60http://blog.nonanitasnook.comMon, 15 Mar 2010 02:04:45 GMTMon, 15 Mar 2010 02:04:45 GMTenNamastejfz@aol.comnohttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/08/freebie-friday--paper-airplanes.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)One of the aging members of our family suffered a stroke, a while back, which severely affected his short-term memory. Once a Mr. Fix It, there are many things he can no longer do. He continues, however, to delight every child with which he comes in contact, and he uses only a single piece of paper to accomplish it. In honor of him I suggest you try the following website, ...Freebie Fridayhttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/08/freebie-friday--paper-airplanes.aspx#Comments7e774892-fcd0-45da-a3d6-bc166581a961Fri, 08 May 2009 18:27:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/07/ouch.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/07/ouch.aspx#Comments3d2d4bf7-e6e2-4ceb-9f66-48f94733b730Fri, 08 May 2009 03:09:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/06/a-news-kind-of-spring-cleaning.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I guess it was during the summer vacation that I got into the habit of listening to cable news. With the exception of "The View", daytime T.V. is pretty much a barren wasteland, and I just can't get into the reality shows. With the election coming up, well, news shows became like eating potato chips. I just left the TV tuned to one cable station and a parade of commentary, ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/06/a-news-kind-of-spring-cleaning.aspx#Comments221ff6ed-97bf-40d7-929c-1c83d34ed872Thu, 07 May 2009 01:06:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/05/making-styromonster-with-your-grandchild.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)Here's an idea on how to recycle those annoying Styrofoam packaging pellets. Styrofoam constitutes, by volume, as much as thirty percent of landfills worldwide. Many of us just save them until we, in turn, have to ship something. In the interim, however, they can provide hours of inexpensive fun and learning for your grandchildren 5 and up. All you need is a chunk of Styrofoam for a base, toothpicks, and various ...Activitieshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/05/making-styromonster-with-your-grandchild.aspx#Comments39c5d756-b5dc-41e1-b1eb-5be9b9a73084Tue, 05 May 2009 23:41:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/04/throw-away-cats.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I never thought that I would become one of those pathetic old ladies, surrounded by empty cans of cat food, followed by a parade of feral cats who wait daily for her to feed them. I've had dogs and cats in my lifetime, and enjoyed their company, but never could be labeled an "animal lover" and always made the distinction between people and animals. Then, last September, a mangy, exhausted orange ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/04/throw-away-cats.aspx#Commentsfef90d37-a7af-47da-a214-402ebdb3f11aMon, 04 May 2009 21:46:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/03/generosity.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I read recently that many charities are feeling the pinch because in the present economy, fewer donations are coming in. It got me to thinking. They say that giving is good for the spirit of the giver, as well as the receiver, so how can a person continue the spirit of generosity while on a tight budget? Following is a list of 10 things you can give that will cost no ...Nona's Listshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/03/generosity.aspx#Comments14f1ad6e-9fdc-48e6-af1c-ad6f6000cc14Sun, 03 May 2009 23:49:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/02/i-hate-washing-dishes.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I hate washing dishes! Unfortunately, the darling cottage I am living in has no counter space in the kitchen for a dishwasher, so I am doomed to perform this annoying task with my own itty-bitty hands. It's not like I have always had to. For 27 years I enjoyed the convenience of an automatic dishwasher, but after the divorce I moved quite often, downsizing with each move, and the last few ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/02/i-hate-washing-dishes.aspx#Comments8e134045-b432-4c89-9576-e91dcaa1e395Sat, 02 May 2009 22:54:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/01/freebee-friday--lets-get-fancy.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)When my beautiful daughter was born in 1980, one of my first resolves was to make sure that I took pains not to limit her future with gender biased choices in dress, activities, and opportunities. Since my first child was a boy, there was an abundance of trucks, building blocks, riding toys, etc. to balance out the dolls and kitchen toys that she received as presents . I refused to buy ...Freebie Fridayhttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/05/01/freebee-friday--lets-get-fancy.aspx#Commentsd5052f6b-df4e-493b-82a5-f42e2f912e4bSat, 02 May 2009 01:09:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/30/will-you-click-to-feed-a-child.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)...Conscious Livinghttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/30/will-you-click-to-feed-a-child.aspx#Commentsd9682ef7-1742-4d64-a5cc-75180213e8b5Fri, 01 May 2009 02:35:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/29/do-you-remember-this.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I'm always impressed with ingenuity, and when it comes hand-in-hand with recycling, I am totally blown away, so when I saw these little gems from yesteryear at a yard sale last weekend, I snatched them right up. Even if I didn't plan to use them (which I most certainly do) I would have bought them, if for no other reason than to inspire me to find more and better ways to ...ActivitiesConscious Livinghttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/29/do-you-remember-this.aspx#Comments3a766816-c025-48ae-ae76-bad4b8d395afThu, 30 Apr 2009 01:17:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/28/five-of-the-many-things-that-tick-me-off.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)...Nona's Listshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/28/five-of-the-many-things-that-tick-me-off.aspx#Comments2aedee05-8585-48d4-b697-8110eb29b533Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:48:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/27/dont-make-me-sick.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)Is there anybody out there who is as aggravated with the news media as I am? They have jumped on this "Swine Flu " story with glee. It is as if they are delighted to have something frightening to report on again, and happy for the opportunity to scare the living daylights out of us. They are acting like vultures, circling their prey and the prey is our sense of ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/27/dont-make-me-sick.aspx#Comments95913fd5-5cb0-46b4-af0f-70c36e3cf926Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:38:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/25/the-envelope-please.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)Khris of From the Heart Blog has kindly given the Vespa Blogger Friendship Award to this blog. Actually, I was notified of the awarding last Friday, but I needed a little time to work on my acceptance speech, get my hair and nails done, buy my gown, and find a suitable escort for the award dinner. (What? There's no award dinner?) This is, after all, my first blog award and I ...Blog Awardshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/25/the-envelope-please.aspx#Comments114161c2-e8bc-4873-a92f-9dc4cd2b9374Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:33:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/25/how-to-pick-a-wardrobe-winner.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)The first few year of my grand daughter's life, I delighted in buying clothes for the little one. With clear classics like Carters, HealthTex, and Baby Gap to choose from, I always picked winners. The first two years were easy. For that stage, the test of a good piece of clothing was that it be comfortable for the baby and easy for the mom and dad to put on the child. ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/25/how-to-pick-a-wardrobe-winner.aspx#Comments84a2766b-f690-40d0-a709-1d5a11f70947Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:46:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/24/seeds-for-thought.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)For a long time I had resigned myself to the fact that tomatoes just don't taste the same as they did when I was a child. It's more than the fact that some of the supermarket tomatoes are grown out of season in a hot house. It is more than the fact that they have to be picked before completely ripe to last until they get to market. I know it ...Conscious Livinghttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/24/seeds-for-thought.aspx#Comments38f5d720-8a5e-491b-94d0-3ff30d1f298eSat, 25 Apr 2009 02:16:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/23/i-can-see-i-can-see.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I finally took some time out to go for a sorely needed eye exam. I am a real procrastinator when it comes to dentists, doctors and mechanics. Fortunately, the optometrist didn't give me a lecture when he saw the terrible state of the gas permeable lenses I had been wearing in my eyes for the past few months. I was relieved, so I went through the exam. "Which one is better...One ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/23/i-can-see-i-can-see.aspx#Comments3f52125d-185d-416a-a47c-d937e3f6906fThu, 23 Apr 2009 21:36:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)Here are some tips on how to help the planet by reducing our carbon footprints:and here is the best argument I've ever heard on why we might want to act on them right now: For more on Enlightened Grand parenting visit Nona Nita's Nook and click My Path Productions for ideas that support conscious living ...Holidayshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day.aspx#Comments5d5fae88-6312-48fc-a6fa-f5013970b0fcWed, 22 Apr 2009 23:26:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/21/lost-in-a-book.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)I almost didn't blog today. I have rediscovered the books on tape section of my library and find myself intrigued once again by The Mists of Avalon, a feat that I would never had had the luxury of attempting if I actually had to take the time to sit down and read the books. The author, Marion Zimmer Bradley, wrote this tale of the legendary Avalon and its influence on the ...Nona's MusingsConscious Livinghttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/21/lost-in-a-book.aspx#Comments156669c6-67d4-45b1-9ac6-88de1e389412Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:12:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/20/in-praise-of-random-acts-of-kindness.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)...Nona's Listshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/20/in-praise-of-random-acts-of-kindness.aspx#Comments15f650fc-a598-42be-b66d-bc276bbd53bfTue, 21 Apr 2009 02:33:00 GMThttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/18/mission-accomplished.aspx?ref=rssNamastejfz@aol.com (Nona Nita's Blog)Two guitars for my students to practice with $25One Yamaha Keyboard for the classroom $10Vintage Tablecloth ...Nona's Musingshttp://blog.nonanitasnook.com/2009/04/18/mission-accomplished.aspx#Commentse154542b-578a-4550-ae36-5fafd0a3a4e7Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:03:00 GMT