Today is a day for articulating deliberateness, full of gusto and intention. I love new calendars, new lists, hope, promise and anticipation.

What used to be: I love Christmas music, movie soundtracks, new releases, and most of all “Soul Cake” by Sting.

What has been: no fm radio, no mp3 technology, no iPod touch, a quiet life with music finds from the dollar bin or thrift store and an occasional purchase through amazon.com.

What has become: a musical-kindred-spiritedness that… Continue

The truth about over eating on the Holidays.

Here comes Christmas right around the corner. I can perfectly describe what is going to happen to my diet on Christmas. It’s going to be put to the test. That’s ok though because Christmas is only one day and my nutrition is a lifetime. Because I know the truth about over eating, I’m one step ahead. So I am going to share what I know, so you can be one step ahead too.

The truth about over eating is how our body reacts to this massive…

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Beginning in January 2011, Indiana Gardening magazine will arrive on newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. Finally, a gardening magazine just for those of us who garden in Hoosier soil.

Most of the four-color glossy magazine is written by Indiana writers, too, including Carol Michel of …

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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission seeks assistance is…

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While staging the garage for the next growing season, I spied the tomato cage in a new way. The cone lended itself for a holiday repurpose. Gathering bits of garland and silk poinsettas, this charlie brown Christmas tree has given me a little joy in the corner of the porch. A simple plastic pot and some floral foam anchor the new "tree" and a leftover brick protects it from being blown away. Lighting the way to celebrate the season from a gardening point of view. We can all do…

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This blog is dedicated to those who are the curators of Christmas. To all who choose to be alert to the creative opportunities all around us. For the moms and dads who are wondering how to make the ends meet, there is hope in finding a green scavenger's Christmas for kids.…

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The annual Acres U.S.A. Conference will be in Indianapolis Dec. 9 through 11, 2010.

The Acres U.S.A. Conference is the premier event nationwide for

advanced, commercial-scale sustainable and organic agriculture.…

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