Notes from Catherine Rowett, former Green Party MEP for East of England and deputy coordinator of the Eastern Region Green Party*(UK). Biographical reflections on life as an MEP. Longer reflections and discussions on issues relating to policy, the good life, justice, equality, anti-austerity economics and the future of the planet. This is also a forum for exchanging ideas on how to tread lightly on the planet and avoid supporting exploitation and corrupt practices. Here we go...

Friday 29 February 2008

What does it mean to be green?


Not being able to spread the butter on your bread till at least April.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Could you not just warm your butter up on something that would be emitting heat anyway?

Catherine Rowett said...

Someone should invent a radiator rack with removable butter dish, preferably made out of renewable materials. However, our kitchen radiator has an airing rack with tea towels on it, so what we really need is for someone to invent a combined rack with a rail for tea towels and a tray to hold a removable butter dish.

Flying Lily said...

Or place the butter in a sunny window while you have your coffee? I don't want you to miss out on your lovely butter all winter.

Catherine Rowett said...

Sunny window? What sunny window?

Catherine Rowett said...

Problem solved. It turns out that the organic butter from T**co is soft enough to use even in the winter. Hooray!