. Studies have shown nature walks improve your child’s emotional well being. Nature … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
Summer Fun at Hayden Falls
Thanks a bunch to Pepper Paints for tipping us off to this Ohio gem that is only a 20 minute freeway jaunt away from us. It is FABULOUS!!! I felt really bad that I hadn't had the time to take the kids for weekend away to the Hocking Hills area to see some of the great waterfalls there. When we left Arizona I thought we left behind all the best swimming holes and canyon waterfalls but I guess not. Who knew there was a very nice waterfall with full public access only a few minutes away??? My … [Read more...]
Perfect Health and Weight Loss Can be Simple
This is a guest post by Esther of Hawkins Health I’ll never forget the first time I went out to eat for breakfast in America. I was still in the ‘wow’ phase of my introduction to American life which I have to say is vastly different from my life in England. I was with a group of friends ordering from Shonies and the waitress asked my how I’d like my eggs. I thought for a moment and told her that I’d like them fried. She looked bewildered and as my friends cracked up laughing around me, I tried … [Read more...]
Composting – The Basics
As people begin to be more environmentally and economically conscious or perhaps just more conscious of the amount of garbage they generate, composting becomes popular. However, for many it’s still a new concept and it seems kind of mysterious. If you’re interested in learning more about it, here are a few composting basics to get you started. It really is very easy. So What is Composting Exactly? Composting is essentially decomposing. The leaves that collect in the corner of your yard … [Read more...]
Cool Funky Pictures
Photography is an addiction, I swear it is. I bring my Nikon DSLR and my lens bag everywhere and I am always on the lookout for cool shots. Here are a couple recent ones. And of course my favorite subject is my kids. … [Read more...]
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