Vienna during Christmas time is a true delight. All the streets in the historical city center are decked out with extravagant lights and decorations. People are happily bustling around town. And it won’t take long for…
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We all want to keep our skin radiant, youthful and moisturized. Especially in the cold and dry months our face needs some extra lovin’ after being exposed to the elements. There are millions of products out…
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Thanksgiving, the day of giving thanks and being grateful for all we have is followed by Black Friday, a day (or even a week) of frenetic sales, pushing and shoving: consumerism at it’s finest. As years…
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This week Thursday I will be celebrating my 4th year of Thanksgiving here in Italy. It’s always a tough time to be away from home, but over the years I have established some new traditions while…
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Tradition. Respect. Quality. In September of this year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit and tour the Red Cow Consortium (aka Consorzio Vacche Rosse) in Reggio-Emilia, Italy. I had heard talk at a SlowFood event…
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Baking soda or Sodium Bicarbonate is an extremely handy and economical alternative to hazardous chemical cleaners, industrial cosmetics and deodorants. Here are 20 sustainable swaps we can make using Baking Soda. **1. Skin Cleanser for Irritated…
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It’s the time of year where everyone seems to be fighting off a nasty cold or some kind of virus due to temperature drops, rain (or maybe snow) and full blown fall weather. Those down comforters,…
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So you celebrated Halloween and carved pumpkins, but now that Halloween is over the pumpkins begin to flop and their once spooky faces are looking a little lopsided. It seems a waste to chuck it in…
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Cold, dark and dreary are the days of late October. Daylight Savings has ended and the sun seems to sink down in the sky extra quick. Just in time for the arrival of Halloween and the…
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The crisp evenings of fall have me thinking: pumpkin spice and everything nice. In fact, at our local organic farmers market pumpkins have been available since mid August, but has been summery up until a few…