If you, are anyone you know grows hearty tomatoes, your vegetable basket is probably overflowing with them right now. Tis’ the tomato season.
My father has a small garden, and the tomatoes are plentiful – so much so, that we cannot keep up with how many he has. Yesterday, I helped him make pots and pots of tomato sauce to freeze and use throughout the colder months. Lucky for me, I was able to have eight containers all to myself!

When we were finished with the sauce and saw how many more tomatoes we still had, he said that there must …read more

I enjoyed probably the most perfect beach day at a glorious beach in Rhode Island yesterday.
Making it even more enjoyable was the fact that we left sunburn free, thanks to this chemical free sunscreen I picked up from Aubrey Organics.
Natural Sunscreen SPF 20 Unscented was my choice. I loathe fragrant sunscreens, so my natural choice was a natural one for me.

Natural Sun offers complete UVA/UVB coverage with the use of titanium dioxide, a mineral that actually deflects the suns rays off of your skin. The natural mineral use is well known in mineral makeup formulations, so it is a no-brainer …read more

While at the grocery store early Saturday morning, I decided to look into Vitamin Water. I see the spots on TV and You Tube with various celebs and sports stars touting their favorite Vitamin Water Flavor ( – great marketing!), and thought that with my 30-Day Challenge going on, there is no time like the present to give some Vitamin Water a try.
I drink a lot of water throughout the day, and usually enjoy a glass of Orange Juice every morning with breakfast. Looking at the label of the Essential Vitamin Water packed with Vitamin C and ten others, with …read more

Continuing on with my 30-Day Pretty by Nature Challenge, I brought in my own natural nail polish from Barielle, to my manicure appointment yesterday. This is the Barielle Natural French Manicure Kit.
I was thrilled that my manicurist had no qualms about using these polishes, as she believes that Barielle’s natural polishes are some of the best.

This is actually a set of three including a pink shade, a white shade, and a top coat. It came out very nice, don’t you think?

I am happy to report that all of Barielle’s Nail Polishes are Formaldehyde & Dibutyl Phthalate Free. And if you …read more