Grandmother’s daffodils transplanted to become treasured
family heirlooms 

It was an Instagram of early morning daffodils backlit by the sun, which triggered memories for Kathleen Jae, inspiring her to write me. Her mother grew up on a small dairy farm in Allison Park. The farm went up for sale in the late 1990’s after Kathleen’s grandparents passed away. “It broke my heart,” she says of letting the farm go. “Lots of memories there.” The area around the farm had been developed already and the family decided to try and keep the property together by selling to a single buyer, even though that meant turning down a big payday from developers. “You'd never know there was ever a farm there, says Kathleen, to look at it now.”

Her grandmother, Dorothy White Fretwell loved daffodils and began planting them in the front yard, starting around the 1920’s. “Just beyond the white pillared front porch,” Kathleen remembered fondly. “Two kinds, the big yellow ones we're all familiar with, and Pheasant Eye,” she added. 

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Living with Less 

Being stuck in our homes has brought a new reality to light: We own too much stuff. 

Cleaning and disinfecting all of it has made us just want to get rid of it. There are lots of ways to do that but here is some helpful information to make sure that what you own does not travel from living room to landfill.

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For the Love of Thrifting

From designer gowns to ripped jeans, personal style plays a key role in how we want people to see us. But what about the invisible impacts of fashion as self expression? Did you know that the fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world? From untreated toxic water finding its way from factories into our streams, to cheap synthetic fibers emitting gases 300 times more damaging than carbon dioxide into our air, the industry must be reimagined. 

As individuals, it can feel completely overwhelming to think about how we can do our part to reduce the destructive global impact that the fashion industry leaves behind. But, fear not! Wearing fashions that are good for the environment and respect the workers producing them can still be affordable and oh-so-chic. 

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