This week my husband and I are visiting San Francisco. I've been traveling so much (and plan to travel more) so I bought a Apple MacBook notebook computer so I could take my websites and newsletters on the road and still do the blog (see what Apple's doing to help the environment). We're staying right downtown in San Francsico, only about five blocks from my favorite place in the city-- the Ferry Buiding Marketplace. I took a short walk there Saturday morning to go to the weekly farmers market and was glad I did. The space around the building, front and back, was filled with booths containing the freshest, most beautiful organic food and flowers you've ever seen, all being sold by their farmers. The whole energy of the place felt alive and vibrant. Everyone had huge smiles on their faces. Everyone was handing out free samples of luscious peaches, nectarines, apricots, strawberries... Can you tell I was very happy that morning? I brought an armload of cosmos flowers in various shades of pink back to my room. While sitting in airports on the way here, I found some summer health tips in newspapers and magazines that were interesting to me, so I thought I would share them with you. And I've managed to keep up with my Green Living Q&A blog, so keep those questions and comments coming. Debra :-) HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #92 ~ 10 July 2007 * SUMMER HEALTH TIPS If the links don't work on this newsletter, you can view it online at http://www.dld123.com/newsletter/newsletterupdateback.html Health, Home & Habitat Back Issue (tables of contents) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUMMER HEALTH TIPS Choose Healthy Sandals Stay Away From Tanning Beds--They are 15 Times Worse Than the Sun Drink Sparkling Fruit Juices instead of Soda * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through yesterday. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
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Ideas sought to minimize the filth from removing old carpet I'm living in an apartment that is about 40 years old. The original flooring was traditional linoleum. Most people have had it covered with various types of carpet, though some have put down wood floors of various sorts.
Whole house water filter I just read about your green bathroom remodel (Debra's Green Bathroom), thanks for sharing your story. I too have remodeled my bathroom as greenly as I could. ceiling fans and dehumidifiers Hello:
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