A BIG THANK YOU

to Kim Marley for creating this sweet video about Earth Alley & handicrafts. What a joy to do!

Have To Have Handicrafts

TV Star Earth Alley

ABC's Good Morning Maryland will feature me next Friday morning LIVE to discuss Earth Alley and its mission, sometime between 9 and 10 am. The hosts, especially Megan Pringle, seem really friendly and fun. check it out: abc2news.com. I am so Stoked! Never thought I'd be looking forward to Friday the 13th!

Sangria & Networking Event

We had so much fun Mon. evening. Ginny and I are here recapping the best parts like selling one of my paintings to the guest singer, Mia Miata.

my life too serious

This weekend was fun. Every time I start to take my life too seriously is when I know I need a break. Thanks to my friend, Kris, Earth Alley was taken care for a while.

The simplicity of being waited on at a healthy restaurant (Sage in Clarksville). What I remember was the the falling yellows, oranges, and reds summoned to make a winter blanket for the earth, the faint scent of horses, the few pine tress ringing back memories of Lincoln Pk and how they gave some protection from the drizzle from the Seattle sky as my sweet dog Damascus, who has since passed, ran like he was intoxicated from the earths smells.

What - Socially Resposible Marketing?

I read today in "Fast Company" Nov. 2009 editon. Noreena Hertz the economist who won the heart of Bono and who predicted the credit crisis. Now that the crisis is a reality businesses, governments & NGOs are listening to her. - She is calling for a new type of business model, coined "co-op capitalism" which takes both profit and social goals in mind.

I so am jazzed about this idea because I started Earth Alley based on this principle. For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noreena_Hertz & responsible marketing with Bono: http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/tag/bono. This is 1 form of hwo it works: (RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Maybe something good will come out of this financial & credit card crisis?

last night a concert changed my life

for at least 1 night anyways! Ray La Montagne & the BSO tugged at my heart & made me want to believe in life, love and the power of song again. "Jolene" still brings me to tears after 5 years. Remember seeing him in Seattle a few years back, he was so shy , still is... BSO as back up, simply brilliant. Ray's lyrics still make me cry even as I was buying his latest CD. check out what the sun said... To think this man who was near homeless, living out of this car playing at these out of the way Maine bars, discovered by a fluke...(and Maine hole-in-the-wall bars are really scary)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bal-ae.li.lamontagne15oct15,0,7139168.story