LIVING GREEN

On my Amazon blog I wrote an article called "Living Green Before Green Was Cool"

Here is an excerpt:

Near our house was an excellent source of underground water with a pure taste. The only problem was that it was 155 feet below the surface. As a result, obtaining water was always difficult. Mother taught us to conserve water. We shampooed our hair on rainy days under the outside eve of the house, where the water came running down from the tin roof. We hand washed our delicate clothes by hand, bathed in that water beginning with the youngest and finishing with the oldest child, and finally used the water to mop the kitchen floor. We lived green before green was cool!

Also there is an excellent article about quilting with a similar slant. The author of this article experienced quilting the way my family did. It is called "GreenSpace: Quilters were green before it was cool"

Here is a little excerpt from that article: "When I was growing up, you didn't have nothing to throw away. No waste food, no waste clothes, no waste nothing."

I enjoyed this article because it was interesting to see that somebody shared my sentiments about living green.

The Clean Green Cookbook for You

We have a great story cookbook that I believe you will love. It is the manual for clean green living! Paul Elliott and I wrote an entire cookbook about collard greens and cornbread.

You know you want to make 2008 the year you clean up everything, including your digestive system, your arteries, your flower beds.

You know you want to find some great recipes to feed your family and friends -- something new, something inexpensive, something tasty, something ultra-nutritious.

There is always space in the yard or the flowerpot you can use to grow food. We want to share our great cookbook with you. Collard Lovers .com

Heavenly Hems

Heavenly Hems, http://www.heavenlyhems.net/, is the home site of Polly Herring (featured in the photo), a talented seamstress who repairs garments, does alterations, makes custom clothing for men and women, makes and alters patterns, embroiders. . . . You name a sewing project; Polly can do it.

I've known Polly since she attended Greenville High School (Greenville, MS), while I was teaching there. It is amazing to see how she has become a great artist with fabric as her medium. Her website is fun to look at because of all the artistic garments she displays there.

She is a resource not only for people who need to hire her to sew for them but also for those who may be interested in setting up a professional sewing room or shop. Drop by her place at http://www.heavenlyhems.net/ for a virtual visit.

Pre-Cut Quilting Fabric

"There are new fabric packets available at your local quilt shop and at online quilt stores. Besides regular kits for a specific project, there are jelly rolls, charm square packs, fat quarters, fat eighths, and quilter's candy."

The above information is quoted from the Quilted Paradise Newsletter, which is a wonderful source of information about quilting. To read more about pre-cut quilting fabric, click on this link:

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/216-hti.jsp