Brummet's Conscious Blog

Today's post offers a little taste of what is to be found in my  first poetry book, Towards Understanding - this nervous ode to Dave  – my loving husband of 25 years - was written when we first met and thought about the seriousness of what was happening. This was no "for now" thing. This was real. ... and nervous, skittish me was feeling a load of emotions at the time. http://brummetmedia.ca/store.html I CARE Who are you to disturb my inner thoughts? To come here, innocently driving my fears away; Creating new fears as the old ones fade? Don’t go - but for God’s sake don’t stay. Show yourself to me or just go away. Your feelings are welcome here I think, Wanting your smiles and tears; And with you, I lose some fear. Yet I try not to care. I may not be able to stop the flow. Gotta ask you to stop this but please don’t you go. I am confused between my fears and you To you, I am who I am. Still you stay w...

Organization & Downsizing Tips Organization and downsizing shows are very popular and as we look on with envy at their well managed belongings… Screws, bolts, picture hooks, plant hangers, curtain hooks, nails, small parts and hardware can quickly become a huge mess if they are not organized. Have you ever tried to find anything in that “junk drawer” or the bottom of the toolbox, where these items are typically thrown? Then in frustration, we take the extra time to head down to the hardware store to buy something we already had. The best way to store these items is in clear plastic, screw top containers – found for free simply by washing out those empty peanut butter or mayonnaise containers. We prefer the extra large containers with the wide lid, but smaller ones come in quite handy too. Because they are clear, we can see at a glance what they contain. Being plastic, they will not break or crack like glass would, and their contents do not make as much noise when the container...

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Recommended Resources We Conserve Blog offers articles on ecology issues, environmental protection and energy preservation.   Nature conservancy Canada offers a podcast, projects and programs, events and conferences, webinars and an informative website. This non-profit works across Canada to help manage lands and waters in their natural state. Environmental Defence - defending clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Understanding Garden Terms Do you find yourself confused by terms like: hybrid, genetically modified, heirloom, open-pollinated, heritage and microsystem? In this article we will go over some basics that will help clear up some of the confusion. First, let’s look at the difference between a microsystem and an ecosystem. To gardeners an ecosystem would be used to describe the region’s average high and low temperatures, sea level, rainfall and moisture and the zone. A micro-system  (also spelled: microsystem) could be your entire property or sections of the property. For instance, if you have one corner that tends to remain moist, and another that gets mostly shade, while a different area has full sun… those are all examples of different micro-systems. Each microsystem will have plants and wildlife that will thrive in those particular conditions. Open-pollinated  means the plants produced naturally with nature doing all the work. Heritage  has come to mean open-pollinat...