William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle

Architect and designer William McDonough explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridges the needs of ecology and economics. He brings up some interesting thoughts like these:

Talking about the power and elegance of trees.
"Designers --imagine this assignment.
Design something that:
makes oxygen
sequesters carbon
fixes nitrogen
creates micro-climates
distills water
makes complex sugars in food
changes colors with the seasons
&
self replicates!
Why don't we knock that down and write on it?"

Why we need humble design:
"It took us 5000 years to put wheels on our suitcases!"

cute idea

I liked these lightbulb vases. Aren't they simple and fun?

Thankful List

I felt compelled to write a few things I've been especially thankful for this past month.

friends who show you how important you are to them.
the thoughtfulness of others
my ability and know-how to do hard labor and common household fixes
suavitel fabric softener
ice cream
hospitality
new key-shortcuts I've discovered for my MacBook Pro
(did you know about command + esc? or ctrl + option + command + 8? -- try them!)

The pleasures of living in Minnesota

My mom took these pictures of the April snowstorm that hit home yesterday/today. Would you ever believe these were taken on April 26th!?

yummy!

I think everyone who knows me recognizes how much i lOVE french toast. How cheerful & lovely to have one of these plates of kabobs set in front of you for breakfast?

(via swissmiss)

i'm so glad i went to class today . . .

because this is what we watched!!!
This bEATbOX kid is set for life. What do you think?

i love my family!

These old pictures are priceless. Don't you think?


GOOBER SAYS HEY....say hey goob!


bowL cut!


BABY DROWSY! awww...


my only cute profile picture.


My uncle Wes helping me do a puzzle


Look at those young bucks! ow oww!


Nice shades dad and gretch! pretty sure I'm the only normal looking one here :)