Beans, beans, a healthy meal; the more you eat, the faster earth heals. Besides having more fiber and no cholesterol, beans are more versatile and keep much longer and safer than beef. Working parents can make a 15 bean stoup Sunday night for dinner and have a few lunches and plenty of left over for hectic nights.
In a really large pot, saute one chopped yellow onion, 3 chopped carrots, 2 chopped stalks of celery, Click to Continue »
Gone are the days of the bluish grey flourescent light bulbs that flicker and buzz. Today’s flourescent lights are not only cheaper (lasting 5 to 10 times longer than incandescent lights) but are a more efficient use of energy. They are brighter and no longer cast that grey depressing light. Compact fluorescent bulbs need to be recycled so just remember to read the instructions on how and where.
Use cloth napkins and linens at mealtime. It saves thousands of sheets of paper per family each year. After a few meals throw them in the regular wash and you’ll never feel the difference doing the laundry and you won’t detect it in your water bill.
Dare I say, “Water color is magical”? As a child you start with crayons, then pencils and then paint. Mommy puts a plastic pail of water next to your tempura set and you douse the brush, the paper and the apron with water. Colors run unevenly all over and you smear it and mix it until the paper is a muddy greyish-brown. Didn’t it make you feel like you were creating? Nothing was more instantly gratifying for a budding artist. Click to Continue »
There are some clients that still require “pencil sketches”. It must be a comfort thing to see that graphite sketchy grey drawing that really doesn’t give you much information—similar to coffee before committing to a date. I’ve been doing digital drawings for so long that picking up a pencil and making a mess on my desk with eraser shavings really annoys me. However, I do see the appeal of showing a client a pencil looking sketch. It makes them feel like they’ve really hired an artist or an illustrator. Click to Continue »