chemicals

I was in my office, a steaming cup of coffee warming my hands. The background noise was National Public Radio's morning news, as it was every day. My desk faced the windows. It was a bright blue day.

I wandered around through food and cooking blogs a bit yesterday (springing from Claudia’s place) and noted someone talking about oysters on the half shell (Ah, here. I had to re-wander back to find it.). That reminded me of a story…

Ohmygoodness, where to start?,

On Father’s day (I can’t believe I haven’t yet written about this!!!), I got the most awesome gift of an eight gig ipod nano. I’ve been beyond psyched about it and have been glued to it ever since. And thanks (mostly) to emusic, I’ve had plenty (but never enough) new music to listen to.

Big Fella’s fond childhood food memories include Shake ‘N Bake chicken, and for the 19 years of our marriage, he’s not failed to bring it up at least every month.

• Chemical Warfare in Your Kitchen? The Bachelor Guy
  Great list of the chemicals in common household cleaners -- and some alternatives.

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Michael Cass reports that some en

We have an abundance of wildlife in Tennessee, and too often we overlook the little things.

One of the things I love about where I live is the many butterflies that cruies the gorge. We rarely use insecticides in our garden and there are no farms close by, so other than the aerial pesticide spraying of the timber companies, the absence of chemicals allows things to proceed in the natural order

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by Nicole McIntyre