MOTHERS DAY – 2009

Love You Mom! A Tasty SWEETS Tribute to your mother can come from certified organic crisp sugar cookies by Organic Style. Packed in a handy reusable tin with some of the proceeds from each purchase going towards green projects. TIP for today is give mom a gift that is sweet and green. Make every opportunity…




SEEDS OF CHANGE – Food Tips

SEEDS OF CHANGE: Preserving Biodiversity - Supporting Sustainable Organic Agriculture According to Seeds of Change®, ( www.seedsofchangefood.com ),  the company was founded in 1989 with a revolutionary mission that was not only prescient but also visionary. Their purpose and goal was to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable, organic agriculture (including the preservation of heirloom seeds), which modern…




HUMOR AND WORK

Having good HUMOR is part of doing great work on any job. Katherine Hepburn appreciated Cary Grant’s humor off screen as well as on. She spoke about Grant being so funny, and that he had a wonderful laugh. Hepburn said when you looked at Cary’s face it was full of a wonderful kind of laughter…




HOT TEA – Tips and History

Many of the potential health advantages of TEA are well known in the East and West after thousands of years of consumption. Wars, intrigue, theft, and subterfuge are all part of the history related to tea and its value to the world economy which began long ago with trade routes in ancient times. Some of us…




FIRST DOG – White House Bo

We all remember our very First Dog and the great love that developed instantaneously. The White House released a new photo of Bo Obama, the Obamas’ new puppy, running though the halls with President Obama. Bo is a six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog who arrived at the White House over the weekend as new Puppy-In-Chief, a gift…




EASTER-PASSOVER-SPRING

Over the years, our doors have been open and crossed by people of all races, orientations, and denominations. We have always done our very best to help each one of them, and did a pretty good job which earned us our highly regarded reputation. The two big holidays for April are EASTER and PASSOVER. We’ve…




APRIL – SPRING – AND GREEN

April is a great month! Not only is it green with spring flowers but also fun for kids who are out of school for Easter and Passover. April is also a good time for thinking about more GREEN eco-friendly changes we can make. Our TIP is combine Easter-Friendly-And-Eco-Friendly. Gorgeously Green is a good read or…




THE TAKE UNDER – Sustainable Fuel

Today’s TIP is a shoutout for our nephew musician-composer-DJ, Jake-Simon, who will play at HELIOS on April 4th-8pm. This GREEN event starts at 5 with food and drink. Go see The Take Under with Jake-Simon & Shane Silver. Let yourself go into their dance groove. The BEST!! — Guaranteed you won’t be able to resist…




SAINT PATRICK’S DAY TIPS

There was a computer glitch during Saint Patrick’s Day preventing our posting this entry. Here it is anyway because it’s got some great TIPS: The legend goes that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland, and the land and people were  finally free of them. We could easily say we need St. Patrick…




LOCAVORE – Eat Locally

Eating within 100 miles of your city location is called being a LOCAVORE. Our best advice TIP for today is “go local” and become a locavore. The concept “think globally act locally” is a known political slogan. Buying food from your local farmers markets, community gardens, food co-ops, farmers markets or community supported agriculture is a…