The day of our departure from Bucerias, Mexico (Feb 22) we were walking home from the Sunday market. We need to cross the highway via an underpass. The litter in the underpass has always been extreme. We had commented on it just the day or so before.
Lo and behold, as we walked back to our [...]
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Update on litter in Bucerias, Mexico
Posted in environmentally friendly, tagged Bucerias, litter, Mexico, recycling, sweeping on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Saving our planet in Mexico
Posted in environmentally friendly, tagged Bucerias, community, environment, environmental, garbage, litter, Nayarit Riviera, recycled, recycling, volunteering, volunteers on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We love Mexico.
But there is one thing we have never understood about the towns we visit on our stays in the Nayarit Riviera.
People litter.
There is garbage everywhere in public places and plastic bottles are littered all over the place. Last year our granddaughter Skye (then aged five) said, “Why do they throw their bottles on [...]
Fitzgerald the Dump Truck
Posted in Fitzgerald, environmentally friendly, tagged diy, dump, Dump Truck, Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald the Dump Truck, garbage, junk, rural dwellers, rustic lifestyle, YouTube on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As many country/rural dwellers know, regular trips to the dump are a part of life. Our weekend rustic lifestyle is no different.
Our county dump is basically a transfer station with all wet garbage going into large bins, far from the other “junk”. We’ve finally posted the first two episodes of our ultimate dump decor DIY! [...]
A simple idea to save some energy
Posted in environmentally friendly, tagged clothes drier, clothesline, energy, energy efficient, extension ladder, general store, laundry, lodge, restrictions, save some energy, simple idea, solar powered, wind powered on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How much energy does a clothes drier consume? I don’t know the answer to that question and I welcome someone who is more knowledgeable or smarter than me to let me know!
I do know that driers consume a lot of energy… and that’s enough for me!
So, this weekend, at our lodge where we retreat to [...]
