The color teal and the word "Hope" were chosen as the recognizable symbols of the Ovarian Cancer cause. We encorporate these into our "Your Word" jewelry line, where we ask you to choose your words carefully: Words are powerful! They can profess love, start wars, calm a crying baby or evoke tears. Choose the word necklace that speaks to you and tells everyone what you want to say. 20% of the purchase price of out two necklaces will be donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research ...

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the US and fifth leading cause of all cancer deaths among US women. A woman's risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67. 22,430 women will be diagnosed with it this year; 15,280 will die from it, and only 50% will survive longer than 5 years. The numbers are shocking! As with any cancer, they say that early detection is the key to ...

If you haven't seen it in Rico's blog, it is worth taking a look now.  Check out what people are saying about Giveness!  Take a look at BusinessHackers.com. This article is a great way to give your friends and local charitable organizations some more information about Giveness.  So if you haven't yet, email an article, or print it out and give it to someone you know who would benefit from all that can be offered at Giveness!  We all know someone who would love to be a part of the Giveness ...

We have new baby birds on our front porch. The poor, confused robin built 4 nests and then sat on one.  She hatched two or three chicks a few days ago. It is a bit hard to get good photos of them, but the girls and I enjoy taking a peek once in a while.  It is especially interesting to watch when she returns with the worms.  I will post a couple of photos for you to see.   Take a look in my photo section.      

Here it is! My (almost) final product. This "assignment" was a great learning experience. By looking at the process and the finished product I learned a lot about my self:1. I like using series and repetitive images.2. I like sorting and grouping items.3. There are a lot of H words that mean a lot to me: heart, home, hand...4. I am a talker. I like to talk about the project while I am doing it and discuss my ideas --the opposite of Kerry, but she is a great listener.5. I love getting outside ...