Archive for the 'living green' Category



Just a few cover-the-waterfront recommendations. About half are from my personal collection. The other half I researched.  
1. An Eye For Color by Olga Gutierrez De La Rosa. Harper Collins, 2007. Hardcover, 240 pages.  Both a show-and-tell (examples from real masters) and DIY guide (a simple “system,” complete with perf-off color palette cards to help you build […]

In a New Year’s resolution to reduce my carbon footprint (as well as—ahmmmm—other body parts), I’ve taken pen to paper to conduct an environmental survey of my home: what’s good, what’s so-so and what’s so heineous Ed Begley Jr. would personally come a-knockin’ at my door.
First the good. LED lightbulbs? Check. Paper, plastic, can recycling […]