So You Think Your Place Is Small? https://t.co/m0WqVEFlC3
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
Pickin’ up a pawpaw, put it in the garden https://t.co/ySjGKVhOpW via @WVgardenguru
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
How to make zucchini butter: https://t.co/qsomTlR9qD
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
https://t.co/SKIBofeNZS: Massachusetts Man builds/designs 20′ “ROBOT TREE H… https://t.co/LlBFtzQljN
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
Whole Health Source: Do Blood Glucose Levels Affect Hunger and Satiety?… https://t.co/WTSNlDSicN
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
Will US DOT’s Self-Driving Car Rules Make Streets Safe for Walking and Biking? https://t.co/hNkI5JfGE1 via @StreetsblogUSA
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
Garden artist Jeffrey Bale visits Oaxaca: https://t.co/7lOu8CFu35
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2016
Who is the wet prince of Bel Air? https://t.co/dTm2r76TOU
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 22, 2016
Two Lions and a Boar
Amiens, BM, MS 399 pic.twitter.com/qGjppWxmg9— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) September 19, 2016
Lobbying is much, much cheaper than advertising or R&D to improve product, & has great payoff.
Lobbying is immoral. https://t.co/pu0U7IZ811— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 19, 2016
‘Five Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds https://t.co/vfrq0uHDTb
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 19, 2016
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 19, 2016
A #pawpaw primer: How a forgotten fruit got found again https://t.co/cBAyRec4ae via @wvgazettemail feat. @thepawpawbook
— chelseagreen (@chelseagreen) September 19, 2016
Behind the Monsanto deal, doubts about the GMO revolution https://t.co/rY4WB1z1DR via @WSJ
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 19, 2016
This is why I’m working on a simple, homemade uniform: No one wants your old clothes https://t.co/ka9Udsqyyi
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 16, 2016
You won’t find any apostles of fast fashion around here.
A few weeks ago, a family member died leaving hubby in charge of clearing up his stuff. Among the boxes of papers, we found a newspaper article from Fathers’ Day 1984 featuring a photo of hubby with our then-new infant. Hubby still wears the very same plaid shirt as in the photo. It’s a bit shabbier, but still wearable – in his mind anyway.
We have an informal system of clothing evolution around here: it starts out as ‘good’, then becomes ‘around-the-house work’ clothes, then ‘outdoor work’ clothes, then ‘painting’, later ‘working-on-the-car’ clothing. At the very end, if anything is actually left of it, it becomes rags. Of course, since we are neither a fashion god nor goddess, our choice of new clothing tends to the boring and sturdy; there aren’t any slinky dresses being worn as painting clothes, although I imagine the chickens might appreciate it if I showed up in something other than ratty sweats.
Thank you for sharing the Newsweek article. It caused me to take a closer look at my own habit of thinking it’s “okay” to buy clothes I don’t need if they were second-hand, and come to grips with something I’ve known on some level for a long time.