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Guest post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess I'm declaring that September is the new January. If melon is the new black when it comes to fashion, why can't I declare that I begin my "Happy New Year" in September? The humidity is waning, the nights are cool, the days are... Read more →

Because I'm a wordsmith and I think words are as powerful as pictures (okay, a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words but... if you write well, you can paint that picture with the words and the result is even more spectacular because the person reading has painted the picture... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita Our pet blogger community continues to grow, with new members registering daily. I'm amused by the spammers - they register but don't supply enough information to be approved. Perhaps they feel that an automated software system is in place. It isn't. I approve or deny all who... Read more →

Guest post by AmyK Hutchens “Love withers with predictability; its very essence is surprise and amazement. To make love a prisoner of the mundane is to take its passion and lose it forever.” ~ Leo Buscaglia, author, motivational speaker and professor Can you remember a time when you were excited... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita - Thoughts on the power of art within It's when we take time to pause - to throw off the day's worries and troubles - when we look at a rainbow in the sky, or watch the baby sleeping, or laugh at our cat chasing a moonbeam...... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita First seen on Pinterest. It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80′s arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. The nurse took... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita A few weeks ago I received a new hand lotion in the mail to try out. The brand had written to tell me about its amazing properties and I said I'd only believe their claims if I could sample it. To my delight, they were happy to... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita Let's talk about pictures kids draw in school. Let's talk about finger-paintings kids do in pre-school, that get displayed on the regfrigerator. Let's talk about playing hop-scotch - painting those diagrams with chalk, in front of our houses, as kids. Let's talk about seeing beyond the rainbow... Read more →

By Guest Blogger Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Today is officially the first day back to school for many kids in New York State. I have been a bit out of the loop this year since my oldest daughter graduated from college last year and my other daughter has just... Read more →