Mother Bird: Holistic Living
Kombucha
A few years ago a friend of mine gave me a piece of her kombucha culture so I could start brewing my own. I made it for a while, but […]
Make Your Own Toothpaste
We use toothpaste everyday (at least most of us do...I hope). Television ads portray their toothpaste users absurdly happy about their bright, shiny smiles. But there's a dark side to toothpaste […]
Homemade Almond Butter
My grandparents had an almond orchard, and my dad has some almond trees on his property. I grew up climbing those trees, falling out of those trees, and wandering around […]
Replenishing with Probiotics: Milk Kefir
“All disease begins in the gut” -- Hippocrates Your intestines are home to 100 TRILLION microorganisms! These microorganisms are known as our gut flora, and their job is so important to […]
Puppy’s First Vacation
My family and I recently went out of town for a few nights and we decided to take our puppy, Luna, with us. We left the pug with my father-in-law […]
Furry Friends: Mad Catter Dinner & Auction
I recently came upon a flier for the 5th Annual Mad Catter Dinner and Auction, to be held on Saturday, September 28th in Vancouver. The purpose of this function is […]
Clark County Dog Parks: Ross
My kids and I took Luna to a dog park yesterday, mainly to see what it was like. I’ve never been to a dog park, so this was a new […]
Love is Eternal
A member of our family came to the end of his life a few days ago. He was my in-laws beloved Cody, an energetic Havanese who lived every moment of […]
Hummingbirds
I adore hummingbirds. I have a few plants in my yard that attract them, but I’ve been meaning for some time to hang a feeder to entice even more of […]
Diet Update – Cat Food
This post is to provide an update on how my cats are doing with their recent diet change. I wrote a previous post on optimal pet nutrition that I'd love […]