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Single Silk Rose in a Collectible Lenox Vase

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · 1-800-Flowers.com, Breast Cancer

From today until Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, I’ll be focusing on great gifts for Mom. Check back every two days for another fantastic gift. Here’s a deal that’s probably not going to last very long. 1-800-Flowers is selling a genuine Lenox bud vase, complete with a silk rose, for only $23.99  just reduced […]

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Beautiful Pearl and Opal Earrings that Help a Great Cause

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, Novica

Until Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, I’ll be focusing on great gifts for Mom. Check back every two days for another fantastic gift. Of  course, NOVICA supports human artists as well. Here’s a beautiful piece of artisinal jewelry created by an artist named “Caine” who lives in Bali, Indonesia.   Pearl and opal earrings, ‘Harmony’ […]

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Elephant Paintings that help endangered elephants in Asia

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, Novica

Until Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, I’ll be focusing on great gifts for Mom. Check back every two days for another fantastic gift. NOVICA is a great company that is affiliated with National Geographic Society. They identify artists all over the world, many in impoverished and developing countries, and give them a marketplace for […]

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New children's book from Laura Bush and Jenna Bush

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Amazon, Literacy

Read All About It is a book that was released today, from first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush.  Most people know that Laura Bush is a former teacher in Dallas, Houston and Austin, and has always been passionate about reading. She was an Honorary Ambassador for the UN Literary Decade, and at the White […]

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Barat Cheese that is delicious and supports a great cause

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, Cooking.Com

If you’ve never been to the beautiful area of Dutchess County, New York, you’re missing out. While everyone thinks of New York as skyscrapers and business, this area is a quiet, beautiful, bucolic place. You see beautiful fields, quietude, and yes, happy cows. It’s these happy cows that produce this igourmet 8-oz. Barat cheese. Barat cheese […]

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Yellow Bracelets from Lance Armstrong

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Cancer, Discovery Channel Store, Lance Armstrong Foundation

You’ve seen people wearing these wristbands all over the place. Here’s the one that started it all. The Lance Armstrong Live Strong Adult Wristband Set of 10 is a low-cost way for you and 9 other people to show your support for the fight against cancer. All proceeds benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation to help young […]

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The Body Shop Daisy Soap

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Domestic Violence, Fair Trade, The Body Shop

The Body Shop Daisy Soap is a fantastic moisturizing soap from The Body Shop. It contains glycerin, which is a powerful moisturizer which helps improve softness and maximize hydration, and shea butter, which moisturizes and helps soften the skin. It not only makes your skin feel great, it helps TWO great causes. First, proceeds from […]

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Gift Book of Beautiful California Scenery

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Amazon, Conservation

California Wild is an amazing book filled with some of the most beautiful nature photography of California you’ll ever see. It makes a great gift for anyone in your life who appreciates stunning nature photography or the beauty of California. The book is a large, 11 x 10 x 1 inch book, but as Signals […]

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The Last Place on Earth

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, National Geographic

The Last Place on Earth Two-Volume Box Set is a remarkable gift set from National Geographic that documents one of the last pristine and undeveloped areas in central Africa: the 2000 mile stretch from Congo’s deep forests to Gabon’s pristine sea shore. National Geographic photographer Michael ”Nick” Nichols and ecologist Mike Fay took a grueling 456-day voyage […]

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NCAA Women's Basketball Pink T-Shirts (UConn, Rutgers, Maryland, LSU, Oklahoma, Duke, Ohio State, Georgia)

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Breast Cancer, Foot Locker

I am a big fan of NCAA Women’s Basketball. I love the men’s game, of course, but as the men’s game gets more and more influenced by big commercial interests and individual players vying for multi-million dollar NBA contracts, there’s just something about the women’s game that’s “pure”. Coaches can deploy good, fundamental strategy, so […]

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