Throwing Rocks at Birds*

Once my husband said something along the lines of “It’s like I was throwing rocks at two birds.”   I gasped, “Why are you throwing rocks at birds?!?!?!”  Thankfully, what he meant to say was, “It’s like I killed two birds with one stone.”  To be fair, English is his second language. 

Anyway, that was about 99% off-topic.  The point is, I received a creative, world-saving gift from mom that does exactly that---figuratively kills two birds with one stone.  She gave me a handy-dandy bag made out of...*drum roll*….used plastic grocery bags!  It’s the “bag of all bags” (I can’t take credit for this clever play on words—it’s on the bag’s tag).  Upcycling at its best = world saving bird #1.   

And, it’s no coincidence that I am posting this right after this post.  Looks like I have my first reusable grocery bag!  Using re-usable bags = world saving bird #2.

The bag was made by world-saver Julie Starbuck, who crochets the used plastic grocery bags (recognize the old school Walmart bags?  I do!) into the snazzy new usable bags.  The new bag is even washable (cold water)—which makes it a perfect veggie/fruit grocery bag (or beach tote or slobbery dog toy carrier or lunch bag or countless other uses).

If you would like to purchase your very own snazzy bag, you can contact Julie at djstar@charter.net or 660.441.0598. 

*No animals were harmed in the writing of this post or by said husband