Need something to dress your tresses?  I found these adorable headbands, clips and embellished bobby pins at the Eugene Holiday Market that are made by a local gal.  Her business is called Leontine’s.  You can visit her shop at www.leontines/etsy.com

Partly due to necessity, Bulgarians don’t seem to have the same daily need for hummus as I do, and partly as an effort to use more whole and unprocessed foods I have been hunting down a lot of new recipes lately. Now if you’re into making things from scratch you know that often [...]

It’s that time of year, when thoughts turn to new life, and it comes time to start the garden.  At the moment I am relegated to a few small containers on the terrace, but it is enough to get me through until next year when I have a garden of my own again.  I am [...]

Etsy.com is an amazing website that is an entry into the world of handmade goods.  Artists and designers that make things or customize them by hand have individual stores with the items they sell.  And there are thousands.  But the amazing thing is how you can search all of these entries.  For instance if [...]

Today’s entry features a lovely gal who lived down the hall from me my freshman year of college.  Her name is Andria Higgins and she has a gift for creating beautiful things.  I recently received a matching skirt and handbag for my birthday and had to share her wares with you.  She has a [...]

 The furniture company Greener Lifestyles believes that “…customers don’t have to sacrifice good design to have a healthy home.”  They use natural and sustainable products to manufacture their furniture including: FSC-Certified Wood, Natural Latex Foam, Recycled Polyester Fabric, Organic Hemp, Cotton, & Wool Fabric.  Their designs are fresh and modern and they can ship straight to you.  [...]

Kiva is a micro-loan network that allows individual lenders to choose businesses from poor countries they would like to fund. It is a great tool that provides stories, journals, pictures, and necessary business information to help people like you and me find great ventures to invest in. The loans are small, and multiple [...]

How often do you see a banner ad online that actually interests you?  Well today I was delighted to stumble across this site, www.BrilliantEarth.com and finally have a good alternative for people seeking conflict free diamonds and recycled gold.  The designs are classic, the website is well put together, but the value of finding [...]

A friend here in Bulgaria recently told me about the food blog “Parsnips a Plenty”. So I hopped on over today to check it out, and I just had to share. This sassy blog features vegetarian foods focusing on locally available ingredients. But don’t sweat it, you should be able to [...]

The Coverdell World Wise Schools Match is a nifty little program available to educators of any kind linking up a currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer with students, scout groups, and other after-school clubs.  It is a way to provide first hand accounts to young people in the US from Peace CorpsVolunteers serving around the world.  [...]

 It takes guts, creative genius, and a bit of whimsy to come up with something as marvelous as what Newman’s Own products have become.  Founded in 1982 with the goal to use any profits earned for charity, this company has earned over $175 million.  It is a terrific fusion of fame, good business sense and [...]