Time is money, and right now you don't have either the time or the money to answer the call of the shopping mall at Christmas. The only way you can show your friends love, peace on earth, goodwill towards men is by shopping at Macy's, so you think.
� bear grass threaded with crystalsThe students calculated pounds of crops. What they were not able to do was turn those pounds of crops and other benefits of rooftop gardens into dollar values. A recent three-year, million-dollar Toronto study, however, provided help. The 2005 study by the Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University found that if all of the rooftops in Toronto were greened, the economic value would be substantial. Storm-water capture would lead to a net benefit initially of $118 million in Canadian dollars. Reduction in sewer overflow would save an additional $46 million. In Toronto, tens of millions more would be saved in energy costs by the added insulation in winter and the heat reduction in summer. All told, Toronto's savings would include roughly $300 million in initial capital costs, and then tens of millions of dollars each year. Although no one had calculated it, the greater surface area of New York's buildings might produce even bigger savings. This was all on top of the benefits of actually producing food.� callas, bear grass, sword grass: submerged & twirled in bubble glass� multilayered satin ribbons� maple or oak leaves, roses, orchids, gerbers: submerged entirely in water (aka �drowning rose�)The benefits of rooftops extend not just to humans, but also to other species. Seeds arrive, along with hundreds of bee and wasp species. Spiders parachute in on loops of silk. Such colonizers also move among these spaces, the way they might move among fields of tall grass. Winged animals fly from building to building, unaware that anything they are doing is unusual. In Paris, New York, and Tokyo, beekeepers depend on such rooftop life and other gardens for the production of honey. The bees fly among buildings, gathering nectar that they bring back to provision both their brood and (unintentionally) their keepers.The idea of green rooftops is old. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, if they existed at all, were a kind of rooftop garden. Nebuchadnezzar II is said to have built them around 600 BC to satisfy the yearnings of his wife, Amytis of Media, for the trees and plants of her homeland. Clearly, rooftop gardens, whether they are in Babylon or elsewhere, have costs. Roofs must be strong and waterproof, and often water must be carried or pumped up. But the gardens also accrue benefits beyond those of simply producing food and pleasing spouses. They sequester toxins from the air. They filter and collect storm water and reduce sewer overflow. They reduce building heating and cooling costs. At the scale of cities, it has been argued, they reduce temperatures on hot days. Then, of course, they make us happy. For Amytis of Media that happiness was being reminded of her home in what is now northern Iran. For us, today, it is being reminded of those millions of years that we lived in the wild.� cranberries, kumquats, cherries, frozen green peas (can take water)� coffee beans, candy corn, dried indian corn, popcorn, dried peas, lentils (keep dry)� vase gems, bright striking colors
Pre-heat oven to 350�F (175�C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Empty the jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl, blend the mixture thoroughly. Stir in butter or margarine, egg, and vanilla. Mix until completely blended. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. Makes 36 cookies.
Author: Kristin Johnson
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