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I decided to try again

I decided to try again

Hello everyone, I decided to give it another try. I really believe in this website, and I enjoy researching and posting. A very nice friend and Colleague, Becca volunteered her time to update the look a little bit and make it a bit more accessible/easier to find on the internet so hopefully I will have a bit more traffic. Please, if you feel inclined, share the site with anyone who might be interested. That is the way to spread the…

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TREE TIME

TREE TIME

Lately there has been a lot of attention to the potential of planting trees to fight climate change. Here are a few things we can do or support to make that happen. But first a piece of information https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/planting-billions-trees-best-tackle-climate-crisis-scientists-canopy-emissions https://8billiontrees.com/?campaignid=1634870583&adgroupid=63088305500&adid=416269919919&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkKnyBRDwARIsALtxe7h86AVf5L6u3p7eIeAzBsck3bs7b8afkSpEH-n8lDpy0pOI_keIBSMaAiGIEALw_wcB https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/plant-a-billion/ https://onetreeplanted.org you can also actually volunteer to plant trees! https://onetreeplanted.org/pages/volunteer-tree-planting-events Then there is the Ecosia app that uses their profit they make from advertising to plant trees. I have been using it, it is not as good as Google,…

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this is so good that I am posting a second time today :-)

this is so good that I am posting a second time today :-)

There is soo much room for this, in lawns, along roads, in between roads, parks….. Sometimes the answers are sooo simple!!! Jane Goodall is often quoted saying there is still a window of time to safe the environment. Look at this video to see what happens when one part of the ecosystem is repaired……. We truly are all part of a bigger, wholesome beauty, our destiny intricately and undeniably intertwined

Professor Snape has nothing on us

Professor Snape has nothing on us

I am no germophobe, but I like to clean with a bit of Bleech! My friend, who is a generation younger then me said once ” that is very much your generation:-) ” But, I am also learning more and more how we are (initially unknowingly!) exposed to MANY harmful chemicals in our life through the products we use on a daily basis. Cleaning products are a big part of that ( not the only one though, there is clothing,…

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