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Lill H.

Central, Maine
I'm a a homeschooling mom, a freelance writer, researcher and longtime organic gardener. My... Full Bio
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Celebration and Vacation by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Share It’s the time of year when families like to spend time together, and my family is no exception. I’m going to take the next couple of weeks off to enjoy the ... Read on »
O (Environmentally Friendly) Christmas Tree by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Share Image: Tom Clare / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Your Christmas tree is the focal point for making your holiday special. Decorating the tree is a cherished fa ... Read on »
5 Ways To De-Stress Your Holidays by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least here in Maine. Snow is falling on the pines. The chickadees ... Read on »
Tis the Season For Giving – Got 15 Minutes? by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Image: vitasamb2001 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The holiday season reminds us of how much we have. Even if we don’t live in a mansion or own a Mercedes, most of ... Read on »
Green Christmas Ideas – Simple, Frugal and Ethical Holiday Gifts by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Image: Suat Eman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Many of us will be celebrating the holidays with gifts next month. But some of us have had it with spending way too ... Read on »
The Year I Forgot to Thaw The Turkey by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living One of our most memorable Thanksgivings was many years ago, when we had two kids under two (we were foster parents at the time), one with severe asthma that needed ... Read on »
Easy Cranberry Sauce Recipe and Thanksgiving Thoughts by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Whether you’re having Thanksgiving at home or bringing something to share with family and friends, you’re probably wishing that you could find something just a litt ... Read on »
A Network for Green Parents by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Saturday and Sunday are surfing days for me, which makes Monday a good day to share what I’ve found. This weekend, I found a real gem at Green Parents Network . If ... Read on »
Daylight Savings Time Changes Everything by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Half-knitted pair of socks by Lill, Photo by Daughter Last March, I started knitting a pair of wool socks. They were my third of 2009 and somehow I lost the ... Read on »
Safe, Natural Makeup or Facepaint for Halloween by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I’ve had several emails lately, asking about natural face paint for Halloween. One reader wanted to know if she could buy it, and another reader wanted to know if she cou ... Read on »
Fall is For the Birds by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This beautiful blue jay joined us for breakfast this morning. We had pumpkin cranberry muffins (recipe follows). Blue Jay had our home made wild bird treat of suet stud ... Read on »
Easy and Healthy Banana Cake Recipe from Ray Collins by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I love Ray Collin’s “ Good Life Letter “. His health information is spot on and he delivers it in a style that always makes me smile as I learn the latest way to live a h ... Read on »
Think Pink? I Don’t Think So. Here’s Why by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Do you feel as if you’re drowning in a sea of pink? I do. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, as I’m sure you’re aware. There’s the irony. Every ... Read on »
Opinion: Health Care, It’s Still Neither by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I posted about the health care crisis last summer and I haven’t changed my opinion. With very important elections coming up next month, maybe it’s time to re-e ... Read on »
Gingerbread For Back Pain? by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Before I get to the gingerbread recipe, let me say two things. 1. It’s a vegan recipe, but not because I’m a vegan. It’s because I’m sensitive to eggs; the ... Read on »
Sustainable Interior Design by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Fall is here and it will soon be time to “button up” the house again. I don’t know about you, but this time of year has me looking at my home’s decor wi ... Read on »
BPA Alert – It’s All Over This Common Item You Probably Handled Today by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Think you’ve eliminated BPA exposure for yourself and your family? Sure, you’ve thrown out the baby bottles that leached the stuff in ... Read on »
Click to Donate Redux by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I used to click on these sites all the time, but then I got too busy. What with home schooling, internet marketing, researching and freelance writing, I h ... Read on »
Simple, Scrumptious Sauteed Desserts by Lill H. Health Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Image by mikeczyzewski via Flickr If, like me, you believe that desserts are one of the b ... Read on »