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May 06

Bras for a Cause

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Here's my entry for:
Bras for a Cause -
 

Saturday May 30, 2009!
1st Congregational Church Hall
900 High Street, Santa Cruz
4:00 pm

Don't miss your chance to be a part of this exciting event.

 
Apr 30

Astro Chat for May 2009

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Tap into the celestial tides to enhance your souls journey on your chosen life path. Let this be the gift of usable energy in any way that is beneficial to you now. Take in any information that resonates with your current situation, and simply disregard the rest. Click here for last month's AstroChat. Blessed Be.

Sun in Taurus Happy Beltane. Take a

Apr 29

Hypnosis to Quit Smoking for Good

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Hypnosis to Quit Smoking for Good

Smoking is an interesting habit- people quit smoking for as many reasons as they started smoking, and absolutely hypnosis is helpful in changing any habit. Hypnotherapy allows you to discover the deeper purpose behind smoking and how to fulfill that purpose in a new, healthier, deeply satisfying way. Because all

Apr 23

Green Recognition

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I'm pleased to announce that we received an award for being a Green Certified business. Here's the article from The Santa Cruz Sentinel:

County recognized 45 green businesses


SANTA CRUZ -- County officials honored 45 businesses and organizations, the largest group ever, Tuesday for doing their part to reduce,
Apr 16

Advice from Dad: Protect your Cell and GPS

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My Dad just emailed me the following good advice & I thought I'd pass it on.

1. GPS

Our friends had their car broken into while at a football game. Their car was parked on the green adjacent to the stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included: a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS prominently mounted on the

Apr 15

Thoughts on Taxes

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Today as I faxed yet another form to my tax preparer, I thought, wouldn't it be great if we got a tax break for smileage each year, and the more you smiled, the bigger the
Apr 05

The Color Chartreuse

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I was having one of those moments when I was feeling in touch with my inner Martha Stewart, as I waltzed around Ross: Cross Dress for Less at our lovely River Street Plaza. There I found the most fabulous chartreuse velvet curtains, the perfect color for my front room, at an astonishing price. I languorously chose new curtain rods, my inner math geek
Apr 04

Thoughts on Cats

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In this particular moment
I am annoyed with the cats
Which is not good, since
They own me.

It is their exacting
communication
That is so grating...

The sound of claws on upholstery
The unraveling of my material world
The stench of cat urine on the carpet
Well, I'm pissed off too.

They know I'm annoyed
Small faces at the kitchen door
Round eyes somehow even rounder

Apr 01

Astrochat for April 2009

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Astrochat for April 2009
Venus continues to retrograde until tax day. How appropriate. Read those documents at least three times before you sign. Having traveled through fiery Aries, it’s detriment, for a brief time Venus floats in exalted Pisces, allowing our love of spirit and our spirit of love to flourish. All the lessons of love and finance that you
Mar 29

Seabright Musings

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Can’t seem to sleep, can’t seem to eat
Feels like my stomach is tied up in knots
Can’t seem to let go, can’t seem to move on
Wonder what the hell is causing this gut rot?

Classroom head lice, house might have termites,
Only rich in cat hair, gold pollen and dust bunnies
Can’t seem to get sleep, can’t seem to breathe deep
And now don’t you know, the IRS wants all

Mar 20

Happy Spring!

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Aries: The Ram
A Personal, Cardinal Fire Sign
Sign of the Pioneer
Fire Image: A Shooting Star
Relates to Mars & The First House
Soul Purpose: To be independent and develop self awareness
Key Phrase: “I Am”

Altar-A-GoGo
Zodiac Series
Collages for recycled altoid boxes
2.00" x 3.5"
copyright kgr
Mar 17

We Love a Good Meme

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It’s St. Paddy's Day & I'm sitting at the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery, my new favorite local hangout, which serves not only excellent beer, but also food from Kelly’s Bakery. My life is complete. I sip my Dread Brown between flirting with the regulars and getting up to date on FaceBook. After diligently ploughing & reseeding myFarm (which I am

Mar 11

More on my Kooky House

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People with no TV - what the heck should we do tonight, honey? There was a long white corridor at the top of the stairs that proved to be the perfect blank canvas for this winter's kooky house project.

We decided on a four seasons theme. First we sponged a background with a fade from yellow to blue. Then we painted trunks and branches. Frosty fairies, blue

Mar 09

Hawk Medicine

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It was late afternoon as we walked along the railroad tracks, the setting sun a dazzling gold ball before us. My daughter had volunteered to dog sit while a friend was out of town, and we were now returning to our cat filled abode.

A dark shadow passed in front of the sun, then swooped before us again before landing just a few feet away on the fence. Deep
Mar 08

Leaving the Crossroads

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As you ponder your path
I wonder if I am a distraction
Where has there been union
Where is there faction
Each step we take,
each tiny action
What was a response,
What has been the reaction

I can chart the stars
or cast the cards
to give you more information
But the truth is
it’s up to you
To decide your destination
If you want to know
Where you need to go
Try to google map
Mar 03

Thoughts on Television

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In general, people spend about 15 hours a week, or 38% of their free time watching TV. Children receive about 360,000 commercial messages by the time they graduate from high school. Only 3% of characters depicted on Saturday morning children’s fare are black, and only 1% are Hispanic. Only 13% of people surveyed said they prefer spending time with family

Mar 01

AstroChat for March

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Tap into the celestial tides to enhance your souls journey on your chosen life path. Let this be the gift of usable energy in any way that is beneficial to you now. Take in any information that resonates with your current situation, and simply disregard the rest. Click here for last month's AstroChat. Blessed Be.

 

Sun in Pisces Everything is dissolving, or

Feb 23

Adventures at PantheaCon: Day 4

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My fourth time over the hill in 4 days. Not a big deal to some, but more times than I've driven in probably a year. After all, I live in Santa Cruz, and why leave paradise?

I started out with Every Day Reiki - Magickal and Mundane presented by Francena Marie Hancock. Based on Diane Stein's Essential Reiki, this certainly was the calmest, most peaceful

Feb 21

Adventures at PantheaCon: Day 3

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Sunday I went solo to PantheaCon, weathering the pouring rain as best possible,  Astarius cranked on the CD player. Dressed today in rich velvets and sumptuous silks, I felt sparkly - my gypsy skirt covered in gold sequins, my anklet tinkling silver bells, glitter on my cheeks & bindi's aplenty on my third eye (Bindi there! Done that!). Indeed, the whole

Feb 20

Adventures at PantheaCon: Day 2

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On Saturday we were smart enough to stop at The Buttery before venturing off for further adventures at PantheaCon. The food at The Double Tree Hotel is not only hideously expensive, but veritably unpalatable as well, especially for kids. We loaded up our bags with avocado sandwiches, boiled eggs and organic pop tarts, little cheeses and bottles of water,
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