Blue Monday: Wyland Gallery

Happy Blue Monday.....

On Saturday, Nov. 7th, Bill and I went to the Wyland Gallery on the Boardwalk at Walt Disney World to meet the artist Wyland. He is an accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer, writer, and SCUBA diver, and has traveled all over the globe for more than twenty-five years, capturing the raw power and beauty of the undersea universe. He also set up a non-profit organization in 1993 to support many marine life conservation programs, as well as several others. He truly is a remarkable man, yet so down to earth, it was a pleasure to meet him.

Below is a photograph of one of my favorite paintings of his, I hope you like it, too.

Don't forget to link your post to Smiling Sally's blog and visit the other Blue Monday participants.

Until next time..... Lorie

Oxfam America Unwrapped - The Gift that Helps Others

Through my friend Felicia's blog Go Graham Go, I learned about this wonderful organization called Oxfam America Unwrapped. It is an organization that allows you to give a gift to a child or community in need in someone's name, and they provide you with a beautiful card to be presented to that honoree.

For instance, for just $18.00 you could purchase a honey bee hive for a family who could then produce and sell their Fair Trade Honey to provide for their family. For a little bit more money, $40.00, you can provide a family with a dozen chicks to produce eggs, generate income, and improve nutrition.

If there is a group of you that can pool your money, you can get together and even help a village recover from a disaster for only $5,000.00; or provide the ultimate gift: a HOME on stilts for a family in a flood zone, so they do not have to relocate, all for only $10,000.00.

Now I know, some of this may seem a bit overwhelming and not in your budget, but how does $12.00 sound? This can provide manure for farmers, and organic manure increases crop yield and is cheaper, greener, and safer than chemical fertilizers. Not a bad deal for a pile of sh*t!! :-)

Please, I know that times are tough all around, but let us all see what we can do to help others, remember that what goes around, comes around.... Thank you, Felicia for bringing this wonderful organization to my attention so I could share it with all my readers.

Wishing you all a wondrous holiday season with happiness, prosperity, friendship, and love.

Until next time..... Lorie

Bowls Of Hope - Let's Feed America!

PHOTO COURTESY: Post Cereal

Post’s “Bowls of Hope” program will help provide balanced breakfasts to struggling Americans – for every purchase of Post Shredded Wheat the company will donate one bowl of cereal to Feeding America, up to 15 million bowls.

The purchase of a Bowls of Hope specially-marked cereal will support Post’s efforts in donating a bowl of Post Shredded Wheat

cereal to Feeding America.

Please go on over to Annette at Fairy BlogMother's site http://www.fairyblogmotherblog.com/2009/07/bowls-of-hope-lets-feed-america.html to get all the details and find out how you can get involved.

Until next time........... Lorie