Oops, sorry--I was looking at an old review. Target pot is now on top for budget dutch ovens. Just smaller than Le Creuset and All Clad. They also liked the Mario Batali ($100) thoug...

We have the IKEA pot and I have to say... it doesn't perform as well as the Le Creuset. We were so excited to get it--thinking there couldn't be THAT much difference between dutch ovens. And the...

How about the mercury problem posed by burning coal to provide electricity for your incandescent bulbs? It's a trade-off I'm definitely willing to make...

Vinegar and baking soda clean just about anything. Bon Ami is great and cheap if you need a bit more of an abrasive cleanser. For floors lately, we've been using 1 part vinegar to 1 part water in...

thanks for this post matt - we have lots of bulbs that we've properly left leaves on. but what do we do now that they're all dead and dried up? is it safe to dig them up now? or still wait for t...

Thanks MrGreen for raising the issue. I'll add that vinyl (a.k.a., PVC, the "poison plastic") is, in any application: NOT GREEN. All sorts of nasty off-gassing; no way to...

Thanks Sarah! My email is genevieveraymond at yahoo dot com

Just a word of caution if you DO go with a new mattress--make sure to choose one which doesn't use PBDE flame retardants. They've recently been outlawed in Washington State because of their toxici...