One of my family’s favorite things to do on a Sunday afternoon, is visit one of our local bookstores. We love to have a super hot cup of tea or cocoa in hand, wander the aisles looking for titles and covers that jump out at us. After we have selected several copies to look over, we will find a cozy little nook to sit and read all afternoon. This is a tradition that Mr. Sweet Greens and I have been doing since we started dating 12 years ago and something that Eben has done his entire life, even as a newborn.
Last Sunday we visited LoDo {Lower Denver} to do some shopping, have an organic lunch and visit Tattered Cover Bookstore. Our main reason for the day, the bookstore. We have been looking for a bookstore that has history, is cozy and that is a place that you just want to spend all afternoon. Tattered Cover Bookstore is that place. Tattered Cover Bookstore is one of the largest independently owned bookstores in the country. I can only explain the bookstore as a huge multilevel cozy building that I instantly fell in love with. There are lovely little nooks throughout the store, that you can settle into for the day and loose yourself. Which is exactly what we did.
Mr. Sweet Greens, Eben and myself found stacks of books that interested us and then snuggled up on a sofa and the floor {Doesn’t Eben look comfy?} to read for the afternoon. It was so relaxing and fun. All three of us, love, love, love to read so this is really the best way to spend an afternoon for us. Guess what? Tattered Cover Bookstore has a large sustainability section, so I was in Eco heaven. Really, you could find any book that you are looking for at this bookstore. They also had used copies mixed in with the new copies which simple made me smile.
We will be visiting Tattered Cover Bookstoreevery time we are in LoDo. You can too, find them at 1628 16th Street, Denver.
Do you have a favorite bookstore? Which one is your favorite?
Who doesn’t love, love, love jewelry? Especially Earth friendly jewelry, right? Let’s start the first Earth friendly Etsy feature of 2010 with a bang. This lovely giveaway is from the Etsy shop:: Muichic. Muichic is 100% natural, organic & sustainable fashion that is absolutely yummy.
All of the jewelry pieces in Muichic’s collection are made by hand from the tagua nut. The tagua nut, a botanical alternative to ivory is a seed that comes from the ivory-nut palm or tagua palm which grows in the humid tropical forest of South America. Its use stimulates the local economies in the region providing an alternative to cutting down rain forests for farming. Isn’t that perfect? Muichiccreates the most unique and colorful accessories that are environmentally friendly and fabulous.
One of my favorite items from Muichic are the blob rings in turquoise and apple green. I love them and am secretly hoping that I receive one as a birthday gift next month. Hint. Hint. Mr. Sweet Greens. Muichic is full of lovely jewelry that any lovely lady would enjoy.
Muichic has been so lovely to offer ONE of my sweet readers a pair of Unis earrings. These natural earrings are triangular shaped slivers of tagua. These lovely earrings are made using only natural dyes and would fabulous to wear everyday. Wouldn’ these look lovely on your ears?
A huge thank you to Muichic for hosting this lovely giveaway.
How to Enter
** Visit Muichic and leave me a comment telling me which item you love, love, love.
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Giveaway ends January 20th at 12 am EST.
Good Luck and Enjoy.
*Update:: The winner is #68 FashionFrugality. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered.
Can you believe it is 2010? Really? Another decade has flown by and I am really looking forward to what lays ahead. I love to have a year at a glance calendar hanging in my office, what a perfect way to quickly reference the months that are to come. Red Stamp has free fabulous printable calendars. Just choose your fave, click and print on a lovely Eco friendly paper. You could print and frame one of these lovely calendars and give it as a gift. Lovely, no?
What special occasions do you have coming up in the new year?
Can you believe it is 2010? Wow, how time flies. I wanted to start out the new year with a fabulous Eco friendly giveaway. This is a fun one that will be perfect for any kitchen. Enjoy and here’s to a fabulous 2010. Cheers!
I have to admit that I find a diet soda to be a sweet treat once in a while and Mr. Sweet Greens enjoys a good gingerale or grapefruit soda here and there. We also make sure to always have root beer on hand, because whenever Eben has a friend sleepover we make the kids root beer floats after dinner. I also have to admit that type of soda that our family enjoys is usually the most expensive brand and because of the cans or plastic bottles, we don’t usually purchase soda.
So, a few weeks ago when we received a SodaStream {Your home soda factory} we were excited and intrigued to give it a try. The first thing I have to say is that the SodaStream delivery driver was quite nice and when we opened the package I was delighted to find that our SodaStream would match our kitchen perfectly, it came in red. {lovely}
We decided to wait until Eben came home from school to try out the SodaStream and we were immediately impressed. As it turns out making soft drinks is simple and fun. All we had to do was add tap water to the SodaStream reusable and BPA free bottle, secure it to the SodaStream and press the carbonation button a few times and then add the soda mix. {Each bottle of soda mix makes 33 cans of soda.}
I like that the bottles are reusable and BPA free and can be used over and over again. I also love that there is are no bottles to store until we drink the soda and then recycle afterward, not to mention no bottles to lug home from the grocery store.
When you are ready to purchase more SodaStream soda mix, simply go to their online store, order and it will be delivered to your front door. I also like the variety of flavors, we received soda mix in lemon lime, orangeroot beer, diet cola, diet root beer, diet cranberry raspberry, diet pink grapefruit and diet gingerale flavors. We also received a set of flavors to make our own fruity sparkling water. I love that none of the soda mixes contain high fructose corn syrup or aspartame. We have tried almost all of the flavors and they are all fabulous. We have served them to guests in our home and everyone has been impressed with the flavor and the SodaStream itself. SodaStream is super affordable at about 25¢ per can of soda, how great is that?
I am excited to have a children’s party and let all of the children use the SodaStream to make their own drinks. Wouldn’t they have a fantastic time? I also think this will be great for the summertime, perfect for camping, BBQ’s and picnics in the park.
We usually spend New Year’s Eve either at home or at the home of close friends. This year we decided that we wanted to go to Legends in the Night: Festival of the Arts. This is Fort Collins 14th Annual First Night celebration and includes an array of entertainment featuring performing acts, storytelling, street performers, international dancing and fireworks, all in a non-alcoholic setting.
The Downtown Fort Collins website sums it up well saying, “Where else can you see the Handsome Little Devils Vaudevillian Variety Show, Top Hogs performing pigs (as seen on Animal Planet and David Letterman), The Best of the TriMedia Film Festival, Beet Street’s Young Performer Academy and over 100 shows?” Sounds fun. We also plan to see Alice in Wonderland on stage and Eben is excited for face painting and smores making. The best part is that we will be supporting our local community and it only costs $10 a person. Lovely, no?
All in all, we thought this would be a fun way to spend the holiday together as a family. I hope you have a lovely New Year and remember to be safe and have fun.
A huge thank you to Muichic for hosting this lovely giveaway.
