If you follow me on Facebook, you may know that I recently sold my electric scooter. There were many reasons for doing this – mostly because when something went wrong with it, it was like a 300 pound paperweight. I just didn’t have the resources to be able to maintain it with my lifestyle. My…
So, in my eternal quest for perfect transportation, I considered… gas-powered transportation. But not the big guzzling type… the tiny, efficient type. I found this gas-powered bicycle on Craigslist.com and took my “normal” bicycle on a ride to see it. It was a long ride on a hot afternoon, but I made it! The bike was…
Earlier this year, I had the brilliant idea of putting hoops over my garden. I cleverly did this using some PVC plumbing pipes. They came in 10 foot lengths, and I used brackets to hook them to my garden at 2-foot intervals. I was then lucky enough to find that Gardener’s Supply sells big sheets…
I had the distinct pleasure of going to a small town in Colorado with a big elevation: Telluride. This little one stop-light town sits high in a box canyon – 8,750 feet to be exact. With less than 2,500 residents, Telluride is the most populated town in San Miguel county, which stretches 1,288 miles through…
Denver is one of the coolest cities I’ve ever visited – and not just because I flew there to see Pearl Jam in concert. It also has a really great downtown. What makes their downtown great is how pedestrian-friendly it is. Their downtown is like a destination.
As many of you know, I am spending most of my summer in beautiful Vermont. There are few more pristine places on Earth than the Green Mountains. People here live closer to the Earth than most, and life is slower and simpler. However, there are also some environmental disadvantages to living in such a rural…
Now that I’m getting comfortable with the scooter, life seems about as close to perfect as it can get. One thing to remember if you do decide to take the plunge to go car-free and buy a scooter or motorcycle to save gas is SAFETY. Because there are lots of people (many with short attention…
OK, so I told you all I was too chicken to ride the scooter. But that was before Monday when I was really feeling achy and tired. I needed some groceries pretty badly, and I just couldn’t muster the energy to walk to the bus stop or pull out my bicycle. I actually started longing…
The absolute best part about growing your own food: eating it. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to savor the juicy flavor of homegrown fruits and veggies. I have begun to harvest some of my food, and it’s amazing! I have eaten three delicious strawberries and had 4 salads using my lettuce.
It is amazing how little most of us know about our neighborhood. We can live somewhere for years and never get to know our neighbors. We drive by the little “Mom and Pop” shops on our way to the big box stores and never give them a second glance. We often know nothing about the…