by Michelle Lasley | Oct 16, 2009 | The Green Life
Image via Wikipedia Many of the things I write about detail sustainability and sustainable living. I’d like to take this post to discuss sustainability on a technological level. Previous posts have described my frustration with computers and the next new...
by Michelle Lasley | Aug 18, 2009 | Family, Food
I’ve wanted to learn to can vegetables for quite some time. I’ve grown tomatoes for three years (not consecutive), and my husband and I are slowly working out our routines. We have been to the u-pick farms more this year and have had a greater variety of...
by Michelle Lasley | May 20, 2009 | Family
I came to a realization several years ago that we all kind of want the same thing. We all want our loved ones taken care of, and often we want to be able to give support to those loved ones when they need it. Loved ones can vary person to person, for instance an oil man might love his oil company and a pastor might love his parishoners. The two examples might have very different best-interests regarding their ‘loved ones.’
by Michelle Lasley | Feb 1, 2009 | Family, Food
With the advent of social networking, I’ve been able to keep in touch with some high school friends. One friend, Mackenna, wanted to contribute some ideas to the frugal side of life. Here are some tried-and-true tips she uses or has gathered from the wisdom of...
by Michelle Lasley | Jan 27, 2009 | The Balancing Act
We just got this brochure in the mail for the office of Planning and Sustainability, www.portlandonline.com/bps. On Saturday, February 7th from 8:30am until 2pm, at George Middle School (10000 N Burr Ave, Portland, OR), the City of Portland will host an event where...
