Plastic

So, I have about decided that plastic is just plain evil. The chemicals in it messing with our endocrine systems, no way to get rid of it, never breaks down. It has solved lots of problems but created lots too. I am trying to avoid plastic as much as I can, but it is impossible!

Now this about huge amounts of plastic in the ocean:
Scientists study 'garbage patch' in Pacific Ocean

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Simplify. Local. But really, how do I freeze my local corn if not in plastic bags? The berries can be canned in nice glass jars, but not as whole unprocessed berries but as more of a topping or jelly. My head hurts.

New Appreciation...

I have learned something about myself this summer- I don't do well living alone! I am so use to family life drawing boundaries around my time and activities, that when they are not home for more than a few days life gets off. Up too late, too much T.V., any bit of discipline floating away, lack of focus... You get the picture. I hope I never have to live alone, but I guess if I did I would just have to figure it out. I have such a new appreciation for all the folks in the congregation who live alone...