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Have A Lovely Green Weekend.

January 15, 2010 4


Hello Dear Readers, how was your week? Was it chilly, like mine? I am very much ready for summer, can you tell? Winter is lovely but I am ready for the heat.

What are your weekend plans? Tonight Eben and I are on our own, until Mr. Sweet Greens gets off work @ 7:30 pm. After dinner, we are going to catch the bus and go to ‘The Chocolate Cafe’. Shhhh…Eben doesn’t know this, its a surprise. The Chocolate Cafe is a lovely little place in our old town. It has been voted as Fort Collins Best Place for Dessert and Eben has been dying to go there. Eben loves, loves, loves chocolate so I thought this would be a lovely little surprise. Who wouldn’t love to hang out at a place called ‘The Chocolate Cafe’, no?

After our dessert date, we are meeting Mr. Sweet Greens at the theatre to see the 2009 Grammy nominated Brady Rymer and the Little Band that could. Think American roots-rock with a feel good R&B foundation. We love music and the theatre so this should be fun, right?

The rest of the weekend should be pretty laid back and relaxing. I am thinking of plenty of time next to the fire, family reading time, a visit to our lovely library and maybe a stop by my favorite fancy grocery store.

How about you lovely readers, what are your lovely green weekend plans?
Do you go to the theatre? Do you love it?
Would you visit a place called The Chocolate Cafe?
What is new in your life, I would love to hear about it.

XO.

Winter Family Walk.

January 15, 2010 3


Last, Sunday we decided to visit one of our favorite places to walk along the river. We love this place so much because it is quiet, lovely and has a small bird sanctuary at the beginning. It is fantastic to look at the beautiful owls, vultures, hawks and golden and bald eagles that have been rescued.

Then we went for a lovely little walk along the river viewing the natural frozen beauty. It is amazing how things look so different in the wintertime. It was amazing to see parts of the river frozen, with the water rushing through the ice.

I love to see the wildlife doing it’s thing regardless of the weather. We saw bluebirds coming in and out of holes in old fallen trees. A large blue heron hunting for fish in the river and ducks lazily taking their baths as if it were spring time. There is a lovely little bridge that crosses over to another walking area that Eben was fascinated with. He loved that the water was frozen below us, he wanted so badly to walk on it.

It was fun to watch our dogs {Lilly and Sadie} plow through the snow, and watch Eben discover leaves, rocks and other hidden objects while we walked. The cold air was invigorating and the sound of our boots sloshing and slopping in the snow made us giggle. It is also amazing to me that little kids never get cold outside. Eben was in and out of the snow so much, that I worried that he would be soaked. He also loves to pick up the snow, taste it and play with it. Yet he never complained.

When we finished walking for the day, I looked forward to the hot tea awaiting our arrival in the car. I am always thankful that Mr. Sweet Greens plans ahead.

You can see more pictures of our Winter Family Walk @ Sweet Greens Facebook Fan Page.
How about your lovely readers, does your family take winter walks?
Where are your favorite places to go?
Do you take your children and your dogs?

xo.

Measuring Type.

January 15, 2010 4

Have you ever wondered how much ink a certain typeface uses? Is there a typeface that uses less ink and would therefore be more Earth friendly and economical? Matt Robinson and Tom Wigglesworth wondered the same thing, so they drew out large scale renditions of the typeface with ballpoint pens, the remaining ink shows which typeface is the most economical. Brillant.

Will this have an ‘impact’ on the typeface that you choose?

All the better to kiss you with.

January 14, 2010 8

Wouldn’t these 3 pack ‘All the better to kiss you with’ lip balms from Baby Bear Shop be perfect for Valentine’s Day? How can you go wrong with organic ingredients and vintage recyclable tins? {I love the packaging, fabulous.} Stock up now, these would look adorable wrapped up pretty for the holiday? Lovely, no?

What do you give as Valentine’s Day gifts?

xo.

Earth Friendly Etsy: Craftgasm Upcycled Paper Goods Giveaway

January 13, 2010 58

I love, love, love to write letters. Do you remember this? I also love to recieve a handwritten letter in the mail, even better a love letter from Mr. Sweet Greens. Lovely, no?

This weeks Earth friendly Etsy shop Craftgasm makes the loveliest upcycled, reclaimed and sustainable paper goods that I have seen. Melissa the owner of Craftgasm, is a one woman stationary making machine based in Washington D.C.. Everything at Craftfasm except for the glue is made from something that was going to be thrown away or recycled, from the maps that she uses to create the collection to the address labels. The card stock that Melissa uses is cut from medical chart dividers that were no longer the correct size for a doctor’s office. She cuts them down to fit the envelopes that she rescued from an out-of-business company. Most of the maps that she uses were previously used a television network’s graphics department. These maps had been replaced by digital images, and Melissa was able to save them from their recycling bin and give them a new life. Melissa also uses blueprints and plans, falling apart vintage books and junk mail in her collection. She combines all of these mediums with her vintage cursive typewriter to create pins, mini-journals, stationary and note cards made with reclaimed paper.

I love, love, love all of the items at Craftgasm and would love to receive or send a lovely letter on any of the stationary or notecards. I also think it would be fabulous to have a map from a recent trip turned into a journal to record all of my memories of a fantastic vacation. Wouldn’t that be perfect? I also think her journals would make a lovely gift for someone who is leaving on a dream vacation or honeymoon, no?

Another lovely thing about Craftgasm, Melissa is a member of Team Eco Etsy. How lovely is that?

Melissa @ Craftgasm is giving ONE of my lovely readers a set of Reclaimed Stationary and Map Note Cards.


A huge thank you to Melissa for hosting this lovely giveaway.


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