From The Middle of The Sandwich
Thursday, April 05, 2007
I have been so swamped with work that I have fallen behind on the web site update. Sorry everyone and thanks for your e-mail and calls. I am working on it and hope to catch up by putting in some extra hours over the weekend. The Therapy Resources site still looks like winter and since it was snowing in Ambler today that seems apropos.
Happy Passover and Easter to everyone.
Books:
Currently reading: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See (Main Characters book club selection)
Just Finished: The Lady and The Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke
On my night stand (still) A Light in the Window, Jan Karon
Labels: Ambler Pennsylvania, book club, books, Therapy Resources
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Web surfing is one of my favorite pastimes. Lucky for me because many of the ideas for activities on the Therapy Resources site have multiple links to sites for further information and resources. It can take hours and hours to search out reliable sites with good, accurate information. While surfing the net I have found many sites that have become favorites of mine. One of them is Jacquie Lawson's e-card site. Her cards are just so fun and creative. I have just finished sending some cards and renewing my membership. Another favorite site is The Journey North a wonderful site about migration. I have learned so much at that site. Happy surfing!
Labels: e cards, Jacquie Lawson, the Journey North, Therapy Resources
Monday, February 19, 2007
Winter has finally paid a serious visit here and while we didn't get much snow, the ice and cold certainly make up for any lack of the white fluffy stuff. We have to go to Orlando for a couple of days and I was hoping to enjoy some warm weather. However they are feeling the chill even there (Orlando Weather), it's been in the 40s and 50s, it will seem much better to us but certainly not warm. There's still snow on the Therapy Resources site but next month a touch of spring will appear again. The flower seeds are in the stores and the catalogs have started to arrive. We already bought some things to start seeds and we'll get them going soon.
This week is Fat Tuesday and Saturday we were at a Mardi Gras party. Did you know Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is also sometimes called Pancake Day? There are lots of pancake and syrup recipes out there I think I am going to try and have pancakes on Tuesday.
I'm currently reading: Exile, Richard North Patterson (my book club's pick)
I just read: Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Marisha Pessl
On my nite stand A Light in the Window, Jan Karon.
Labels: books, mardi gras, Orlando Florida, pancakes, weather
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
I had no idea that there was controversy over the different types of wax used to make candles. The three main waxes are paraffin, beeswax and soy. If you surf around the web you'll find sites that claim paraffin is polluting and harmful and only beeswax or soy should be used. Other sites claim that there are basically no differences between the three main kinds and everything should be fine if the candle is handled and burned properly.
One site that started me looking around about the whole issue has beeswax candles and one of the benefits that they point out is how long their candles burn. Quiet Light Candles is an interesting small business and I am planning on trying some of their candles. They have a page of tips about burning candles which was very informative. We are working on updating the Therapy Resources site, have to take down the Christmas decorations, stay tuned....
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Duane Keiser from A Painting A Day blog has posted videos of himself creating the postcard sized paintings. I just watched Godiva. Fun! Anyway, your group might enjoy watching the video and then maybe trying to create their own painting in a day. Keep in mind that in September Therapy Resources is posting the Apple in Pointilism drawing on the Therapy Resources INC site again for everyone to try. This is a popular page that has been posted several times. The instructions will be on the Cook Create Cultivate page and an activity page about the artist, Pat Schermerhorn, will be on the What's the Story? page. The pages will be posted September first for about a month maybe longer.
I thought this t-shirt from Busted Tees, was funny, so I ordered one and just as I was clicking submit the order I got kicked off the site. Well I had to try again but I waited until the next nite because in the meantime I e-mailed the company to check and find out if the first order went through. It hadn't so I submitted it again. Once in a while a customer says they had trouble submitting an order on the Therapy Resources site. This is just to let you know it happens, you are not alone. :0)
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Visiting a couple of the wineries in the Portland area was fun and in one case adventurous. We decided to visit Hip Chicks Do Wine in Southeast Portland. The trip there was half the fun. We wove around the streets in the southeast after we missed one of the turns on our directions. We started seeing their signs and finally found the little winery which is housed in a warehouse and painted an eyecatching shade of purple. We chatted a little with one of the owners while we tasted their wine. We added a few of their bottles to our growing collection. Ok how are we going to get them all home on the plane? We did it no problem just some creative packing was required. Today I'm wondering if a wine tasting page would work for the Therapy Resources site. I'll give that more thought in the next month or so. Anyway last Sunday we took a bottle of their Vin Nombril (Belly Button Wine) to my cousin's house for lunch and enjoyed it's fruity flavor with our meal.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
We were just in Portland Oregon and one of the things on the top of my list to do if we should happen to have any spare time was to visit the new Stash Tea retail store. Turns out we did and the store was only maybe 10 miles or so from downtown Portland. Its a small store, nicely laid out with a view to the work area and most importantly samples of their tea to taste. There were three available when we stopped by and we tried them all while I tried to figure out what to get for my friends. I bought some loose tea for everyone and myself of course. They also have the bed and breakfast promotion which is a great deal buy three boxes of Stash tea (easy, right?) and get a free night stay coupon at a participating B&B. Time for a tea party and tasting.
