Category Archives: Green Living

The French-Canadian Fur-Trapper Wizard Coat

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

This is my first attempt at creating a coat out of felted, reconstructed wool sweaters.  It was also one of my first serger creations.  Who but me would go from scarves directly to the challenge of a giant, sweater coat? … Continue reading →

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Natural Building With Straw & Clay

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

This weekend I spent a day helping stuff the walls of a straw/clay home.  Having been constructed with natural materials, a straw/clay home is a canary’s dream home: a true sanctuary.   This is a beautiful, GA Cook Co. (Maple … Continue reading →

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The Sun Never Says, “You Owe Me.”

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Inevitably, when I mention solar as an energy source, someone–usually my brother–will tell me that using the sun as an energy source isn’t feasible.  My retort is always, “We’re killing ourselves and everything on the planet.  If we want electricity, … Continue reading →

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Failure to Identify the Appropriate Renewable Resource.

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Too bad the brainchild for this comic didn’t know that US currency is made out of cotton and linen.  The short fibers and acidity of a wood pulp dollar wouldn’t last very long.  So much for credibility.

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I Survived the Summer Solstice

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Thursday, June 21, 12:54AM.  I hear the cat rummaging around at her feeding station and I yell, “Knock it off!…Go lay down!…Go to bed!”  The crashing and thrashing continues so I resolve to get up to see what the hullaballoo … Continue reading →

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Pesto Pestival

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Over the weekend I was gifted a bag of cilantro and a bag of garlic mustard.  I say “gifted” because I’ve recently learned that both plants have great potential to help me in my continued healing from MCS (Multiple Chemical … Continue reading →

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Room to Grow – Seed Starting

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

I have wanted to start seeds since beginning to garden oh so many years ago.  I’ve made a few lame attempts that ended in failure or, more often, I just don’t get around to it early enough.  I also have … Continue reading →

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Blue Balls: Christmas Gift-making Craze Revisited

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

    In December, my sweetheart, hoping that I’d find a good use for it, gave me a favored blue sweater that, sadly, clothes moths had ruined.  What to do, what to do with an old, moth-eaten sweater and a scrap wool … Continue reading →

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Room to Grow II

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Finally it’s after the holidays, and I can start posting all of the presents I made–and grew–without fear of spoiling the surprise.  While I was ordering spring bulbs for a garden design job I had in October, I decided that my family … Continue reading →

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Room to Grow

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

On this sunny but cold, glorious winter day the amaryllis in my studio continue to reach their first buds towards the light in the warmth of my wood-fired home.  They are products of my latest endeavors.  In October I quit … Continue reading →

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