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The new, upgraded, updated, better than ever Sundrop Jewelry website!
Posted by Tawny on 12 May 2010 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
We’ve updated the look of the Sundrop Jewelry website, and added an FAQ with common questions answered by the inventor himself, a News and Press page with links to various articles about Sundrops, and a short biography of the company.
Enjoy the new site!
Enjoy the new site!
I’m Starting a New Blog
Posted by Tawny on 01 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
For quite a while, I’ve been wanting to write about gardening, preserving, cooking, reducing energy use, frugality, and general sustainable living. That’s a lot of topics, I know, and I didn’t want to crowd out or overwhelm the sustainable business focus here on this blog.
A recent train of small events lead me to read “Save Three Lives” by Robert Rodale, founder of the Rodale Institute and Organic Gardening Magazine. Although the book is nearly 20 years old and I’m sure some of it is out of date, a large amount, sadly, is not. It was the final straw, with a call to action that caused me to actually write to all three branches of government (the Dept of Justice is starting an series of public workshops looking into antitrust and monopoly issues concerning our agriculture conglomerates this spring).
The book also tipped me over the edge and convinced me that I really did want to blog about all these things - I sat down and in a half hour had a list of post ideas more than a page long. Since then, more keep popping into my head or being sparked by other bloggers’ posts coming across my google reader list. So, I’m starting a new blog, Growing Home. Some posts you can look forward to seeing there:
A recent train of small events lead me to read “Save Three Lives” by Robert Rodale, founder of the Rodale Institute and Organic Gardening Magazine. Although the book is nearly 20 years old and I’m sure some of it is out of date, a large amount, sadly, is not. It was the final straw, with a call to action that caused me to actually write to all three branches of government (the Dept of Justice is starting an series of public workshops looking into antitrust and monopoly issues concerning our agriculture conglomerates this spring).
The book also tipped me over the edge and convinced me that I really did want to blog about all these things - I sat down and in a half hour had a list of post ideas more than a page long. Since then, more keep popping into my head or being sparked by other bloggers’ posts coming across my google reader list. So, I’m starting a new blog, Growing Home. Some posts you can look forward to seeing there:
- a series of at least one good recipe for each food coming out of the garden
- how to build self-watering containers
- donating to food pantries (I’ve always wondered whether it’s better to donate money or loss leader items from the grocery store)
- an update on the 90% reduction posts I did 3 years ago
We’re Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary!
Posted by Tawny on 31 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Five years ago, the four of us founded Sundrop Jewelry LLC. In celebration, we’re offering a 15% discount at our webstore through Valentine’s Day! Just enter coupon code “5thA” during checkout.
Personal Update
Posted by Tawny on 18 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Since it’s been a VERY long time since we’ve posted to this blog, I thought I should give an update on what we are all doing here at Sundrop Jewelry.
Shaun and I moved to Minnesota in mid-January 2008. He is working for his old Carleton College professor as a Senior Software Developer at Ultralingua, where he writes dictionary and translation software for the iPhone, Palm Pre, Windows, and enough other platforms I can’t keep track of them all. I’ve been holding down the fort keeping Sundrop Jewelry going from day to day (making sundrops, filling orders, updating our webstore, etc) and dealing with all the pesky problems that crop up in anyone’s life. Sundrop Jewelry is verging on getting too big to make all the drops ourselves, so we experimented with hiring a couple contractors to help us last summer. While not terribly productive overall, we learned a lot about what to do (and not do) next time.
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of photos in the book
Hig and Erin finished their trek from Seattle to the Aleutians in June 2008 and settled down in Hig’s home town of Seldovia, Alaska (also Shaun’s hometown). They built a yurt, where they live with their baby boy Katmai, who was born in February. Erin wrote a book about their trip that came out in October, “A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski”, and we had an enjoyable few days visiting when they came through Minneapolis on book tour.
I’ve got some updates coming on the progress of our survey of the environmental footprint of one pair of Sundrop earrings, including recycled silver, our new jewelry cards, more on the impacts of shipping, a move away from silver chain for our necklaces, and more.
Shaun and I moved to Minnesota in mid-January 2008. He is working for his old Carleton College professor as a Senior Software Developer at Ultralingua, where he writes dictionary and translation software for the iPhone, Palm Pre, Windows, and enough other platforms I can’t keep track of them all. I’ve been holding down the fort keeping Sundrop Jewelry going from day to day (making sundrops, filling orders, updating our webstore, etc) and dealing with all the pesky problems that crop up in anyone’s life. Sundrop Jewelry is verging on getting too big to make all the drops ourselves, so we experimented with hiring a couple contractors to help us last summer. While not terribly productive overall, we learned a lot about what to do (and not do) next time.
of photos in the book
Hig and Erin finished their trek from Seattle to the Aleutians in June 2008 and settled down in Hig’s home town of Seldovia, Alaska (also Shaun’s hometown). They built a yurt, where they live with their baby boy Katmai, who was born in February. Erin wrote a book about their trip that came out in October, “A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski”, and we had an enjoyable few days visiting when they came through Minneapolis on book tour.
I’ve got some updates coming on the progress of our survey of the environmental footprint of one pair of Sundrop earrings, including recycled silver, our new jewelry cards, more on the impacts of shipping, a move away from silver chain for our necklaces, and more.
Fresnel lenses are fun
Posted by Shaun on 11 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
It looks like the folks over at Google bought themselves a lens. I have to admit. I’ve never tried making popcorn with ours.
Getting too political
Posted by Shaun on 11 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I apologize for getting political on you, but sometimes our Federal Government makes me rather angry.
A 16 month in-depth investigation by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has concluded something we already know. Our president is a liar. What’s more he likes to pick things to lie about that will cause the most damage to our species, our planet, our country, and it’s people.
The report can be found on the committee’s website. There is a PDF at the bottom.
A 16 month in-depth investigation by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has concluded something we already know. Our president is a liar. What’s more he likes to pick things to lie about that will cause the most damage to our species, our planet, our country, and it’s people.
The report can be found on the committee’s website. There is a PDF at the bottom.