Lori

Lori

THE GARDEN AT THE HEART OF ME

We do gardening with a joy we never felt for other work before. It seems weird at times. I come from a family of gardeners and farmers but my husband never touched a seed before this year. His family has…

MY CHILD’S TOYS TRY TO BE NATURAL

I remember going to Whole Foods once and seeing there a teddy bear–non-toxic, organic materials. It was lovely. Also, it was 30 dollars, for a relatively small bear. I did not buy it for my child and I could never…

A MORE NATURAL PERFUME

Perfume … there is something magical about it, isn’t it? Something wondrous about the  worlds it brings to life–the memories, the sensations, the desires. It was long ago that I read Perfume by Patrick Suskind, but, bizarre as it was,…

THE NON-PLASTIC BABY

It’s here! Meet baby Rupa. Still feeling guilty after not buying for my very sensible child a small, cheap toy that she wanted, I went ahead and created a more natural version of the plastic baby out of flannel and…