I’ve been reminiscing about my camping days as a kid. A list of my family vacations reads like a guidebook to the U.S. National Park system: Acadia, Yellowstone, Cape Hatteras, Mesa Verde, the [...]
There’s something special about the change from one year to another—something more than just the chance to drink or dance. Most people find themselves reflecting on their lives over the past 365 [...]
It’s a cold, snowy morning, and my husband just baked a breakfast batch of Toasty Baked Oatmeal, a recipe from solar- and wind-powered Las Manos Bed and Breakfast, a straw bale inn we visited [...]
I hate to admit it, but I think carbon offsetting (see my previous post, “What Is Carbon Offsetting?”) is a little like buying a papal indulgence, a system used in the early days of [...]
