Upcycling with Cork, Wine Glass Charm (tutorial)

gd mizar's wine glass charms from corks

Quercus Suber – The Cork Oak People who know me … know my family …  also know we LOVE our red wines. Shiraz, Cabernet, Barolo, Amarone … I could go on and on! Which in effect means, I can go on and on about how many corks we have. Dad had bags full and I [...]

The Wisdom of the Dalai Lama and The Inspiration of Jean Brookwell

dalai lama quote

After events like the recent Boston Marathon bombing or the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, my initial reaction is to be frozen as if shot in the gut with a laser gun set on stun. It’s hard to breath, to speak, to choke out words of any meaning. I will cry, watch too much news [...]

Meatless Monday: Delicious Curry Vinaigrette Recipe

Green Diva Megs Curry Vinaigrette recipe

Since I was a kid, I’ve been a sucker for a big veggie salad as a meal. I stumbled upon a curry vinaigrette back when I was pregnant with my second daughter. I craved it and used to make my poor husband run down to this little cafe and get me a salad with this [...]

Green Divas Radio Show: Green Pets get the Royal Treatment

Prince Lorenzo Borghese w/ Belle

This week’s show went to the dogs! Well not really, but we did dedicate the show to pets — from the furry and fluffy to the slimy and scaly and of course the feathery. All the Green Divas (and new audio green dude, Rob) in the studio for this week’s show were pet owners and [...]

Green Pets: DIY Upcycling Projects for our Animal Companions

One of GD Mizar's cats Joey

Oh how we love our pets; whether it’s a pooch or a kitty kitty, one with feathers or scales, or others that hop, crawl, squeak, creep or climb … they bring joy into our lives. At the moment I have 3-cats. They, like momma are all green pets and love up cycling! Awesome Kitty Hammock [...]

Green Diva Healthy Detox: With a Little Help From my Friends

image of beatles glass next to gd meg's computer

I posted about the first 2 days of my Kaeng Reang 3-day healthy detox earlier in the week. I started the week out by drinking the smoothies in my Ringo Starr glass – I have a collection of Beatles glasses that I LOVE. Please check out the first post (it’s a quick read. go ahead, [...]

Healthy Detox, Green Diva Style

green diva meg's 3-day detox lunch day 1

Yes, that is an image of Ringo Starr (drummer for the Beatles in case you live under a rock) on my designated detox smoothie glass. Although he looks a little glum about it all, somehow his presence on my glass makes this a much more entertaining experience. I was told by more than one trusted [...]

Green Divas Radio Show: Are you an eco-novice?

green diva mizar's wire flower

Fueled by earl grey tea (but don’t worry – NO TEA NEAR THE BOARD!), we had a very busy, very green diva show this week. Somehow, between having our wonderful Green Diva Jamie back in the studio, and Green Diva Gina sitting on mic, GD correspondent Nomi’s awesome report, guest Green Dude Seth Leitman’s report from [...]

Where does that Earl Grey tea come from?

earl grey tea image

I was sitting at my desk last week staring at my tea cup, which is ALWAYS full of some form of earl grey tea during the daylight hours. My love of this tea goes back far enough that I’m not really sure when I became hopelessly hooked, but it was probably my summer in England [...]

Green Divas Radio Show: Can You be Plastic-Free?

plastic world

As always, we had an action-packed show with a lot of information between the bawdy jokes and general ribaldry. It must be spring . . . In our mixed-bag opening, Green Dude Eco Ed talked about an innovative student who has developed a way to clean up some of the plastic and other garbage floating [...]