Posts tagged as: holidays

On New Intentions

December 31st, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore » Inspiration

Everyone knows that the new year is a traditional time for starting over. I was always the sort to eschew the new years resolutions. “Everyone always breaks them anyway,” I’d say. I think my friends and I all tried to quit smoking together one year. I lasted about 3 months – others didn’t even last [...]

Bonzai + Novica New Years Giveaway

December 30th, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore

I’m so happy to announce our first giveaway, just in time to kick off a new decade! When Novica approached me about sponsoring the site, I thought, ‘what better way than to pass on the goodies to you guys’!? So here it is, in the form of three free handbags to three lucky readers! Novica [...]

Homemade Holidays: Crock Pot Candles

December 8th, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Home

Growing up in my house, we always made our own holiday gifts. We were pretty poor, and I suppose it was our only option. But it was never presented to me like that (I didn’t even know what ‘poor’ was, really, and I had a stupendously fabulous childhood full of ‘thing finding’ and ‘government cheese’. [...]

Bonzai Thanksgiving: The Vegan Recipe Round-Up

November 20th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, because it’s secular, it’s personal, and it’s all about family (and food!). But I know that for a lot of veg*ns, this is a very stressful time of year. It can be hard to hang with the omni relatives, nibbling on lettuce and cranberry sauce and feeling altogether left out. [...]

This Is Our Thanksgiving Turkey

November 11th, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore » Inspiration

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to introduce you to Rhonda. Isn’t she just the purtiest, just the pinkest, just the baldest little birdy you ever did see? Rhonda is my 2009 Thanksgiving Turkey, but unlike the nearly 45 million unlucky others, Rhonda will be alive and well the morning after T-day. Rhonda [...]