May ← 2011 ← I could sew do that!

An Arresting Video on YouTube: How to Save the Blue Fin Tuna

May

2011

A friend recently tweeted a link to this video about the decline of the Blue Fin Tuna and their possible extinction as soon as 2012: It is an animated film that covers the decline in Blue Fin tuna stock as a result of commercial fishing, wasteful tuna farms and increasing consumption combined with the dangers ...

Quotes I Love!: Love is not a matter of getting what you want.

May

2011

“Love is not a matter of getting what you want. Quite the contrary. The insistence on always having what you want, on always being satisfied, on always being fulfilled, makes love impossible. ” -Thomas Merton

Late Night Musings or If a Tree Falls in the Woods….

May

2011

After spending a lovely day at the local craft fair and flea market meeting so many of my new friends and neighbors I am amused by how much a person can change their mind in a single life time. As an example I pose this koan, one that I have pondered many, many times in ...

Ted Talk: Bob Thurman says we can be Buddhas

May

2011

What is this talk about? In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature. Who is Bob Thurman? The first American to be ordained a Tibetan Monk by the Dalai Lama, Robert A.F. Thurman is a scholar, author ...

Shop Local: Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair in Baltimore, MD on May 14, 2011

May

2011

If you live in the Baltimore-Washington area and have ever been interested in viewing my items in person, there is an excellent opportunity this weekend. I’ll be peddling my wares at the Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair. I’ll bring all of the vintage and refashioned goodies from my Etsy shop and sell them ...

Fiesta 5K: Fundraiser to Support ALS

May

2011

Last year I began training to run my very first foot race. I ran in the Race for the Cure 5k on October 23, 2010. My friends and family really helped to support my cause by donating to the event. My husband came out to wait for me at the finish line and photograph my ...

Quotes I Love!: Choose Your Mind 1

May

2011

This post marks the commencement of my new category: Quotes I Love! Similar in form and function to the “Stuff I Love!” section, these little posts will be a placeholder for including my very favorite quotations. I enjoy language, reading, quips, analogies and all sorts of witty, little retorts. This will be the place for ...

And the Results are In! 1

May

2011

I am happy to report on the results of my changes in diet, exercise and getting rid of a few unhealthy habits. My friends and family have been familiar with my ongoing battle with cigarettes through the years. As my husband liked to proclaim, “She’s the best quitter I know!” Unfortunately, what was meant by that ...