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Celebration Warning

June 16, 2018 Comments Off on Celebration Warning

Weddings, graduations, bar mitzvahs, birthdays…let the celebrations begin! But do NOT include a balloon-release, which can harm wildlife. Birds starve to death after eating the  indigestible balloons or get tangled in their strings, and hatchlings are strangled in the strings that have been built into their nest.

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What Does Releasing Doves Really Mean?

October 7, 2017 Comments Off on What Does Releasing Doves Really Mean?

They know not what they do. Today, in Las Vegas, people are celebrating the lives of the victims of the horrific shooting. They mean well, desperate to find a way to say “We care” and “We are deeply saddened.”  Unfortunately, they’re misguided.

The dove is a symbol of peace. But consider these doves.  There’s a prosperous industry that breeds and raises doves in captivity to be purchased and released at weddings, funerals, and memorials of tragic events. These birds have never been in the wild, never learned to protect themselves from predators or find food for themselves. The result is that birds of prey (falcons, hawks, etc.) make a quick meal of the helpless doves. The ones that escape their talons go hungry or starve to death. They don’t have a chance.

To me, that soils the symbolism.

Please consider this if you ever think of using doves as part of your celebration.

 

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Picture those Important Family Activities

May 14, 2016 Comments Off on Picture those Important Family Activities

With upcoming family activities–graduation, wedding, vacation trips–you may be looking for new camera equipment. Consider a bag that has a built-in solar charger. Both it and rechargeable batteries are convenient for you and healthy for the Earth.

 

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No Thank Yous?

November 4, 2015 Comments Off on No Thank Yous?

I know I’m old fashioned, but I still send an occasional snail-mail card or note. I’m chagrined to realize that this is “simply is not done” any longer.  Oh, a card sometimes, but not a note.

I learned that lesson this year after having attended the showers and weddings of several people in their late 20s and early 30s.  I was present when one new bride and groom opened their gifts.  I tried to get them to stick the cards in with the gifts, and I offered to keep a list.  Both offers were ignored.  I assumed that they already had a system or someone else in the room keeping track.  I was wrong.

What I learned is that with this age group (that is FINALLY getting married, often after years of cohabitation and a kid or two) doesn’t concern themselves with thank-you notes.  They’re appreciative, but they aren’t responders.

Maybe writing thank-you notes is a quaint custom.  But I miss it.

 

 

 

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I’m Not Gone Forever

September 3, 2015 Comments Off on I’m Not Gone Forever

I’m on my way to So. Cal to be mother-of-the groom!  It’s a happy, long-awaited event that I intend to enjoy thoroughly.  My husband and I will spend some time with family on both sides before our return Sept. 8.  Today’s blog, then, will be the last one until Sept. 9.

[Note to burglars:  We have a vicious watchdog and an even more vicious house-sitter.]

See you back here 9/9.  Meanwhile, why not scroll through past blogs.  You might find something interesting.

 

 

 

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Personal Note: Two Rings

June 8, 2015 Comments Off on Personal Note: Two Rings

As you know, I don’t often blog about personal matters (although you get enough of my personal opinions!)  But today I’m sharing my bitter-sweet mood.

Last night my son and his fiance texted me pictures of the wedding rings that they’d just picked out for their Sept. 5 nuptials. I looked at those lovely rings and was surprised at my feelings.

Understand that the “kids” will both turn 30 in a month, and I’ve looked forward for many years to being mother of the groom.  I love my future daughter-in-law, because of herself and because she makes my son very happy.  I think they’ll have a beautiful life together…and give me wonderful grandchildren.

So why the sadness in the midst of my happiness?  I figured it out this morning.  The problem is that I’m a mother and that my son and I have always been exceptionally close, without an apron-string relationship.  And those rings represent the fact that he really is all grown up and about to begin a whole new phase of his life.  And I’m turning my “baby” over to another woman.

So now you know the truth about me: I pretend to be a rational, thinking person but have a side that’s irrational and emotional. Then again, that’s probably part of being a Mom, which is a title I cherish and will never give up, thanks to my son’s loving, caring, sharing future bride.

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A Wedding Surprise

April 23, 2014 2 comments

I’m sure you’re familiar with the song about the Broken Hallelujah. This currently popular song is being adapted in interesting ways. One adaptation tells the Easter story.  Another was a surprise for a bride and groom as they sat in their wedding chairs on an Irish altar.  The priest walked to the altar.  Gentle music began playing. And he sang out his version of the song, tailored to the happy (and startled) couple.  I found it fun and charming.  Take a look:

http://diamondbar-walnut.patch.com/groups/holidays/p/singing-priest-says-hallelujuah-to-irish-couple-is-wedding-mass-for-celebrating-with-song_77f43e97?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001&evar4=picks-2-post&newsRef=true

 

 

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