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Bonzai Aphrodite
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The Great Grand Diet Trial Of 2011: July

In 2011 I set about on a journey to regain my health – a series of dietary experiments. You can read the backstory here. Prior to beginning these trials, I had used an elimination diet to clear...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

The Great Grand Diet Trial Of 2011: June

In 2011 I set about on a journey to regain my health – a series of dietary experiments. You can read the backstory here. Prior to beginning these trials, I had used an elimination diet to clear...

07 may 12

The Great Grand Diet Trial Of 2011: May

When I took a break from blogging, I promised that I would finish writing this series. Better late than never! In 2011 I set about on a journey to regain my health – a series of dietary experim...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

Happy Birthday Bonzai Aphrodite; 3 Years Is A Good Solid Run; This Post Sucks

Today marks three years that I’ve been inhabiting this little slice of cyberspace. Three years of sharing my life online. Three veganniversaries, two books, one pregnancy. Three seasons in the garden...

01 feb 12 1 person likes this

Recipe: “Tempesto” (High-Protein Probiotic-Enriche d Pesto)

So I’ve sort of been writing this book, slowly, intermittently, for oh I’d say the last . . . 2 years? Year and a half? I’ll have a flash of inspiration, work furiously for a while,...

30 jan 12 2 people like this

The Weekend Send-Off

1. Green juice in the winter sun; 2. new vintage scores set my heart aflutter; 3. bread-stravaganza Oi Oi! Hellooooo there, and happy Friday! LOOK OUT! *whoosh* that’s the sound of this week fl...

27 jan 12

“What I” Wednesday: My Birthday Weekend

Smack dab in the middle of a very, very good weekend. This weekend I celebrated my 31st birthday! After last year’s 30th B-Day Bash-stravaganza, I was more than happy to keep my celebrating sim...

25 jan 12 1 person likes this

Raising A Humane Child: An Online Course From The Institute For Humane Education

[source] At the end of 2011 I was given the opportunity to attend an amazing web-based parenting class called Raising A Humane Child. The class is mentor-led but self-motivated, and is held through T...

24 jan 12 1 person likes this

The Weekend Send-Off

What a week! Good food . . . Good times . . . Good kid . . . (and it’s a good thing he can’t read!) (that’s my old college calculator – his new favorite toy. ha!) Oi Oi! Haaaa...

20 jan 12

“What I” Wednesday: Winging It In Winter

It’s snowing! Tuesday night. 10:18 pm. Long day, late work, but at least the world is slowly disappearing under a quiet cloud of ivory crystals outside my window. And life is beautiful, no? Som...

18 jan 12

Product Review: Juice Beauty Skin Care

[source] You may have noticed that I’ve never really written about my “beauty routine”. That’s because I sort of . . . don’t HAVE a beauty routine. I wash my hair once a week with baking soda, I wash...

17 jan 12 2 people like this

The Weekend Send-Off

My week What a week! And it’s Friday night and it’s after 10 and I’m just now able to sit down and write, so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Straight into . . . . . . ...

14 jan 12

“What I” Wednesday: Back To It

And so it settles down. We did the holiday food and we did the New Year’s food. And it was good, wasn’t it? Well I don’t know about you, but for all that goodness, I’m actuall...

11 jan 12

Sunday At The Bookstore

10 jan 12

The Weekend Send-Off

Oi! Hellooooooo weekend! Even after a short 4-day week, I’m oh-so-happy to see you, dear weekend. Now that the holidays are over and done, the madness has finally died down, and winter is reall...

06 jan 12

The Great Grand Diet Trial Of 2011: April

In 2011 I set about on a journey to regain my health – a series of dietary experiments. You can read the backstory here. Prior to beginning these trials, I had used an elimination diet to clear...

05 jan 12 1 person likes this

“What I” Wednesday: A New Year’s Day Wedding

We didn’t partake in this particular cake, but it sure was gorgeous. Yay chocolate wedding cake! What a way to welcome in the new year! We spent January 1st in the adorable little town of Ashla...

04 jan 12 1 person likes this

Monday Monthly Mission # 24

On the first Monday of every month, we take on a ‘mission’ – a shift or habit or inspiration – to work on together. There’s strength (and support) in numbers! On the last Thursday of the month, we re...

03 jan 12

The Weekend Send-Off

Helo my dears! Oi oi, the weekend is here and it’s a good one! New Year’s Eve with all its excitement, celebration, and promise. What are you doing to ring in the new year? My little fami...

31 dec 11

Mini Monthly Mission Round-UP For DIY December

With the December Holidays to keep us all stretched and stressed, I decided to give the MMM a bit of a break this month. Instead of a formal book club or an organized mission, I declared a “DIY...

30 dec 11 1 person likes this

“What I” Wednesday: Epic Holiday Post

Merry Merry! Last week my little family road-tripped up to Damian’s parent’s house in Bremerton, a quiet city that sits on Puget Sound, right across the way from Seattle. We stayed with t...

28 dec 11

The Weekend Send-Off

Hello hello, and aren’t we in the thick of it? A few nights into Hanukkah, yesterday was Solstice, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Wherever you are, I hope that you’re celebrating and spen...

24 dec 11

“What I” Wednesday: Sunday Done Right

We’re into the heart of winter now, where my body begins to ask for warm, hearty, rich and filling foods. And I’m listening! Because my body’s pretty good at knowing what’s up...

21 dec 11

Recipe: Perfect Vegan Matzo Ball Soup

A few months back, Damian and I were talking about the concept of “last meals”. If you were on death row, what would you choose for your final supper? It’s a tough question! I was s...

19 dec 11

The Weekend Send-Off

New favorite toy: menorah, er, “mah nee nee” // New favorite dinner: matzo ball soup! Oi there, hello my dears! Another week has come and gone and we roll ever onward into this holiday se...

16 dec 11

“What I” Wednesday: Second Prize

This WIAW was supposed to be extra awesome. A deviation from my normal weekday offerings, I was all set to show you guys my glorious, gluttonous Sunday. See, I don’t *always* eat super-clean. A...

14 dec 11

Potato Tower Project: The Results Are In!

This year I took my second crack at growing potatoes in stacked towers, which is theoretically supposed to maximize output while minimizing space. As a control, I also planted out a simple single-lay...

13 dec 11

Sayward’s Seven Favorite Fermented Foods

Ahh, winter. The season for sturdy boots, books by the fire, boardgames and blankies . . . and dietary indulgences! No matter your religion or geography, between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Solstice, Chr...

13 dec 11

The Weekend Send-Off

At the start of our solo 10-hour travel day . . . Nearing the end, 9 bleary-eyed hours later! Oi there, hello hello! We made it through our first week back, which is aways both a challenge and a plea...

09 dec 11

Winner Of The Bonzai Bag Giveaway

Congratulations! The winner of the “Socially Conscous, Totally Fabulous” tote, is one Miss Tammy Warber, who said: “I would fill it up with all kinds of organic veggies while shoppi...

08 dec 11

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