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September 8th, 2011 - 8:30 am § in Living, Living Tips, My Green Life, Your Home

Shower Timer, Conserve Water

Did you know that less than 2% of the Earth’s water is fresh? Why conserve it? Well, the plants and animals need it. We do not replace the fresh water that we consume as fast as it is used. When you use water wisely you save money and you save energy. Aren’t these great reasons to [...][...]

June 8th, 2011 - 8:30 am § in Living, Living Tips, Your Home

Good Old Things -Recycle and Reuse

By Dena Fritz Recycle, reuse and reduce. That is the mantra of anyone who is environmentally conscience. There is no better way to to be eco friendly than to recycle old goods into new decor for your home. Antiques are an excellent way to reduce your carbon footprint, you know, someone’s trash[...]

May 17th, 2011 - 8:30 am § in Living, Living Tips, My Green Life, Your Home

Green Choices for Lawn and Garden

By Randy Edwards, Press Release  The Nature Conservancy offers 5 practical steps to prevent nutrient pollution Harrisburg, PA – (May 12, 2011) – Everyone needs clean, fresh water. Keeping our water clean is crucial to supporting life, for both people and nature. As spring weather spreads across[...]

April 15th, 2011 - 8:30 am § in Family, Holidays, Living, Traveling, Your Home

EASTER MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER CAMPING SEASON

Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are nationally famous for their Easter activities, which can include everything from crafts to separate egg hunts for adults and children to visits by the Easter Bunny Shirley and Eugene Goles and their family, from Baltimore, Md., have camped at the Jellystone Park Camp[...]

September 3rd, 2010 - 8:30 am § in Living, Living Tips, Office, Office Tips, Your Home

ENERGY STAR

By Dena Fritz Everyone knows about the ENERGY STAR rating that comes with household appliances, right? Well do you know what it means? ENERGY STAR is a governmental joint program with the Environmental Protection Agency. In 1992, the EPA introduced ENERGY STAR as a voluntary labeling program designe[...]

August 20th, 2010 - 8:30 am § in Living, Living Tips, My Green Life, Your Home

Hang it Out to Dry

I remember when I was a young girl and my grandmother used to hang our clothes out to dry on a clothes line. I used to help her pull the clothes down off the line and put them into a basket. We would collect the clothes pins and put them in a small cotton bag [...][...]

August 11th, 2010 - 11:13 am § in Living, Your Home

Nature’s Original Since 1891

By Dena Fritz 20 Mule Team Borax is a natural mineral that is used for multi-cleaning around the house as well as a laundry booster.  It is a naturally occurring mineral composed of sodium, boron, oxygen and water, otherwise known as sodium tetraborate. It is found deep in the ground along with cla[...]

October 28th, 2009 - 11:05 pm § in Style

Clothes Swap: One Girl’s Trash Is Another Girl’s Treasure

Okay, before you read on, we need you to go to your closet and take out all of the clothes that you have not worn in the past 8 months…now be realistic… Now that you’re back with a bunch of garments that you don’t get use out of any longer, call up your best girls [...][...]