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Spring Herb Garden | Red-Handled Scissors

Spring Herb Garden

In honor of the unseasonably warm weather in NYC, I’m getting ready for fire escape gardening season by starting some organic herbs in my window garden, and planting some catnip for the kitties. I also started this year’s  CSA application, since I can’t grow everything I need on my windowsill. Today, I have done right …

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Today, I learned about Air Plants (Tillandsias) | Red-Handled Scissors

Today, I learned about Air Plants (Tillandsias)

Two weeks ago, I didn’t know the first thing about tillandsias (air plants), but now I’m obsessed. Jeremy and I received our first air plant as a gift from some friends while we were in Portland. When we got back to Brooklyn, we put it in a tiny beaker, and added it to our window …

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New To-Go Ware Tiffin Lunchbox! | Red-Handled Scissors

New To-Go Ware Tiffin Lunchbox!

My favorite Laptop Lunches Bento has, sadly, reached the end of its long and useful life. The very last threads of plastic on the hinge are about to give way, which will render it useless for keeping food inside (which, obviously, is the main function of a good lunchbox). This critical failure is likely to …

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Roundup of Portland Vegan Deliciousness and Crafts | Red-Handled Scissors

Roundup of Portland Vegan Deliciousness and Crafts

While in Portland, we wandered into many more awesome places than I could ever hope to tell you about. The whole time I was there, I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of places to find good vegan food, local products, and creative people. I’m sure that I’m leaving out a ton of great …

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