Water, Water Everywhere…
October 15, 2007 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Eco Simplicity, Reusing and Recycling
It’s Blog Action Day, so let’s talk about water. For most of us, it’s so abundant we take it for granted. We have water when we flush, water when we brush and water when we wash the dishes. We use water for our pools and lawns and water slides. We have water balloon fights and dunking tanks and not too many of us give a second thought to where our water comes from or what we need to do to keep it clean.
When I was a young girl, my father and I were in a canoe together on a …read more
What’s Your Rain Barrel?
May 29, 2007 by Deborah Ng
Filed under General
Do you have a rain barrel? Neither do we, well, technically we don’t. Our son’s old wading pool works wonders, however. We just leave it on a corner of our deck or backyard and use it as needed. A good summer downpour will provide a couple of day’s worth of water for veggies and flowers. A neighbor once asked me, “But water is free for you, you have a well, why do you need to save rainwater?” First of all, water isn’t free for everyone. Many of my neighbors use public water and that costs money. Second, I’m …read more
