October 2008


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Oct 04 2008 09:56 am | Healthy Stuff | Comments Off

The Most Enduring Gift

As the holiday season swings into overdrive, many of us agonize one more time over the perfect holiday gift for our loved ones. No matter the budget, no matter the list, the agonizing is a yearly ritual. One of my kids’ early preschool teachers had the best gift idea of all. She said no matter what else you give them, be sure to give your kids some memories. When you get down to it, memories are one of the very few things that you can count on lasting.

I still think about that bit of advice as I reminisce about the best Christmas ever when my own children were small. In the classic family tradition, they were all snug in their beds. I had just finished my holiday cleaning. Every decoration was perfect, all the gifts were neatly wrapped and truth be known, Santa had already stopped by.

Then, as fate would have it, the dog needed to go outside. I was unaware it was even raining until he trotted back in through the kitchen, leaving a tell-tale trail of muddy paw prints across my fresh shinning floor. I stared in disbelief at the muddy paw prints. They led right up to the table where Santa’s treats were still waiting. And then, in a flash, I grabbed a bowl, trotted right out into the rain and scooped up my own batch of newly-minted mud.

I pondered momentarily, wondering exactly what a reindeer’s footprints looked like. Then I realized that since no one in my family had ever seen them either, the only thing that really mattered was that they had to be different from those of the dog. I started the tracks at the door, and planted muddy little three-toed paw prints right beside the dog prints. I went all the way up to the kitchen table, and then back to the door again.

Then I took out a piece of paper and wrote:

“I am so sorry, but Rudolph saw the snacks on the table and he came in behind me tracking mud all over the place. I am very sorry for the mess.
Merry Christmas,
Love Santa
P.S. Thanks for the snacks.”

For the finishing touch, I took a few really good bites out of some carrots and placed the stems back on the plate next to what now remained of Santa’s cookies.

Of course, the kids found the note and the muddy reindeer mess before I got up. They rushed in to wake me up and tell me what Rudolph had done and for me to please not be mad at him for messing up my clean floor. Santa was really sorry. He even left a note.

What were the gifts that Christmas? I no longer have a clue. But ask the kids about the time Rudolph got loose in the house and tracked mud all over the kitchen. They will tell you and I still remember their faces and the excitement over the misadventures of Santa’s errant reindeer. They’ll never forget and I won’t either.

Christmas was suddenly alive, it was real and the magic lived. Years later they asked me about that event and how it came about. A mom tracking mud over her own freshly-mopped floor never occurred to them. And so they believed. If there had ever been a shred of doubt in their minds, it vanished and Christmas was born once again.

You can never know when your magic moment might come. Our best ever was Rudolph’s muddy mess. Everyone has a similar story, and if they don’t they most certainly should. My mom told me that when she was a child all snug in her own bed, late one Christmas Eve, she heard sleigh bells in the darkness outside her window and she too believed. If you ask her about it today, she will tell you about those bells of yesteryear as if it were only last night.

This year, if you can, just for a moment, put the holiday frenzy on the back burner where it belongs. It’s Christmas. Give the most enduring gift of all. Keep the magic alive. Give a memory.

Copyright 2005 Regina Pickett Garson

Regina Pickett Garson edits and publishes Magic Stream www.magicstream.org — which is among the earliest online self-help and wellness resources. She teaches at Virginia College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Oct 04 2008 12:47 am | Uncategorized | Comments Off

Dufreche B&B in Aillas

Dufreche B&B is a large farmhouse 40 minutes south-east of Bordeaux, in Gironde on the French atlantic coast. This Aillas accommodation is all in one building, in grounds of 20 acres which include a vineyard and private fishing lake. Four letting bedrooms, of which one has a double bed and two single beds, one has a double bed, one has a double bed and one single bed and one has one single bed. Evening meals (including vegetarian) are provided on request. Pets, children and Bikers are welcome! Nearest airports: Bordeaux (Air France/BA from Gatwick, Flybe from Bristol, BMI Baby from Manchester, Nottingham) or Bergerac (Ryanair from Stansted or Flybe from Southampton, Bristol).

Jules and John, her husband, both British, live in a self-contained annex of the farmhouse, and guests can enjoy the use of a large lounge with satellite TV, DVD/videos (and a large karaoke collection), a music room (with piano and drum kit) and a dining area. All bedrooms have been recently re-furnished (all have ceiling fans), and there are unrestricted views across the countryside from the upstairs doubles. The patio facing a quiet country lane is where guests can eat, sit with a glass of wine or enjoy a game of boules.

Bicycles (in various states of repair) are available to explore the neighbourhood, which includes an Ostrich Farm, Angora goats, a canal with lock gates and a match museum, complete with a scale model of Versailles palace. The local village has a grocery store, good restaurant and a lovely church. If you feel energetic there are also tennis courts and a football pitch.

Ten minutes drive will bring you to La Reole, near the A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse motorway. Typically small French town with fountains, bars and restaurants. Plus an abbey and a museum with a large collection of vintage cars, a section dedicated to World War II and a ghost train! A river trip up the Garonne and a Saturday market are also features of La Reole.

In the opposite direction, twenty minutes drive will find you in Bazas or Langon, two very different towns. Bazas is a very old town, with a market square and lovely cathedral. Langon, in the direction of Bordeaux itself, is a modern town with boutiques, supermarkets and the closest golf course. There is another golf course at Casteljaloux, which also boasts a large lake with a beach, swimming, pedalos and mini-golf.

Driving north past La Reole will take you through miles and miles of vineyards, many with free wine-tasting advertised at the roadside. In less than an hour you reach the historic hilltop town of St. Emilion, famous for (of course) its wine, cobbled streets and open air restaurants. Heading east the same distance will bring you through the Dordogne to the lovely town of Bergerac. Go west instead and in an hour you will hit the beaches of the Atlantic Coast and the highest sand dune in Europe!

Hope to see you soon as guest in our B&B in Aillas

Oct 03 2008 01:54 am | Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Perfect Gift Anyone, Any Occasion, Any Price Range!

Are you interested in finding the perfect gift for anyone, any occasion? Then you have come to the right place. Men, women, children, babies, pets, Christmas, birthdays, I love you, thank you, just because or anything else you can think of, this gift works great for them all. Want to know what it is? It’s a Gift Basket. That’s right a gift basket. The possibilities of gift baskets are endless.

Birthdays and holidays are not gender or age specific so you practically shop for all different types of people. Whether it is your spouse, mom, dad, sister, boss, friend, co-worker, baby, children or even your pet, you shop for them all. There are gift baskets that suit everyone’s likes. Spa and gardening baskets for wife, mom or sister are very popular. Then you have the sports themed baskets for your husband, kids or brother. You can find Cookie bouquets themed for friends, children, co-workers plus much more. There are even gift baskets especially for the pets in your life. No one is left out when it comes to gift basket gift giving.

Gift Basket stores and websites sell for every occasion. Whenever a major or minor holiday comes around you can surely find a great gift basket for it. For instance holidays like Nurse’s Day, Grandparent’s Day and Secretary’s Day are not highly celebrated days but you can most certainly find tons of great gift baskets to give as gifts. The traditional gift basket occasions include but are not limited to, birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother and Father’s Day, baby showers and Get Well Soon. Gift Basket themes seem to be limitless. For example, many gift basket stores carry candy and cookie bouquets, housewarming, snack baskets, cheesecakes, nut gift packs, fruit, gourmet, wine, thinking of you, thanks, congrats new baby, every holiday or just because.

Gift Baskets range in all prices ranges. The average price of a gift basket is about $50. You can find some pre-made gift baskets as low as $19.99 or as high as $400-500. There is a gift basket out there in any price range. Custom made gift baskets are great alternatives to pre-made gift baskets. A prime example would be a book themed gift basket. The price would depend on the amount of books and type of books found in the basket. Another example would be a DVD/movie gift basket. The same idea applies. Custom made gift baskets come in all price ranges as well.

To get exactly what you want and spend exactly what you want, try making your own gift basket. Discount and dollar stores carry inexpensive baskets, cellophane and bows all year round. Christmas and Easter tend to bring out the gift basket supplies in full swing. Creating your own gift basket, give the gift your special touch which you can’t buy anywhere.

For the next birthday, holiday or thinking of you moment comes around, think of giving a gift basket.

Cynthia Marcano is owner of Simply Sinful Baskets. Visit www.simplysinfulbaskets.com/index.html and find fruit gift baskets, graduation gifts, flowers, gift articles plus much more.

Oct 01 2008 08:07 am | Uncategorized | Comments Off

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