This weeks article was to be about Green Cleaning. Don't worry that is still to come.  However, as I tried to organize the information this Swine Flu (aka H1N1) thing and other assorted ideas kept coming into my thoughts. So I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and add my thoughts to the fray on the subject.

On my travels last week, I ran across a few people who are starting with one tomato plant. Above are my two tomato plants from last year. I had fresh tomatoes all summer into fall with those. I hadn't had a vegetable garden for 15 years! In my previous gardening life, I had two in-ground garden patches. By far, the largest and most prolific was the 15' x 15' garden I planted in North Pole, Alaska. With all the sunlight in the long summer days, you could practically see the growth before your very eyes. I had a smaller one in California that was very satisfying, though not as big. And then, there was that one tomato plant...

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Travel is a special thing to do - we can do it by physical means such as a car. Or, we can remember something or someone in the blink of an eye. Such is the power of our mind.

Everyday we are facing tough times within our worlds.

I wanted to say that you are not alone. Everyone is being affected somehow by these confronting times.

Amidst the confusion, chaos and uncertainty, it is important to not quit!

Take some time out to remember the good and special moments.
Today is a new day with no mistakes in it.
Your life will go on and not stop.

Do you know what is in the water that you are drinking? Wow, I thought I was on top of things, but this article surprised or shall I say scared me more: What’s in Your Water?: Disinfectants Create Toxic By-products  Sorry, but I don't even think in this direction when I'm cleaning my house. I'm just getting rid of germs, now what?

Earth Day 2009

This April 22nd will mark the 29th rotation of the rock since it was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in back in 1970. The first Earth Day saw twenty million turn out and thousands of schools participate. Very successful!  Rain water collection and delivery to our gardens is one way we can contribute to the celebration this year!