Pepper Hume - Yahoo! Voices

Living Green with Elegance and Style

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:56:27 EDT

The classic epitome of elegance is the Little Black Dress - neat and trim, with no frills, no faddish details, nothing extreme, just clean and simple. All those qualities describe living green as well. It will feel so good.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jul 22, 2009

Baskets: Decorative, Functional and Green

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:56:19 EDT

Put baskets to work storing and collecting stuff around the house. They're both decorative and functional, as well as being more earth friendly.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jul 22, 2009

Real Men Make Quiche

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:47:14 EDT

Home cooking is no longer confined to the ladies in the house. Husbands and fathers bring a refreshing difference in their approach to putting dinner on the table.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jul 22, 2009

Get the Most Out of Your Cast Iron Skillets

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:19:52 EDT

Cast iron skillets cook better, clean easier and replace specialty cookware. What's not to love?

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jul 17, 2009

Make a Doll to Comfort a Child in Crisis

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:26:31 EDT

If you can sew at all, you can make a cloth doll to comfort a child somewhere who is very frightened and needs a friend. Free patterns are readily available and nobody is going to judge you on the quality of your work. Everybody wins.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jun 24, 2009

Exchange a Hand Printed Flag with Troops Abroad

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:05:45 EDT

School children make contact with troops abroad by exchanging hand printed flags. Sponsors hold a hand printing session, the hand printed flag and an unprinted one are shipped to US troops. The troops hand print the second flag to send home.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jun 09, 2009

Secrets of a Lazy Housekeeper

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:43:11 EDT

Busy people don't all love to do housework. Here are some tips on making a clean house a little easier on the less than house-proud.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Jun 05, 2009

8 Tips to Survive Working Outside in the Heat and Humidity

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:33:00 EDT

With a few simple strategies and a glass of ice water, you can actually enjoy working outside this humid hot summer.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: May 20, 2009

Binge Cooking for Two: One or Two People CAN Eat Well

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:51:19 EDT

Devote one evening a week to an intensive session of cooking and preparing food and one or two people can eat well the rest of the week with a lot less hassle. Cooking this way is more fun, too.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: May 15, 2009

For the Love of Oranges

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:05:14 EDT

There's a lot more to oranges than just a glass of reconstituted frozen juice in the morning or a whole orange included in a school lunch.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: May 15, 2009

Hand Print Banners: One Artist's Answer to Global Polarization

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:05:03 EDT

Art can be used to give a sense of personal connection between regular people of different cultures, speaking different languages. Hand printing a banner to exchange can provide a sort of hand signal that we are not all that different around the world.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: May 06, 2009

History of Dolls: What Dolls Mean to Us

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:41:58 EDT

Even for children, dolls serve a number of functions far beyond that of a casual toy. These surrogate human figures have been helping living humans of all ages get through life for a very long time.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 27, 2009

Art Dolls Are a Whole Different Animal

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:17:18 EDT

Should Art dolls be called craft or art? Art dolls come in many different media, sizes and styles. They are not toys, but art objects to be collected and enjoyed by adults. Discover this wonderful art form for yourself.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 21, 2009

A Doll is a Doll

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:06:35 EDT

A simple cloth doll is a good choice to be given to a child or an adult who needs some emotional support. Something soft, uncomplicated and huggable are the qualities most needed in such a doll.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 19, 2009

Art Appreciation for the Guy Who Doesn't

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:59:20 EDT

Relax and try looking at art, especially abstract or non-representational art the same way you taste a new dessert. Don't let it intimidate you and don't attack, let it come to you. You might be surprised.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 15, 2009

Comfort Dolls from Our Community

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:58:22 EDT

Members of the Dollmakers' Internet Community started Comfort Dolls from Our Community to donate soft dolls to comfort children in crisis. They have donated dolls to poverty stricken areas, hospitals and for disaster relief.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 15, 2009

Green Products: Something Old, Something New, Everything Green

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:42:39 EDT

One aspect of living green is buying green. Here are some new green products and some old fashioned favorites.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 09, 2009

Cooking Shortcuts from a Surprising Source

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:37:00 EDT

Cooking meats and fruits in hard liquors and liqueurs provides fabulous flavor, simply and easily.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 08, 2009

Baby Steps to a Green World - Part 6

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:36:42 EDT

Traveling green means muzzling the family car and making some of those shorter trips under your own power, on foot or by bicycle. The healthy side benefits double the points for the green team.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 08, 2009

Wheat Germ, My New Friend

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Pepper Hume) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:21:06 EDT

Never mind that wheat germ is supposed to be good for you. It is a tasty crunchy asset that jazzes up a lot of dishes.

Contributor: Pepper Hume
Published: Apr 08, 2009