Joy R.'s Profile

I am decidedly pro-live tree - it actually seems less wasteful to me, when you consider that fake trees are made in factories and shipped vast distances, not to mention that you can't recycle them when they get old and raggedy. Also, while the live trees are growing, they're adding a positive impact to the environment (though I suppose there is some pesticide use...).

We've bought our trees from the same local tree farmers every year, and I like that we support a family business. Our co-op also gathers the disposed live trees for mulch, which is great.

This has got to be my least favorite house tour yet - too much stuff, too much floral... tacky and dated. I won't even get started on the poor tiger.

Guys, if you read the article they say that safety additions are in the works:

For now, Teo is a toddler and doesn't take up much room. The current solutions work wonderfully and will be even better with the added guardrails and protective elements built onto the stage. As Teo elongates, and outgrows his crib, there is enough room in the crib alcove to incorporate a child's bed.

Phase II will include a transparent low wall for the upstairs loft, a hand rail for the precarious steps/boxes up to the loft, and a media center that will serve as a partial wall for the platform area--all built by LJ.

That is soooo beautiful. What a great summer salad.

TiffanyH -

Agreed. :)

I loooove this used as a terranium. Also, I feel like Target had a knock-off of this vase a while back, for anyone who's interested.

This is actually something I've been thinking about a lot - my husband and I are vegan and I don't know how to go about choosing wines that play well with vegetables, especially those with a more assertive flavor.

I have a flat top electric stove and don't feel that these would work very well on it - am I mistaken???

God, that photo is gorgeous... I can't stop looking at it.

Great post, guys.

I have her book and absolutely ADORE it. Such a great combination of humor and beautiful composition.

Rockgirl,

It's not the posts about meat but rather the graphic images of the deceased animals "pre-meat", if that makes sense. I can handle a picture of a pork chop. Dead pig in a box??? Not so much.

Anyway... not trying to hijack the post, here. To get back on track with the topic:

I'd rather people participate in this kind of local, single-animal meat consumption more than the cut-off-from-reality hamburger diet most Americans eat. I feel like it promotes the death of fewer animals, and greater responsibility for the eater. Growing up, my family lived off of a single doe my dad had hunted for an entire year. It's the same idea as growing your own veggies instead of shipping them in from Chile.