playing in the parklet
Last weekend we biked once more to our temporary parklet and enjoyed it one last time before it was taken down on Sunday. After finding it and posting about it last week, I learned that it was only in town … Continue reading
Category Archives: Green Living Projects
cat litter containers: creative bike parts storage
{photos c/o Brent of A Simple Six} Following my cat littler container post from earlier this week, Stacy of A Simple Six sent me these photos taken by her husband Brent on a visit to Positive Spin in Morgantown, WV. … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living Projects, Inspiration
Tagged bikes, cat litter, repurposing, storage
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green living: alternative and artful uses of cat litter containers
It’s been far too long since I’ve written a green living post. A draft of this one has been sitting in my archives for a good while and since gardening and growing season is upon us, I thought I’d share … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Home, Gardening, Green Living Projects, How-To Posts
Tagged art, bikes, cat litter, recycling, repurposing, storage
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velo fare: where cooking and cycling come together
{image c/o Girls and Bicycles} Remember Miss Sarah and her posts on cycling with her adorable son Dexter? If you missed it, Miss Sarah, the author of Girls and Bicycles, contributed to a regular summer series here on Simply Bike … Continue reading
green living guest post: enjoying local flavor
As part of my maternity leave, I’ve asked a group of wonderful bloggers submit a guest post to Simply Bike for the coming weeks. Their posts encompass everything that I love about these people who I have come to know … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Home, Green Living Projects, Guest Posts, Recipes
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weekend diy project: fun with maps
I’ve been obsessively ‘nesting’ on Pinterest lately where I’ve been curating a board (among others) on all kinds of things you can do with maps. A little while ago, I started keeping maps collected on our travels. I wish I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food and Home, Green Living Projects, How-To Posts, Inspiration
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over the weekend: getting crafty with trader joe’s bags
Earlier this year, I decided to stop supporting the ‘Hallmark’ industry as much as possible and to either make my own cards for friends and family or to purchase hand-made ones on Etsy or at our local shops. Besides having … Continue reading
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garden talk: how to make the most of your rain barrel
I recently wrote about installing a rain barrel and composter in our garden in our quest for greener and more sustainable gardening practices. You can read that post (with some simple steps to getting started on gardening) here. Today’s post … Continue reading
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growing a garden: on composting and rain water
{T. demonstrating to a very interested Indie how to use the composter} I wrote about how we’re starting a garden this year. Besides planting fruit and vegetables, we’ve made a couple more additions to our backyard this Spring. These are … Continue reading
growing a garden {and mini thumbprint cookies}
This past weekend we finally tackled a project we’ve been wanting to do for years: start a garden. We planted some heirloom tomatoes in that now forlorn looking flowerpot behind T. (pictured below), but that doesn’t quite count as a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food and Home, Gardening, Green Living Projects, Recipes, Snapshots of Life
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