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Hello To Everyone!!

We hope you're all enjoying the onset of summer in your areas. As I write this we are having snow and freezing rain outside. Although we did think spring had arrived it's just making us wait a bit longer. If it would just quit taking out the internet connection I think I can deal with it for a bit yet. *S*.

We have some exciting new happenings here in town this month! First and foremost we're having a membership/charity drive. We have enlisted the help of some wonderful townfolk that have graciously donated their time and energy to decorate some very beautiful homes. They can all be found over at the RoseWillow Real Estate office. These are listed on the Homes For Sale page. More are in the making so keep an eye out.

For every Home sold from now till Christmas of this year Rosewillow.ca will donate $10.00 to Heifer.org. All the information can be found at the Real Estate Office. This is a very worth while cause and if you remember the saying "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will have food for a lifetime". This is just how Heifer.org works. We are hoping to make enough money to buy a Water Buffalo by Christmas. Of course we can't do this with out your help and who knows we may be able to donate even more!

If you don't already have a home at Rosewillow consider buying one already made just for you from the Real Estate offices. Perhaps, consider giving a gift to someone close to you!! Mothers Day and Fathers Day are coming up drop a hint to your loved one. Our Artists will be adding more and more themes to the pages so keep watching!

You may already have a webpage but perhaps you'd like to make a donation to Heifer.org No problem. You can head over to our Registry page and pick from the list of wonderful gifts to make your donation to.

We would like to hear from you! What would you like to see here in the paper or around town? We're open to just about anything so let us know your ideas! You can send a mail to the Mayor's Office or we've opened the Oracle Forum for you to post in.

The Html Tips and Tricks page is up too! There are some great links for those setting up thier pages or for others who would like to add a bit more but aren't sure how. Rumor has it that there will be some graphics upload pages added soon so keep an eye out!

If you know of sites that should be added please leave a link in the Forum We'd like to see where you're getting your ideas from!

EnJoy your stay in RoseWillow

Your Mayor

Do you need a little help in the mood swing department--spirits, do they need a little lifting--how about over coming stress, getting deeper restorative sleep, balancing the hormones and reducing headaches. Too good to be true? What about 5HTP it just might be the thing you need.

5HTP is a mood boosting plant extract--and amino acid, made from the seeds of the Griffonia simplicifolia plant---a building block for serotonin, a chemical , technically a neurotransmitter used by the brain & nerve cells to communicate with each other also referred to as the “happy” hormone. Scientist believe that low levels of serotonin are responsible for depression and mood swings--migraines and possibly over eating. While anti-depressants work by keeping the serotonin levels in the body ~free~. H5TP assist the body in producing more serotonin, which in theory would help keep the free levels higher. Because it’s a natural amino acid other than a drug----5HTP isn’t accompanied by potentially harmful side effects.

Initially our bodies produce serotonin, but sometimes due to stress and other outside influences the demand over run’s the supply---triggering all sorts of nasty symptoms like anxiety, insatiable appetite, weight gain, depression and uncontrollable cravings for sugar and starch. The reason we crave sugar and starch--- carbohydrate rich foods are the building blocks for serotonin, by way of increasing brain concentrations of the amino acid tryptophan.

And even though eating simple processed carbohydrates can satisfy the cravings, when we indulge it creates feelings of calm, peace, satisfaction, an instant high energy boost, but as quickly the insulin level drops causing a rebound of anxiety and in many those sugar blues/ depression. This stimulates more simple carbohydrate cravings to get back to the initial high creating a vicious cycle of over indulgence….

Via of processing wholesome foods have been stripped of nutrients, when we over indulge we bulge by way of calories yet it leaves our bodies aching for more----because the refined carbohydrates are basically empty of vitamins and minerals. In my opinion and that of many healing experts, it’s better to feed the cravings with complex carbohydrates. Research indicates that eating complex carbohydrates like whole grains, whole grain rice, baked potatoes--baked sweet potatoes and fortified cereals are better than simple carbs because they haven‘t been stripped of nutrients to increase shelve life. They take longer to break down in the body therefore creating feelings of fullness, longer. And they generally contain less sugar which by passes the sugar buzz that quickly results in a nose dive by way of energy, often causing the sugar blues/depression/ energy drain.

Still in this frazzled world where refined food is a staple and it seems we’ve become addicted to those sugar highs and the need to feed the cravings. It’s difficult to go cold-turkey without a little help from our friends. 5HTP could be the supplement you need to reduce those cravings giving our bodies and ourselves a boost in the just say NO department when it comes to over indulging via comfort junk food that can lead to obesity, depression, migraine headaches….a long melody of maladies. You might check out 5HTP=5-hydroxtrptophan.

I take it and I feel its helped considerably.

This information provided should not be considered as personal medical advice. Readers should do research and consult with appropriate healthcare practitioners on matters related to their personal health.

Boji Stone

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Nothing too big or small.. or smelly..or hairy.. Iggy moves it all. He's a regular kinda guy don't ya know.

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Making and selling beer in today’s competitive market is serious business. And well it should be because we all take our barley sandwiches very, very seriously. Don’t we? Well we have nothing on medieval Germany.

It seems that in 1516, in the southern province of Germany known as Bavaria, the Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X actually passed a law that stated that the only ingredients that could be used in making beer was water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Well actually they didn’t know that yeast was a vital ingredient so the original law called for only water barley and hops. Right now all the ladies are rolling their eyes and the guys are making that fist pumping action normally reserved for sporting events. But there’s more to this than meets the eye.

The Bavarian royal family owned a monopoly on barley so they didn’t want anyone cutting into their action with other cereal grains and sugars. Of course they spun their decision to sound as if they were preserving the purity of beer for the betterment of their loyal subjects. After all, using wheat for beer making (hefeweisen) was reserved for the ruling class so wasn’t something the chimney cleaners and farmers would be interested in anyway. So there was a law for the people that didn’t apply to the people making the law. Sound familiar?

The Reinheitsgebot, the purity law, covered all of Germany when the provinces were united in 1871. Some limited commercial wheat beers were allowed in the nineteenth century but Reinheitsgebot was embraced by the people and remained in place until the 1980’s. With the advent of free trade in Europe, Germany’s purity law was seen as protectionist and successfully challenged by other nations who wanted to sell their beer in Germany.

The biggest concern of the traditionalist beer drinkers did not materialize. They had expected a flood of what they called chemi-beer into the country. However, Germany is a capitalist society driven by supply and demand laws and the people remained loyal to the Reinheitsgebot. So despite the dissolution of the law, there remain many breweries who continue the old traditions without any fear of competition from the large macrobreweries.

You might be thinking at this point that their choices might be severely limited if brewers can’t use anything other than the four approved ingredients. If so, you would be mistaken. The malting process can be tailored to produce malted barley that has hundreds of different properties that lend their own unique quality to the beer. When coupled with hundreds of different varieties of hops and yeast strains, and the combinations reach into the hundreds of thousands. In fact, everything from porters and stouts to Pilsners and clean lagers can be made in this fashion. There are only a few exceptions, such as many of the Belgian beers, that actually require certain spices and sugars to gain their distinctive profile.

Today most of the popular beer makers do not follow the principles of Reinheitsgebot. They add adjuncts like corn and sugar to their beer to reduce the malt flavor and keep the alcohol content. If you’re looking for a pure beer, there are many imports that adhere to the purity principle but many local microbreweries do the same.

For those of you purists who want to know if your beer is in the spirit of Reinheitsgebot, try this simple little test. Let your beer warm up to nearly room temperature and give it a try. Does it still taste good? It’s probably made mostly or entirely with malted barley. Taste terrible? Now you know why the big brewers are always telling you how good their beer tastes cold.

Prost!
No shortage of Beer or Hops over at Joe's Pool Room Come for a visit!

Mothers day is this month for some of us. Make sure to mark May 11 on your calendar and do something special for your mom. A RoseWillow membership would be a great idea.. Yes we know, shameless self promotion.

One of the earliest historical records of a society celebrating a Mother deity can be found among the ancient Egyptians, who held an annual festival to honor the goddess Isis, who was commonly regarded as the Mother of the pharaohs.

The story goes, after Isis’ brother-husband Osiris was slain and dismembered in 13 pieces by their jealous brother Seth, Isis re-assembled Osiris’ body and used it to impregnate herself. (oh those Egyptians). She then gave birth to Horus, whom she was forced to hide amongst the reeds lest he be slaughtered by Seth. Horus grew up and defeated Seth, and then became the first ruler of a unified Egypt. Thus Isis earned her stature as the Mother of the pharaohs.

Mothers day is celebrated in different ways in different countries at different times of the year! The table below explains a bit.

Day	Country
Second Sunday in February	Norway
Shevat(falls anywhere between January_30 and March 1)	Israel
March 3	Georgia
March 8	Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and , Bulgaria, Laos, Republic of Macedonia , Moldova ,Montenegro, Romania , Russia, Serbia , Ukraine, South Korea,. In Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Mongolia, and Russia it is observed as International Women's Day, not specifically Mothers' day.
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering_Sunday – March 2 in 2008)	Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, United_Kingdom
March 21 (vernal equinox)	Bahrain , Egypt, Iraq, Jordan , Kuwait, Oman , Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (All Arab countries countries in general)
March 25	Slovenia
April 7	Armenia
Baisakh, (the first month in the Nepali calendar Bikram Sambat.) Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi) (Amavasya is the Indic name for a new-moon)	Nepal
First Sunday in May	Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain
May 8	Albania (Parents' Day), South_Korea (Parents' Day).
May 10	El_Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Second Sunday in May	Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh , Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad_and_Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United_States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
May 15	Paraguay
May 26	Poland
May 27	Bolivia
last Sunday in May	Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (except if it coincides with Pentecost day, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia.
May 30	Nicaragua
June 1	Mongolia (The Mothers and Children's Day. Mongolia is the only country that celebrates Mother's day twice a year.)
2nd Sunday of June	Luxembourg
Last Sunday of June	Kenya
August 12	Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit_Kitiyakara)
August 15 (Assumption_Day)	Antwerp (Belgium), Costa_Rica
Second Monday in October	Malawi
October 14	Belarus
Third Sunday in October	Argentina (Día de la Madre)
Last Sunday of November	Russia
December 8	Panama
December 16, Iranian calendar: 25 Azar (Mother And Child Foundation)	Iran (This date is almost deprecated inside Iran and is replaced by birthdate of Fatimah daughter of Islam prophet.)
December 22	Indonesia

Your mother is always with you...
She's the whisper of the leaves
as you walk down the street.
She's the smell of bleach in
your freshly laundered socks.
She's the cool hand on your
brow when you're not well.
Your mother lives inside
your laughter. She's crystallized
in every tear drop...
She's the place you came from,
your first home.. She's the map you
follow with every step that you take.
She's your first love and your first heart
break....and nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, Not space...
Not even death....
will ever separate you
from your mother....
You carry her inside of you....

Unknown..

We here at RoseWillow would like to wish all you Moms, Moms to be Aunties, Grammas, and Friends a very happy Mothers Day!

Do you have your reusable grocery bags yet? If so GREAT!! If you make your own even BETTER!! But have you given consideration to the veggie bags? Hmmmm? Perhaps not and they aren't pushing those in the stores like they are the reusable grocery bags. They do weigh a tad, TAD bit more than the plastic bags BUT .. think about how many of those little bags you toss in the garbage after bringing home your veggies in ‘em. It’s staggering really.

If you buy foods in bulk you use bags there too and let’s face it you usually transfer those bulk items into containers or jars once you get home. How bout make some reusable bags of your own instead? Don’t sew? Find a friend who can and make an afternoon of it. You can cut the material do pinning or ironing, they can sew. Invite others and tell them to bring their machines. Get an assembly line going. You will have bags for everyone.

As I mentioned these are a tad bit more expensive than plastic shopping bags. Since things in these bags are usually weighed at the check out counter you will actually pay for the extra weight which really is minimal but in the long run you are saving our planet. It is quite possible to buy your veggies and Not bag them till you have had them run through the till if you’re really anal about the extra weight.

Buy a few yards of light weight Unbleached Cotton, matching or colored thread for making the bags. Make some yarn drawstrings and you’re set! If you want the kids to join in buy some fabric paints and let them paint the bags (the paint will add to the weight of the bags remember). If you want some real funky looking veggie bags try TYE-DYE! . That’s great fun for everyone and won’t add as much weight as the fabric paints.

You can also make these bags especially for the kids for gym clothes or lunch bags if they decorate it themselves they’ll have even more fun! Let them go wild!

If you make tiny drawstring bags (about 3 inches square) and fill them with some activated charcoal , stick them in your crisper your veggies will last longer too! The charcoal absorbs the Ethylene gas given off by the rotting fruits and veggies. Ethylene gas (C2H4) is an odorless, colorless gas that exists in nature and is also created by man-made sources. Not easily detectable, it exists where produce is stored. In nature, the largest producers are plant and plant products (ie. fruits, vegetables and floral products) which produce ethylene within their tissues and release it into the surrounding atmosphere. Put a few in your fridge in different places they’ll absorb odors too!

Every couple of months take out the charcoal and soak it in warm water.. rinse till the water runs clear and let dry well. To dry it a bit quicker bake in oven at about 350 degrees till it’s dry. Wash out your bag and refill it with the charcoal. The charcoal can be used about 4 times the bags will last a very long time. Personally I’d stick the old charcoal in bags and toss it in a cupboard full of stinky shoes. Every little bit helps.

Now the only problem you probably will run into is the angry grocery store clerks who will have to open your bags to see what’s inside. TUFF. Let them get used to it! Perhaps you can not pull the strings tight till you actually pack your groceries or like I mentioned before leave the veggies out of the bags till they have been run through at the till. Or make the ones from old sheers then they'll be no problems.

If you are like me and buy lots of food items in bulk use the bags for things like rice, pastas, popcorn, sunflower seeds etc. For powdered foods or spices try taking reusable plastic containers. Again you are paying for things by weight so this may cost you a few pennies BUT you are not tossing more plastic into the dumps. Take a marker with you and just mark the item number on the container. It’ll wash off when you have used the contents. This not only is a green way to shop but you can bring the containers home and stack them in your cupboards with out transferring the contents a second time!

Once again this will probably tick them off at the till cause it’s something New.. but who knows it just may catch on. Wouldn’t it be great if you could earn green points or discounts if you brought your own containers!? This goes for Meat too. Take your container to the meat counter and tell them once the meat has been sliced and weighed you’d like it put into your container. Do make sure everything is meticulously clean before you hand it to the people behind the counter. They do not want anything contaminating their processing tables.

Try to get away from Styrofoam trays. I’ll have some more on how to reuse those next time!

We will be posting instructions this month on how to make your own reusable grocery and veggie bags over on the Green Space front page.

If you’re interested in living Green visit us at RoseWillow’s Green Space! Post in the forum some of your Green living tips! See you there.

It's time for your May Baseball Picks over at the Sports Center! Drop by and leave a note for Ed.

Are you a sports fanatic? Then come on in and discuss your favorite team or sport this is the place to do it! See you there!

....Did his mother know?....

Here's a recipe for goin' campin'...or for anytime really.......

Individual bags of Nacho or Dorito chips
Hamburger
Taco seasoning
Shredded lettuce
Shredded cheese
Sliced tomatoes
Sour cream

Slit the Nacho chip bag down the side lengthwise and break chips into smaller pieces
Brown the hamburger and follow directions on the Taco seasoning package.
Once cooked, add to the chip bag along with some cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream

Eat on the go right out of the bag, no dishes to clean up other than the frying pan.

My kids love this even if they are’nt on the go........and the best part is they can fix their own.

I hadn't heard of this till we went camping last summer.....one of the other families was having them and my kids thought they were the cats' meow.

For a variation to this instead of using hamburger you can use ground chicken.....it's just as good or even better.......

Chow down
Granny Gert

Have you been over to the RoseWillow Arts & Crafts Guild yet?

RWACGW: What is your main art of craft?

Blythe: The basis of all I ever wanted to do is Painting and Art Restoration. I still do restoration from time to time but I find the creative draw is stronger in the past few years. I am also a Silver smith and love making native style jewelry.

Blythe: All of my life. I began restoration right out of school 30 years ago

RWACG: Where did you learn and what attracted you to this art in the first place?

Blythe: I went to University for a fine Arts Degree in Kansas and Houston School of Arts for my secondary degree in restoration. I was also awarded and understudy in France for restoration and dating of artwork in the 90's.

RWACG: Where do you get most of your ideas?

Blythe: Everywhere! Keeping myself exposed to what others are doing, gathering input, and drawing from emotions.

RWACG: Where do you get most of your supplies?

Blythe: Again, everywhere. I have several suppliers for silver stock, and I love shopping for unusual items in antique and thrift stores to utilities in Jewelry. Paints I can pick up through Blicks and I order a special portrait grade linen canvas from California

RWACG: Do you find it’s an expensive craft? For instance if someone had the interest to do the jewelry you do.

Blythe: I've never thought of the craft as the expense, but rather a choice. Do I wish to eat, or have a new dress, or do I wish to buy something to create with? ( I usually go with the creative process) In Jewelry, some of the tools can be a bit costly, in start up. But you can start painting with a cheap set of children’s watercolours or acrylics until you find your favorite medium.

RWACG: Can you give me a quick step-by-step process to doing your jewelry or restoration work?

Blythe: Usually I see a stone that will make something click and I draw out what I see as a semi-finished project. It will drive me nuts if I have to wait a few days to being any new project, like a hunger.

Restoration always begins with testing the age and medium of the project.

RWACG: Do you sell your art? If so where?

Blythe: I have two shops in Texas and one in Florida that sell my jewelry and have for many years. I have two galleries in California and one in Texas that I show regularly. Most of the art groups I belong to send out many publications on the call for artists.

RWACG: Approximately what would the finished cost of some of your items be?

Blythe: A detailed silver pendant can start at 65.00 and run in to hundreds for a necklace.

To read more about Blythe and her works come and visit the RoseWillow Arts and Crafts Guild!

We're looking for contributors and Artists to feature. If you have an art or a craft we can showcase please contact Kimberleyrose.

We would also like you to submit photo's or instructions on arts and crafts others can do. The Craft Chat is open to everyone too so come on in and make yourself at home!

Aries:
Your daily life is steady and stable, although not particularly exciting or unusual at this time. This is an excellent time to make steady, practical progress in your life. You can make great strides in paying off any debts that you may have and in gaining financial and material security. This is a good time for making long-term investments or gaining training that will provide you with practical, marketable skills. Patient, industrious, and responsible activity brings long-term, practical benefits at this time..

Taurus:
Your need for love, companionship, and emotional support is satisfied by participating in social, domestic, or romantic relationships at this time. A desire for togetherness and harmony makes this an enjoyable period for sharing family affairs and increases the affection and nurturing in love relationships as well. In committed relationships, this can be a favorable time for an engagement or marriage or beginning a family. If you already have children, your desire to nurture and protect them will be especially rewarding to you now.

Gemini:
This is a favorable time to pursue future growth in creative and work endeavors. Your mental outlook is optimistic and productive, which enables you to achieve success with ease. Persons of prominence and influence in your social circle can provide you with financial or material gains. Legal affairs can be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, or you are helpful to someone in this regard by offering wisdom or guidance. You may have an opportunity to travel or further your educational pursuits which can be beneficial to your career goals.

Cancer:
This is a favorable time for love and marital relationships. You and a mate or lover can have the opportunity to enjoy mutual interests and find satisfactory solutions to any problems that might arise now. You will want your loving companion to be there for you, to share in your ups and downs, and to show loyalty and commitment to the relationship. You expect the same devotion and affection which you lavish on your mate to be fully reciprocated now. Entertaining in your home or hosting an event or party with your mate or spouse would be rewarding to you. If you are currently unattached, this period may feature a brand-new love attraction whom you may meet during a social gathering.

Leo:
Sharing your thoughts and ideas with your mate or marriage partner is rewarding to you now. A blending of similar interests and attitudes can help establish closer ties between you and your mate. In an ongoing relationship, pledges of love, commitment, and loyalty can be exchanged, or you can have a meaningful conversation which brings renewed vows. You or your loved one may be especially revealing with regard to affectionate feelings and open communications. Carrying out day to day routines and obligations with your companion should also prove more pleasant during this period. You may even receive an invitation or news of a wedding, birth, party, or engagement now.

Virgo:
You may need to revise your present work methods and re-evaluate your thinking due to forces outside your control. For example, you may be coerced or persuaded into performing a task or assignment that is different from your usual endeavors. This can be caused by decisions and changes made by higher-ups where you work. You are required to make adjustments that have the potential to release your old ideas, creative planning and insights, or to transform them into new directions. Your thoughts can be preoccupied with issues regarding income, joint finances, taxes, insurance, death or matters related to sexuality.

Libra:
Your enthusiasm and knowledge can draw new people and experiences into your life now. Your most constructive efforts will most likely be successful when you join forces with others on a common goal, project, or creative interest. Communications with friends, relatives, and associates will provide motivation, insight, and encouragement toward the fulfillment of your plans and designs. In all of your talks and dealings with others, you are eager to impress them with your ideas and opinions. Someone who reaches out to guide or assist you now could prove to be invaluable.

Scorpio:
This is a happy and cooperative time for family or career matters. You develop strong feelings of concern for anyone or anything that needs your support or direction. You will find it easier to handle both taking care of your family and gaining control of personal and business affairs. Other people may admire and count on your dependability and loyalty and you enjoy the attention you receive from helping others at this time. This is a good period for entertaining and playful times with family members. If you have children, you may notice that you are less strict with them just now and should use this time to boost their self-esteem.

Sagittarius:
This time may be spent trying to iron out the wrinkles in a close love relationship or marriage. Your spouse or partner may be a source of disappointment when their behavior falls short of your expectations. Although you may think you are being obvious about your wants and needs, your mate may not have a true understanding or be able to read your intentions. It is likely you will feel some resentment toward your partner if you feel you are not being appreciated and respected. Even if you do not see eye to eye with your mate, reflecting on the more positive qualities of the relationship will help smooth over minor difficulties.

Capricorn:
Personal relationships should take on new depths at this time. Being available to your partner and feeling totally natural in their presence promises you a comfortable relationship now. There will be mutual recognition of each other's worth and integrity and you will not have to change your personality to suit your mate's desires. There is more tolerance, honesty and faith in your relationship, leading to opportunities for greater commitment and pledges of love for each other. Pleasures, entertainment, and social activities shared with loved ones are highly favorable.

Aquarius:
Extra responsibilities may appear now regarding your family or domestic life. At this time you may find increased demands placed upon you with regard to nurturing, caretaking, or domestic concerns. You find it difficult to decline the needs of loved ones, leading you to feel overburdened with responsibilities. Balancing your own interests with loved ones is difficult to achieve at this time. Personal overindulgence in areas in which you nurture yourself, such as overeating, self-pampering or exaggerated possessiveness toward your loved ones will become annoying to others. Someone living at a distance, a relative or friend, may cause you concern and you may feel obligated to provide them with either personal, emotional, or financial assistance.

Pisces:
You may strive to keep peaceful and friendly relations in your work environment, even if it requires sacrifice or compromise on your part. Since you feel more devoted to proving your self-worth to your supervisor or peers, you may be looked upon as a dependable and trustworthy employee. Material security is also important to you and a good deal of your attention may be focused on increasing your earning capacity or improving your financial earnings in your line of business. You can also demonstrate great skill in your creative endeavors, especially if your vocation is in the artistic or musical field. If there are conflicts with an important love interest or marriage partner, you might sacrifice work interests and resign yourself to dedicating your energy and effort into accommodating the needs of the relationship.

-Deborah Browning

Have you been to the cafe lately? If not you're sure missing out. Take your copy of the Oracle and head over to the Cafe Chat. It's been far to quiet over there!

Pehaps you'd like to just sit quiet at your table and do the daily, yes Daily, trivia game or other puzzles on the front page. That's okay too! If you have a topic of interest feel free to post in the Cafe Forum. It doesn't have to be food related any topic will do!

Don't forget Fridays are Chinese Food (recipe) Nights. Willy and Milly have been dishin up some wonderful recipes for you all to try. Don't worry if you missed one they are linked on the front page of the cafe for you.

DIVERSE ED

Thanks to long-time reader (first-time asking) Margaret for the question!

I think the issue of bad driving is one we cannot easily solve here. BUT, in my opinion, a great deal of world-harmony could be managed by proper use of the turn-signal. The worst and most-recurrent horrors of traffic come down to that - we all learned those bicycle signals - arm out for a left, bent-up for a right-turn, down to stop. Modern cars have largely replaced those with flashers and brake-lights, but modern drivers have forgotten what they're FOR!

The idea is to signal what you will be doing - NOT justification for why you have suddenly stopped! If I could bestow only ONE thing on other drivers, I think I would be that IF turning, your signal should come BEFORE your brakelights or slowing - with the arguable exception of out-of-towners. The turn signal is not to declare you are now-turning, it is meant to announce you WILL BE turning, ahead of time. Throwing it abruptly blinking does not give you any "right" to suddenly turn left, either.

Ed

Found-Dirty white dog. Looks like a rat.. been out a while..BETTER BE A REWARD.

-Gifts for the hard-to-find person.

-1 MAN, 7 WOMAN HOT TUB -- $850 OBO.

-FREE: 3 BR 2 BATH HOME WITH PURCHASE 1 CAN OF PORK & BEANS Only!$168,000.00.

-FREE: FARM KITTENS. READY TO EAT.

Eating Disorders Anon Meeting 8pm tuesdays at the Willow Cafe. Cheese cake is on the house!

Hello fellow RoseWillowians! We hope you have enjoyed our third edition of The Oracle. We have added some fun new things for you all! The Oracle will now have DAILY crosswords, and cryptogram and suduko. These are java scripts so we do recommend viewing in IE browsers for best results.

Right now we can only put the paper out once a month but if we have more contributors we may be able to do a bi-monthly edition so if you would like to be a contributor please contact us with your ideas! Thank you to all who helped with this edition!

If you have any thoughts or questions direct them straight to my mailbox editor@rosewillow.ca or post them on The Oracle Bulletin Board. I look forward to hearing from you!

-Pierre
Editor of the Rosewillow Oracle

....What about the child?....