Author Archives: Elaine Butler

Easy Sustainable Switches

Routine enables us to breeze through our days with very little effort and thought. This might sound like a bad thing but without it we’d waste time over daily deliberations on when to have our first coffee, where to have our first coffee, how to have our first coffee. What a waste of brain power.Continue reading “Easy Sustainable Switches”

Homemade Lip balm (and Vaseline)

I hate the idea of putting synthetic chemicals in or on my body so I’m always keen to find cosmetics and treatments made with food-grade ingredients. I had this recipe for DIY (non) Petroleum Jelly bookmarked for ages before I got a chance to make it. I’m so glad I did, it’s been a greatContinue reading “Homemade Lip balm (and Vaseline)”

Eco Folklore, Greenwashing and Misunderstandings

Since I’ve been publishing this website I’ve learned a lot about the difference between the theory of sustainable living and the reality. In our increasingly interconnected world nothing is straightforward and the distance between us and the nexus of events makes it so difficult to distinguish truth from spin. It’s a greenwasher’s dream!  This mightContinue reading “Eco Folklore, Greenwashing and Misunderstandings”

Creating an Ornamental Garden; Mid Summer Colour

There tends to be a gap in flowering from June to July as the lushness of early summer gives way to the more intense heat and light. It can be hard to keep the garden looking fresh during these weeks, unless you succumb to single-season bedding plants, which I try to avoid because of theirContinue reading “Creating an Ornamental Garden; Mid Summer Colour”