Archive for October, 2007

Think Pink – Support the Cure

How You Can Support Breast Cancer Research by Thinking Pink! October is now well known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and hundreds of retailers are thinking “pink” and donating portions of the proceeds from certain sales to breast cancer research foundations! The “pink” products vary greatly, ranging from breath mints to mixers to clothing. I... Read more »

Caramel Apple Carousel!

Look What I Found – A Caramel Apple Carousel! Just in time for Halloween entertaining, I found an adorable red and white striped caramel apple carousel that keeps the caramel warm and ready for dipping. The heated container is surrounded by six ceramic cups just waiting to be filled with whatever toppings you’d like! Consider... Read more »

Tip of the Week – A Great Way to Find New Music!

Tip of the Week: A Great Way to find New Music! My family will tell you that I am definitely stuck in a music rut! I still love the same music that I grew up with in the 1980’s! (Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet – you get the picture!) But the combination... Read more »

My Top 24 Favorite Songs of All Time!

My Top 24 Favorite Songs of All Time! Who Says You Can’t Go Home - Bon Jovi 100 Years – Five for Fighting Hey There Delilah- Plain White T’s Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations Dancing In The Moonlight – King Harvest I’ve Got Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks Drops Of Jupiter –... Read more »

Building a Sukkah

Fall Family Tradition – Building a Sukkah! This week I had the unique opportunity to learn about the Jewish celebration of Sukkot and the very joyful and special tradition of building of a sukkah. While visiting a beautiful sukkah, I learned that they are small, temporary structures, built outdoors with two and a half or... Read more »

The Most Unique Advent Calendar!

Look What I Found – The Most Unique Advent Calendar! If you purchase Advent calendars for your children to count down the days until Christmas, you’ve probably bought some version of a cardboard box, with numbered doors and candy inside. For a dramatic and lasting upgrade, take a look at three Advent calendars offered this... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Paint a Pumpkin!

Paint a Pumpkin! Ordinarily, in the “Tip of the Week” I don’t revisit a topic that I have already written about, but I’m about to make an exception! A few days ago I described ideas for enhancing real pumpkins in Fall Table Top Décor. I took pumpkins fresh from the field and spray painted them... Read more »