: About Me

Elizabeth Blankenship is Mom to Abbygale and SaoirseLeigh. Born and raised in Vermont, Elizabeth will always consider herself a Vermonter. Around 6 years ago she moved to a small rural farming community in Central New York. She has found great peace, friendship and inspiration in her adopted farming community.

Her daughters, "green" and "eco-friendly" writing, organic gardening, raising free range "comet" chickens and giving to others are her passions.

Elizabeth is a published Freelance writer of eco-friendly, green and other various articles. She has written and illustrated a Children's book titled "Fishing With Da" and is currently working on her second Children's book titled "Three Chicks Lane." In her spare time she is working on her first novel.

Elizabeth has worked in Human Services for 15 years. Primarily as a Social Worker who has Learned so much from many wonderful people.

Elizabeth's motto is: Take time to tell the people you love just how much they mean to you.

My passion is ...

my daughters, writing, still life photography, organic gardening, volunteering locally, raising "Comet" chickens, murder mysteries, and traveling...

I know too much about ...

I do not think that you ever can know too much about anything...

My parents always told me ...

find something you enjoy doing and figure out a way to make money at it...

My childhood ambition ...

to travel

My favorite memory ...

fishing with my Da on the weekends...

Why I write ...

so much goes around and around in my head, it is nice to clear out some of the clutter...

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"THE DEATH OF AN IRISH LOVER". I enjoy watching Pushing Up Daisies, Ghost Whisperer, and Eli Stone...I listen to anything really. My music tastes are very ecclectic...

My first job ...

front desk clerk at my Mom's hotel.

My best moment ...

the birth of my daughters...Meeting the love of my life over GREEN BEERS!

My inspiration ...

tell the people that I love, just how much I love them everyday...

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2007's HUGE toys recall was alarming! Be vigilant about the toys kids play with. Kids want to fit in and be "cool." You want them to have safe toys. Green gifts for kids are cool, fun, and most importantly safe. Some holiday is just around the corner. Wonderful eco-friendly toys are available. Choosing the right green gift for kids doesn't have to be difficult. Be pro-active, don't leave it up to Multi-Million dollar companies to watch out for kid's safety anymore. They ultimately have the bottom dollar glued to their greedy little fists. Thankfully, we have some eco-friendly helpers, maki...

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