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Busy with the Bees | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; Paying for Power by the Hour. Busy with the Bees. May 12, 2013. The phone rang just before 7 Thursday morning (the 9th). It was the post office my bees had arrived. I ordered packages from B and B Honey Farm. 160; They are based in Minnesota which, this year, meant the bees came a bit later than expected. For two weeks in a row, snow in May delayed shipping. . A check of the local radar indicated a break was likely in the late morning. The Montessori c...They w...
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Following Paw Prints: February 2014
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If we listen and work in concert, lives with our animals can be even better! Listening, watching, and following their lead helps me help others. The animals can be our greatest teachers. These are our stories. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Barn Hunt fun - (Nearly) Wordless Wednesday. How many photos needed before we can get a good group shot of four terriers? Monday, February 24, 2014. A fun day in the barn! Carson didn't find the rat first time out either but, honestly, in both cases handler error (me!
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Dark Days Challenge | Not Dabbling In Normal
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Not Dabbling In Normal. Committed to Discovering Life Without Adhering to “Normalcy”. This year we’re pleased to announce that Not Dabbling in Normal is hosting the 5th Annual Dark Days Challenge along with Laura of (not so) Urban Hennery. What does that mean to you? It means that you’ll be coming here for the recaps and roundups and you’ll have one of the writers here at Not Dabbling as one of your Dark Days Contacts. So what are you waiting for? To the past Challenges. What does local mean? That’s why ...
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Bee buzz | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; Busy with the Bees. Toss, Keep, or Give Away. June 2, 2013. A couple of weeks ago, the same day I installed the four hives. I received a phone call. It was the librarian from a nearby town and would I be willing to talk to her preschool story group about bees? Well of course I was. Now it has been quite awhile since I have talked to 3 and 4 year olds, so it took a bit of thought. What would my take-away message be for these little folks? Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Long Time No Write | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; Me as a beekeeping mentor? Paying for Power by the Hour. Long Time No Write. April 2, 2013. It’s spring time, so it is a good time for new starts. My last post was in October. I had good intentions of. 160; It’s my early spring picture. A birch with just a tinge of red from new buds. The last bit of snow left in the creek bed. A partly sunny but bright and pretty day. A harbinger of good things to come. April 2, 2013 at 10:46 pm. April 3, 2013 at 8:07 am.
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Me as a beekeeping mentor? | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; A Disposable World. Long Time No Write. Me as a beekeeping mentor? October 27, 2012. I am a laissez faire beekeeper or perhaps more accurately a lazy fairy beekeeper. I am not worried about maximizing honey production, breeding queens with particular characteristics, or moving my bees from field to field as pollinators for hire. . To aid life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself, that is the basic task of the educator. Yesterday, though, the class took a fi...
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Wrapping Paper Redux | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; All wrapped up. The First of the Dark Days. November 17, 2009. Last year if I wanted recycled wrapping paper I had to use the funnies this year it’s everywhere (am I cutting edge or what? Since my mention of Earth Presents. A source for recycled gift wrap, I have had two more businesses cross my path. Which I encountered because one of the founders left a comment after one of my posts. Posted in Green Living. Green Products; recycled paper. My husband and I are ord...
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Saving Money on Electricity | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; Nuclear Power: Hubris or Optimism. Saving Money on Electricity. March 18, 2011. Our family takes part in a real-time pricing option. Offered by our utility. Yesterday I received my annual report of our power usage and savings, as well as the average participant’s usage and savings. In 2010 we used 7,191 kWh which cost us $668.03. At the present standard rate that would have cost us $814.23, so we saved 18%. Not too shoddy. How did we do so well? Lights are easy, we...
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Paying for Power by the Hour | Midwest Green
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Moving my family ever greenward. Laquo; Long Time No Write. Busy with the Bees. Paying for Power by the Hour. April 4, 2013. It must have been about 5 years ago that I signed us up for Ameren Illinois’s Power Smart Pricing. About 2 years ago I wrote about our annual power smart summary. Well, it’s that time of the year again. . 160; nearly 80% savings over what we would have paid at the typical rate! So how are we doing it? Posted in Energy Conservation. April 12, 2013 at 8:55 am. Enter your comment here.
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