Garden visitor (gratitude #27)

June 12, 2008

So, I’ve been contemplating doing some landscape work on the backyard. The grass is dying (grubs, I think), the deck is too small for the table and the grill we have on it, and the random plantings (my fault) and the bi-level deck and backyard (inherited from the previous owners) feels like there’s too much [...]

The value of libraries and bookstores (gratitude #24)

May 22, 2008

So, there’s this blog I read, and the author has a book with a really compelling title. I’ve enjoyed his blog posts on the topic, and I had put his book on my Amazon wish list.
In support of my intention to acquire, maintain, and store less stuff, I moved most of my Amazon wish list [...]

My blogs about work and walking elsewhere

May 16, 2008

Now and then I post on Pure Visibility’s internet marketing blog - typically posts about our culture, our process, our clients, and events. Recently, the GetDowntown blog featured profiles of folks who, like me, love walking to work. I’m included in the group. But I’m particularly proud of my “Curb Your Car Month Citizen Blog” [...]

Curb Your Car Month - Kick off! (gratitude #20)

May 1, 2008

I love that I live in a walkable city. I love that May is Curb Your Car Month in Ann Arbor. This morning I joined other Curb Your Car Month Ambassadors at City Hall to kick off the month’s activities. How nice to meet up with like minded spirits and celebrate walking to work!

Commuter Challenge [...]

Local Ann Arbor treats power party (gratitude #19)

April 27, 2008

Jointly with the mother of the bride, I hosted a bridal shower for a friend this Saturday. The bride’s mom called me from New York and said she wanted to throw a party, but needed “support on the ground”. So, I agreed to pull together a guest list and host.
I had a lot of fun [...]

Goodies from Ann Arbor (gratitude # 13)

March 24, 2008

So, when I went to meet my sister for the Heinrich family reunion in Logansport, I brought with me some local treats for my Atlanta-based sister and her family. Specifically, I transported the following:

lovely Arbor Teas’ organic, fair trade, and sustainably packaged green tea. She had ordered some black tea for herself, but I included [...]