Sorry for the lengthy absence, I have been gallivanting around Alaska with the family. In my absence, Biggie from Lunch in a Box posted a coupon for Reusablebags.com, one of my favorite stores for environmentally sensitive materials including Laptop Lunchboxes and many different styles of reusable shopping bags.
A few years ago I bought a set of organic cotton produce bags, and while I love them in theory, in practice they make it hard for the checker to do their jobs. I put my produce in, cinch the bag up tight so my local and seasonal fruit does not go anywhere, and then when we get to the check out line, the checker has to open the bags to see what is inside. Adds a bit of work to the process of checking out.
One thing I found on Reusable Bags that I love are the Reisenthel Mini Maxi Shoppers. Anytime I take a trip, this bag goes with me – in Alaska, we used it as our snack bag, toting around healthy options to keep the kids happy. In Paris, I have taken it shopping at farmer’s markets and the Bon Marche. Along the same lines, a friend used Envirosax for party favors for her son’s 7th birthday.
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Enough shopping! Another exciting development while I was gone was that Elaine from Wonderstruck left me an award:
Brillante award
Interestingly enough, there is some exciting broo-ha-ha about this award, Michele at With Hearts and Hands, A Quilting Journey, sums it up quite nicely in Brillante Weblog Premio: Hoax Award? In the end, she decides these awards are created to build links and relationships, so in that spirit, I give you 7 current favorites:
For the nominees here are the rules:
1) Add the logo of the award to your blog
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4) Add links to those blogs on your blog
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs
How’s that?! The first day of school, and I have already given you homework 
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Can you believe I just discovered that you gave me such a nice compliment today, months later? Argh. I’m sorry, but I didn’t see this until now. However, I can’t thank you enough for such a kind compliment. I really, really appreciate it.
I hope you’re having the most wonderful of Valentine’s Days. I spent the day building things with my man–I couldn’t have asked for a better day.