Monthly Archives: May 2012
13 I learned blogging 31 days in a row
I did it! For the second year in a row, the Word Count Blogathon was a success with plenty of new lessons. Continue reading
The Eat Local Challenge: Eating Insects
Have you ever eaten insects? Is there a recipe you think I should try? Continue reading
Memorial Day Tribute: Eagles
To honor Memorial Day in The Eco Niche style, I created a wordle based on 3 Poems about eagles (the animals and the patriots): The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON Eagle Poem BY JOY HARJO Eagle Plain BY ROBERT FRANCIS
Book Review: Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White
As soon as I saw animal rear ends at “the end” of Betty White’s Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo, I knew I’d enjoy actually reading the “tails” about the animals. (See? Betty and I both make butt jokes.) Continue reading
The Do-Over: Second Annual Eat Local Challenge
So I did it. I signed up for the New Orleans Eat Local Challenge. Yes, I know How I Failed the Eat Local Challenge (and what I learned from it) last year. And yes I remember describing My Month as a Locavore: How … Continue reading
The Eco Niche Ad
Check my new “ad” for The Eco Niche. I’ve been trying to learn iMovie. What do you think?
Envirothon: Passing on the Passion
I’m not sure why this blog post is so difficult to write. I’ve written about my involvement with Envirothon before. But this time I keep false starting. A quote. Too cheesy. The details of our victories. Too objective. After celebrating … Continue reading
My Advice on Blog Basics
What would you do if you started a blog today? Continue reading
Crickets in the Kitchen
Look what just arrived in the mail. 1,000 live crickets! At least that’s what I ordered from a local Louisiana farm. I did not open the shoebox size box to count. To the horror of my husband, I just threw … Continue reading
