Honey & Pine Co

While we don’t believe the living cruelty-free means you have to live a fully vegan lifestyle we do believe that we all have an inherent responsibility to treat animals humanely and be aware of the impact our choices as a consumer have on various industries such as household goods and beauty products. You can make a big difference with little changes such as: When you’re buying caged eggs (most eggs found in grocery stores) you’re buying eggs from hens that were forced to spend their short lives trapped inside cages so small Cows only produce milk when they are lactating after birthing a calf so to ensure there’s enough milk to meet supply demand, dairy cows are impregnated each year then their newborn calves are taken away so their milk can be harvested to restock grocery stores. For example, H&M isn’t a fully vegan company but it has taken steps toward protecting the welfare of animals by declining wool sourced from farms and feathers plucked from live and force-fed birds.

I realize a lot of the houseplants I share on here can be toxic to dogs which is why I’m always stressing the importance of knowing the signs of plant poisoning, having the animal control poison control phone number available, and keeping toxic houseplants away from your dogs. Since a common issue you guys tell me about is not having a lot of bright interior light in your homes I wanted to share a few of the best pet-friendly houseplants you can grow in low light or dark spaces. The Peacock plant is also known as Zebra plant or Rattlesnake plant due to its stunning stripes and coloring. The variegated versions of the spider plant (the white/green plants) need medium to bright light but the solid green variety do great in low light.

but I like to think that maybe it’s because it’s summer and the last thing I feel like doing is sitting on my laptop longer than necessary after a long day at work. After being cooped up all winter and working full-time in an office building, it’s been nice to be able to spend time outside. There’s been a lot of stress due to work commitments and other scheduling commitments so I feel like I’ve been out of sorts and off-kilter for a while. Besides, this time last year we were moving to Missouri and I feel like summer got lost.

Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amidst the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood book and stationery shop. If you enjoy emotional stories that tug at your heart strings and leave you a jumbled mess of tears (in the best possible way, of course) then The Stationery Shop absolutely must be on your reading list ASAP. The Stationery Shop is definitely that kind of book which means I’ll be making a trip to the book store this weekend to buy a hard cover edition to display on my shelves. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali is the first book I’ve read from my 2019 summer reading list