Soleflor Mom » Go Green http://www.soleflormom.com Parenting, Saving and Going Green Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:55:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 My Surroundings are not so Green Anymore http://www.soleflormom.com/2010/06/my-surroundings-are-not-so-green-anymore/ http://www.soleflormom.com/2010/06/my-surroundings-are-not-so-green-anymore/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:44:58 +0000 Laura http://www.soleflormom.com/?p=1846

These last three days where a little noisy. The condo where I live has had pine and eucalyptus trees on the back, right side and in front, on the other side of the road. We are were surrounded by green, we can could smell the eucalyptus on…

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These last three days where a little noisy. The condo where I live has had pine and eucalyptus trees on the back, right side and in front, on the other side of the road. We are were surrounded by green, we can could smell the eucalyptus on the air, the smell of the pine trees but now everything is gone.

The land owner decided to clean those lands and all trees were cut. He hires some people to cut the trees but they haven’t finished the job yet because today, it was a very rainy day, but they will has soon it stops raining.

My daughter (6 years) had a strange but understandable reaction. Yesterday she told me she had to draw a drawing. A few minutes later she showed me the drawing of a crying tree with a electric saw coming towards it. It quite amazed me how she was able to visualize the scene and put in in a piece of paper. I guess the next time she grabs a flower from a flower pot she will think twice.

I took a before picture when there were trees and I’m waiting for them to finish their job so I can take the after photo. I will post them here then.

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]]> http://www.soleflormom.com/2010/06/my-surroundings-are-not-so-green-anymore/feed/ 1 These are my organic lettuces http://www.soleflormom.com/2009/07/these-are-my-organic-lettuces/ http://www.soleflormom.com/2009/07/these-are-my-organic-lettuces/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:32:56 +0000 Laura http://www.soleflormom.com/?p=1080 My Lettuces These are the lettuces from my organic garden. I only planted a few lettuces, just for the fun of seeing them growing on my own back yard.

I bought a package of seeds and spread them on the land. When the lettuces started growing I moved them to flower pots. I end up having six lettuces in the…

]]> My Lettuces These are the lettuces from my organic garden. I only planted a few lettuces, just for the fun of seeing them growing on my own back yard.

I bought a package of seeds and spread them on the land. When the lettuces started growing I moved them to flower pots. I end up having six lettuces in the flower pot and several spread on the yard, probably the wind or rain moved the seeds.

They are very easy to grow, I just have to water them, no pest control products needed until now. I keep the snails away with a bit of salt outside the flower pot.

I am not sure they will be tasty because I find the leaves a little too hard but I hope when they are in their full size the leaves can be used in a delicious fresh and green salad.

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]]> http://www.soleflormom.com/2009/07/these-are-my-organic-lettuces/feed/ 0 My first Strawberry http://www.soleflormom.com/2009/06/my-first-strawberry/ http://www.soleflormom.com/2009/06/my-first-strawberry/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:57:08 +0000 Laura http://www.soleflormom.com/?p=1021 My First Strawberry This is the first strawberry that grew on my organic garden. I don’t use chemicals or fertilizers so the strawberries are not very big. However my main concept is growing organic and that means the use of pesticides and chemical are not allowed. I don’t mind they are small.

I have already eaten the first “layer” of strawberries and…

]]> My First Strawberry This is the first strawberry that grew on my organic garden. I don’t use chemicals or fertilizers so the strawberries are not very big. However my main concept is growing organic and that means the use of pesticides and chemical are not allowed. I don’t mind they are small.

I have already eaten the first “layer” of strawberries and now I am waiting for the new one to grow.

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Earth (my favorite planet)
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Today, when I was driving my son to school he asked me: Mom, would you like to visit the moon?

I must confess it is not something I think about everyday but when…

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Earth (my favorite planet)
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Today, when I was driving my son to school he asked me: Mom, would you like to visit the moon?

I must confess it is not something I think about everyday but when he asked me that question I realized that, yes, I would like to visit the moon. Not to be on the moon but to watch Planet Earth from the moon. The blue planet fascinates me and I love to see its photos taken from space.

Earth Day is tomorrow and I really hope people around the world take a minute to think about our planet. Those who don’t recycle please begin to do so.

Let’s keep our planet blue and green for us, our children and future generations.

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