I’m not talking about music here. Science Daily published an article on April 28th about a new autism study performed by the University of Utah School of Medicine.  This study shows a correlation between autism  spectrum disorder (ASD) and maternal age of 35 years or older, first born children...

Summer will be upon as before we know it and with it brings an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. I am excited to see what my early girl and siletz tomato plants, summer squash and shell peas bring forth in a couple of months.  I am just as eager to get my big Bolgatanga basket and head to my...

Is it normal for a toddler to choose a coffee shop over a trip to the park? Mondays we go to the park to meet our play group. Each week it’s a different park, depending on whose turn it is to host, but the faces always stay the same – great moms and kids. Today, after a half hour struggle...

For the past few years I have been seeking out natural and organic foods and personal care products for my family.  The irony, is that some of the wonderful non-toxic, organic lotions come packaged in plastic, as does our laundry detergent, organic yogurt and sunflower seed butter. Yes, these products...

Here is a well-written article about vaccine safety by Jim Carrey for The Huffington Post, posted yesterday. His long time girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy is well known for being more than a bombshell. She has publicly questioned the safety of vaccines after claiming that the MMR vaccine damaged her son....

As you know, energy consumption is the big polluter of our environment – and responsible, among other things, for greenhouse gases melting the polar ice caps.  You don’t need to be Al Gore to know that we need to head toward renewable energy. But, burning fossil fuels is not our only option....

I don’t  have much to say today. These pictures show why we moved to Marin to raise our son. Here are some wild turkeys from a  flock who visit us regularly. I am amazed by these creatures and can’t stop photographing them.  When they plume out their feathers and puff up -competing for...

We don’t go out to eat much anymore. When we lived in Los Angeles, my husband and I loved eating out. There were so many great, eco-friendly choices. We dined at Hugo’s and Real Food Daily on a weekly basis. Since having a baby and moving to Northern California, we just haven’t found...

Once each month, we women experience one of the joys of womanhood – and that’s the guilt-free indulgence of that much needed, organic and fair trade chocolate!  The reason behind it can be seen as a joy and a hassle sometimes, but each month, we have the choice of how to contend with “Mother...

One of my favorite toys as a kid was a model of a human called “The Visible Man”. It was made of plastic, and like model airplanes, pieces were glued together and then assembled with the organs in their respective places.  It was see-through so you could view all the parts on the inside....