I have been working my proverbial ass off getting my new garden ready for fall, and it's finally almost complete. First I had to deal with a giant cherry stump, and then rake away a few inches' worth of debris and yuckiness, and THEN I learned that the whole garden was just one big weed bed that would have to be dug up by hand. Fun! But it's almost done, and it has been so worth it. The garden runs along the length of our house, which is long and narrow, and so is the garden. So, there are the veggie and flower beds at the front (near the gate), then there is the area where we'll put garden furniture eventually, ...continue reading
12 Sep | 2008
Second Ply, Wherefore Art Thou?
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I've noticed something amiss lately with our toilet paper. Yes, I'm going there. We buy Seventh Generation toilet paper, the kind that comes individually wrapped in paper (not in the big plastic multi-packs: those suck). This TP is two-ply, it has been that way for years, and lately we've noticed that it has been downgraded to one-ply. What? Bitches, do NOT mess with my toilet paper without asking my permission. I know, times are tough and all, but I'd honestly rather pay a little more for that extra ply of paper, you know what I mean? ...continue reading
2 Sep | 2008
If It’s Good Enough For a Pregnant Woman…
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Today the BBC wrote an article about a study published by Edinburgh University involving cosmetic products and pregnant women. The study was performed on pregnant rats, which makes me sad, because animal testing sucks. But the team did show that various chemicals deemed "safe" for use in cosmetics caused future reproductive health problems in the baby mice, such as decreased sperm production. The leader of the team, Professor Richard Sharpe, said that in humans these chemicals could cause fertility problems such as testicular cancer later in life. Of course, these findings are deemed "not yet conclusive" because ...continue reading
1 Sep | 2008
Happy Labor Day!
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I've been doing some thinking about this site, and I think I'm getting an idea of what I'd like to do with it. Frankly, it's become too predictable for me, and too formulated. I've found that there have been lots of times I've wanted to post a quick story about an experience I may have had, but because it didn't fit into any of the prescribed categories, I didn't post it. That has made it feel like I'm writing a magazine, not a blog, and I'd like to get back to a place where I can just write about my experiences in addition to product reviews and recipes. I'm thinking of ways to make the Scoop more personal, because ...continue reading
