Mama to a 3yo with Down syndrome and his 1yo sister. Wife to a great guy who works his butt off for us. Trying hard to make our lives better by baking our bread and other activities that will keep the yuck out of our diets. Knitting seems to be the craft that I've taken to because I can take it along and put it away the second a nose needs wiping or someone needs a hug.
I have always felt that first rate soup should stir the imagination as well as satisfy the appetite. This is my favorite soup stock recipe, it is simple, elegant and I use it as a… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (358 days ago) 2 comments
Pesticides + children = doubled risk of brain cancer. The equation is right there in black and white, thanks to new research published in Environmental Health Perspectives.… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (315 days ago) 0 comments
From the Department of What on Earth Were They Thinking? Consumer Reports snares baby slings and cosleeping sleepers in its new list of five products not to buy for your baby,… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (324 days ago) 2 comments
I admit it: when it comes to what my family eats, I play it safe. I may question whether the votes are all in before calling a final decision on issues such as whether organic milk… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (352 days ago) 6 comments
When now two-month-old Charles Moses Martin Goodrich's mother died just hours after giving birth, an entire group of Michigan mothers mobilized to breastfeed the infant. "What… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (356 days ago) 4 comments
Cities across the U.S are sprouting shantytowns that are mushrooming up everywhere and are very reminiscent of Depression-era Hoovervilles. Maybe even in your city. In Fresno,… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (356 days ago) 1 comment
Your light switch is your vote to fight global warming during Earth Hour. At 8:30 p.m. local time this Saturday, March 28, households and business all over the world will flick off… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (360 days ago) 3 comments
It may be un-American (at least according to Procter & Gamble), but frequent shampooing is a decidedly modern development. In fact, it wasn't until the 1970s that shampoo… | Read the full article ›
By Sarah Gilbert (362 days ago) 0 comments
The premise that big green change requires dramatic personal internal value shifts ("I want to buy less stuff") rather than mindless responses to external enticements… | Read the full article ›
By Rachael Brownell (363 days ago) 3 comments
There’s a toxic price to pay for indulging in certain oily foods like a pat of delicious, real butter. That salty, savory dairy goodness is so precious and fragile that… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (364 days ago) 2 comments
Even if you're not the artsy-craftsy type, you can create chic artwork that's actually worthy of a spot in your home by upcycling old board games. I know, I know ... I'm not big on… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (364 days ago) 0 comments
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