Le nouveau fléau

Je suis si heureuse lorsque je vois le virage vert que prennent les gens.

Mais…

Mais autant qu’il existe le fléau des sacs de plastique…je crois que nous verrons sous peu un nouveau fléau : celui des sacs réutilisables!

La mode est que maintenant, les magasins de toutes sortes et les supermarchés possèdent leur variance sur les sacs réutilisables. Ils sont beaux, colorés, ils ont des mantras qui attirent l’œil, des designs pour tous les goûts, il en a des petits, des moyens, et des gros! Bref, les grands corporatifs se sont lancés sur la chance de montrer qu’ils sont soucieux de l’environnement mais surtout pour profiter monétairement de ce virage vert (vert=$$!!!).

Sur- consommateurs que nous sommes, nous les achetons tous (car ooohhh ils sont si beaux!). Mais je demande à ce que tous les gens fassent un choix éclairé. Achetez le strict nécessaire, et veillez à ce que vous achetiez des sacs qui sont non seulement beaux, mais de préférence biologiques et équitables.

Culture de coton

Les sacs de coton posent de grands problèmes pour l’environnement et pour l’homme;

· Empoisonnement des écosystèmes, du bétail, et de la faune environnante

· Utilisation de pesticides (classés extrêmement dangereux dans plusieurs pays), d’engrais et de plants de coton génétiquement modifiés

· Troubles de santé pour les producteurs; perte de poids, tremblements, affectations des reins et du système nerveux, cancers, etc.

· Déforestation

· Bref, le coton est LA culture la plus polluante qui soit!

Bref, il faut faire un choix éclairé. Voici quelques critères sur lesquels on peut se baser pour faire un achat écologique et responsable!

· Achetez des sacs de fait de matières recyclées (évitez le plastique (fait de pétrole donc pas très écolo))

· Achetez des sacs sans encre (certain sacs colorés sont justement très nocifs pour l’environnement si jetées aux ordures!)

· Achetez des sacs faits de coton biologique, équitable et non blanchi

· Choisir le chanvre, c’est un matériel provenant d’une culture moins polluante que le coton

· Acheter localement! Un sac à 1$ provenant de la chine n’encourage pas l’économie locale, et ne fait aucun bien à l’environnement puisqu’il doit faire le long trajet!

· Mais surtout, ne vous laissez pas emporter par les couleurs et les jolis motifs hypnotisant!

Personne n’a réellement besoin de 20 sacs réutilisables…alors la modération a bien meilleur goût!

Cat stories

Yesterday we were able to catch a little kitten that was hanging around for the last week, crying at our window (sniff sniff)...

He's at S.P.A in Quebec now, they say he's about 4 months old. A cutie with blue eyes and white fur. Will be up for adoption within a few days. www.spadequebec.ca

At least now he will have an excellent chance of getting adopted!

So this got me nostalgic of my other kitty stories...so here's a few.

ACE'S STORY

When we were living in the Saguenay Lac St-Jean regon, PL came home with a cat...a skinny, stinky cat. But a sweetheart we couldn't resist. He had so much crap stuck in his fur (branches, leaves, you name it!) we had to get him shaved. He had ear mites, worms, ear infections, eye infections, a scraped nose...He looked pathetic.

But with a little love and a chance, he found a home! With my mom, who couldn't resist his charms.

The before shot...

On his way to his new home (5½ hour drive, he loved the ride!)

Getting comfortable in his new home...

Ace is A.K.A Mr. Handsome :)

Always up a tree...such a pest!

Ace & his new Mom

AND NOW FOR MY

KIDS :)

FUZZYBUTT (A.K.A. Cocotte, Vieille chialeuse ;))

My first cat. I got her in 1996 at a petshop. I was looking for a quiet cat, not too vocal. So there she was in this huge cage surrounded by about 10 other kittens. She was sitting in the litter box...I suppose to get some peace and quiet...and I fell in love! She's a special one that Fuzzybutt...she's got a strong character. You don't mess with her! So drum roll please...

SHISHI (A.K.A. Poopoo)

We saved Poopoo from a tree when we were living in Montreal. We had heard a cat crying for a few days but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. We finally saw her, up high in a tree. We called everywhere for help. Unlike in the movies, no one helped, no friendly neighbourhood firemen, nada. So PL climbed up the balconies of the building (3 of them!) put a 2X4 in the tree and put food at the other end, and hoped for the best. She finally came, he put her in a pack sac and passed her to me. She was only 3 months old and had been in the tree for at least 3 days, she had her head between the branches to hold herself up to stop from falling. Poor thing.

She's been with us ever since, despite Fuzzybutt's protests! Drum roll...

IMMA

Imma was abandoned by her mom in our backyard here in Quebec. Her mom had had 5 kittens, and we fed them and planned to try to catch them all and bring them to the ACSA in Quebec. But one by one they disapeared unti'll only she was left. The ACSA was still suppose to take her, but she was on a waiting list. She was a scared little thing. We couldn't approach her at all, she would run away and hiss. So we built her a shelter. When spring came, we caught her so we could get her fixed. But we we're too late, she was expecting. Oh crap. So we built a bigger shelter for her. She had 4 kittens, one died at birth. The ASCA finally had place for her, but she had the kittens so we decided to wait unti'll they were old enough. We fell in looooooove with all 3 kittens. So much fun to watch them grow up in the backyard. They we're all adopted!! And For Imma, once the kittens were gone, she came aroung and let me hand feed her. So bit by bit (after a year!!!!) she let me pet her! And now she lives inside and is the best cat ever! Sweet and affectionate....Drumroll...

Imma & Kittens

Ummm...that's it for now!

Proof at last! Enfin des preuves!

Just a quick post to convince some non believers of the fact that :

• Yes, I do on occasion wear a winter jacket,


• Yes, on even rarer occasions I do wear pants,


• and Yes sometimes I get cold (hence the coffee & bailey's!) !!
  

To support my argument, here's a few pics!

Je voulais afficher cette photo rapidus afin de convaincre quelques non-croyant(e)s le fait que :

• Oui, je porte occasionnellement un manteau d'hiver,


• Oui, quoi que moins fréquemment, je porte des pantalons,


• et Oui des fois j'arrive à avoir froid (d'où le café bailey's!) !!
  

Preuve à l'appui, voici quelques photos!

Psst... Annie! Est-ce que je t'ai convaincue? ;)