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Spring Cleaning

By Diane Selkirk | Image: iStock / cveltri | Published: March 12, 2009
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It happens every year at about this time. After an endless-seeming damp grey winter, the sun comes out. At our place we react by opening up the insulated blinds (we have old, single-paned windows—and the blinds help keep things warm in winter and cool in the summer) and letting the sun stream in through filthy windows.
green vs reality | 2 comments

GREEN: Green Gift Giving

By Emily Jubenvill | Image: Flickr / Dano | Published: December 10, 2008
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Holiday seasons are hectic, and I’ve entered December at warp speed. Tinsel, lights, sparkle, and bobbles appeared as the clock struck midnight to welcome December 1. The next morning, I was ambushed by twinkly-shiny-Yule-tide-caroling-cheer as I stumbled sleepy eyed into my favourite coffee shop. It was shocking, but I’ve made a full recovery, and now I’m warming up to the holiday season.
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