August 29, 2007
· Filed under a cause for paws, animals, charity, dogs, donations, tripods
My darling dog Evie and I will be walking as Team Tripod in the 2007 ‘A Cause for Paws’ walk-a-thon to benefit the Humane Society of Boulder Valley this September 8th!
Please help us meet our goal of $300 ($100 for each of her sweet legs)!
[Anabel will be supporting Team Tripod from home, as large crowds freak her out.]
Here’s a link to our donation site.
Team Tripod appreciates your support, be it moral, financial, or by pimping this link!!!
Eleven thousand thanks! Copious wags and licks from the puppygirls!
Evie loves you!! Go Team Tripod!!!
xoxox
L
(& Evie & Anabel)
***TEAM TRIPOD UPDATE***
8/29/07Due to the amazing support of our friends and family, Team Tripod has met our initial $300 goal in less than 24 hours!!! Thank you so much! We can’t stop there though…we’re on a roll! Team Tripod’s new goal is $600. Brian and I will be offering a few incentives for all of you wonderful Friends of Team Tripod too. (Find out about the goodies on the donation page!)
August 29, 2007
· Filed under books, comics, get fuzzy
How excited are you about the new Get Fuzzy book coming out on Saturday?
A. Excited
B. Super-Excited
C. WOOHOO-SO-EXCITED
I’m sure you’re one of those, right? Well, I’m quite excited. I love Get Fuzzy and since I don’t see the comics anymore, these strips will be all new to me. You can’t beat that.
August 28, 2007
· Filed under books, contests, faeries
The random book I won arrived today. It turns out to be…
Tangerine by Edward Bloor and with an introduction (bizarrely) by Danny De Vito. I probably would never have picked this book up, but now that I have it I guess I’ll give it a whirl!
And right now I am reading Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. It’s a fairly creepy book about humans as fae.
August 28, 2007
· Filed under poetry, poetry & quotes, rumi
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
~Rumi
August 26, 2007
· Filed under contests
We’re going to have a contest here during the month of September. Woohoo!
In the meantime, I’d better post some actual content, right? 
I’ve been a bit quiet and stressed, but I still love you, blog.
August 24, 2007
· Filed under dance, jody sperling, loie fuller, video
August 23, 2007
· Filed under books
It’s been a difficult week for me. But I just won a book!
The funny thing is - I have no idea what the book is, but I won it.
I’ll post about it when it arrives.
August 20, 2007
· Filed under books, picture book mondays, picture books
What’s “PBM,” you ask? It’s Picture Book Monday!
On PBMs, I shortly and sweetly highlight a picture book. For instance:
Grandfather Twilight
written and illustrated by Barbara Helen Berger
Why Read It: This book has a very peaceful feel about it in both text and illustrations. There are very few words, but the story is clear. I think this book will give you a sense of quiet.
Themes: Twilight, nature, and bedtime.
Bonus Bits: Barbara Helen Berger talks about where she gets her ideas.
August 19, 2007
· Filed under crafts, handmade toys, toys
August 15, 2007
· Filed under arts, homeless, music, music kitchen, singing
My mind has been on a lot of music-related things lately (amongst other topics!) and I’ve been thinking about ways live music can be brought to people who rarely have access to it. Specifically, I am thinking of people living in homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, etc.
Last night, I happened across some information about Music Kitchen, a program that hosts professional musicians at a couple shelters in New York City.
I’m pondering this idea. As far as I know, no one is doing this in my area and I wonder if a program could be started up.
My beginning idea is one concert per month, rotating around different shelters, etc. in the area. I don’t think the musicians needs to be professional musicians - just people who love to play or sing music skillfully.
Of course, it could grow to more frequent events, but once a month seems like an ambitious but doable starting place.
Music has psychological, emotional, and physical healing abilities. It’s also just fun and entertaining! It can be soothing or energizing. Live music can create an especially powerful experience. And it should be available to be enjoyed by all!
Do you know of any other programs like this? I’d love to check out what others are doing. Also, please share any ideas you have. I’m going to talk to some people and see where this goes.
I’ll edit and add similiar programs as I find them:
Joy Through Music
