Hello Everyone!!

Fall is rapidly approaching. Kids will be back in school if they aren't already in your area. Ours start on the 3rd of the month.. HORRRAYYYYYYYY!!! *eh hem.. *.. I digress.

Pierre has finally got the Classified section added to the paper. It’s really neet. I hope you all have a look and find it useful. He’ll tell you a bit more of it down the page.

We have had to change some forums to registered handles only. This is to thwart the spam attacks. We're sorry to have to do this but if we don't we'll get swamped with spam. If anyone has any trouble with spam in their forums or guest books there is a feature in your control panel to change to registered posters only. If you have any trouble contact my office and Grace will take care of it for you. It takes only minutes to register a handle and it's FREE!

We’re gearing up for next month already. Everyone knows what happens in October! It’s Halloween month! I’m not quite sure what Joy has planned but since it is her favorite time of year I think … we should be afraid … be very afraid! She also asks if you have any favorite Halloween links, pictures, games what have you please send them on to her.

We hope you're enjoying the features we've added to the site. Hopefully there will be a few more nifty gadgets in the near future but there are just so many hours in the day. Your feedback is always appreciated. If you think of something you'd like to see here or have something to contribute please don't hesitate to do so.

I hope everyone has had a great summer.

Your Mayor

The E-Greeting Site has proved to be a great deal of fun! If you haven't stopped in please do and send a greeting to someone special. There’s a card for everyone and then some *S*..

Don’t forget to check our guest designers. This past month Joy submitted some cards for us and we have a few other folks working on cards to. Keep an eye out for their feature pages soon Coming soon!! If you are a graphic designer and would like to show off your talents by designing some cards for us to showcase, please contact Joy. She will give you all the details.

If you enjoy the e-greetings you may find you need a RoseWillow email address too. Please contact Postmaster Bob for more information.

Tell us what you think about the new E-Greetings site! We'd like your input. Mail us at egreetings@rosewillow.ca!

Send your RoseWillow E-Greeting today!

Milk Thistle is a detoxifying herb for the liver and gall bladder containing high anti-oxidant properties to prevent free radical damage. It’s primarily used in cases of hepatitis and a blood balancing formula for circulation, however that’s not all.

Ancient writings discovered recommend milk thistle to be used for liver and gall bladder disorders and as an antidote for the ingesting of poisonous mushrooms and even snake bite, and was used medicinally for over 2,000 years. But as pharmaceutical medicine took hold herbs fell out of favor. It wasn’t until 1949 while conducting science experiments on animals that they discovered milk thistle could protect the liver from the effects of carbon tetrachloride [ a manmade chemical used in fire extinguishers & refrigeration liquid].

Since then numerous clinical trials have shown favorable results via milk thistle---to such a degree many European hospitals use it medicinally to reverse the effects of acetaminophen poisoning, as well as poisonous mushrooms. The main active ingredient in Milk Thistle is silymarine---a strong antioxidant that squelches the free radicals resulting from the onslaught of chemicals used daily in our modern world.

Even though Milk Thistle is used predominately to prevent or reverse liver diseases—it can also strengthens weak veins that result in varicose veins. It’s been known to reduce the bleeding in those who have thin gums and frequent nose bleeds, strengthening mucus membranes and nasal passages. Milk Thistle promotes better circulation throughout the body, but particularly in the pelvic area and fibrous tissues—reducing fibrocystic breast symptoms.

Since the liver is responsible for processing estrogen, progesterone plus other beneficial hormones improving the liver creates a more favorable hormonal balance throughout the body. Therefore Milk Thistle by way of improving the condition of the liver is able to reduce food cravings, irritableness and bloating during PMS and menopause, and it can also reduce or prevent prolapsed organs after childbirth and stimulate milk production during breast feeding especially in combination with other herbs such as fennel and hops.

And while chemotherapy can save lives, it can also play havoc on the heart, brain, kidney, and bone marrow often resulting in permanent organ damage. By way of studies conducted there’s substantial evidence that using Milk Thistle has been able to reduce these side effects considerably.

Have you had your milk [thistle that is] today? Well maybe you should?

Link for additional information

Boji Stone

Can’t you just feel it in the air? All those sighs from mothers who can just hardly wait for that one last sleep to get over with. Kids walking to school or waiting for school buses in new clothes that were bought at places like Blue Navy or the Gap. I also remember this time of year and that first day of school and the smell of autumn in the air. Do you remember our new clothes on that first day that were bought in places like Woolworth’s or Woolco?

Instead of going back to school costing as much as Christmas, my parents seemed to be able to dress us well on cash alone. I was especially fond of my new shoes. Except for when I went into grade six and was told my feet were still "growing" and I had to put something in the toe of them all year so they would fit. Later on I went to schools where uniforms were worn. These were public schools and now I suppose this would be considered interfering with a child’s individuality but there has to be something said for not having to care what everyone else is wearing. I have to admit there were also some negative things about uniforms. Like I don’t think I will ever get over my one piece gym outfit that had puffy legs down to the knees. Note to self, tell shrink about this!

For me the best part of the school year was when you could get your new school supplies especially my new scribblers (that’s what we called them!). And of course there were different ones for each subject and I would keep them so neat for at least the first week. Today school supplies are not only supposed to be functional but they also have to be fashion accessories. Oh, how things have changed. I can now hear the sighs from mothers getting stronger everywhere. So get those kids off to school, put your feet up and take in that autumn air.

HANNAH

Now we reach the final installment of our three part essay on home brewing beer. Today we will talk about brewing beer from whole malted grains, a process known as all grain (AG) brewing. Since AG brewing has many different techniques and processes, in the interest of brevity we will deal only with a very basic process in this article.

Before the grain can be used it must be milled. Unlike milling grain for baking, the process of milling malted barley consists of crushing the grain rather than grinding it into flour. The amount of the crush is fairly critical to the process because too a light a crush will not expose enough of the inner parts of the grain to the mash water and too heavy of a crush will powder the grains and lead to a stuck sparge.

Once the grains have been crushed they need to be mashed. Mashing is simply a term used for adding a specified amount of hot water. Usually that amount is about 2.75 to 3.3 litres to a kilogram of grain. As you might have guessed, the temperature of the hot water is fairly critical too. A lower temperature at about 67 degrees Celsius (152º Fahrenheit) will lead to a dryer and thinner beer and a higher mash temperature of about 70 degrees Celsius (158º Fahrenheit) will yield a sweeter beer with more body.

Once the grains have mashed for an hour, most of the starches in the grain should be fully converted to fermentable sugars and now it’s time to remove those sugars from the spent grain husks. This is a process known as ‘sparging’. Sparging is simply no more than rinsing the grains with still hotter water.

There are two types of sparging techniques: fly sparging and batch sparging. With fly sparging, the water is sprinkled gently over top of the grain bed such that the water added is equal to the water being taken away. This needs to be a fairly slow process so that the water doesn’t form channels through the grain bed. With batch sparging, the entire amount of sparge water is added to the grains, stirred to encourage the sugars to dissolve into solution, then rapidly drained.

Prior to draining the wort, as the grain-sugar solution is known, a technique known as vorlaufing is used. Again, this is another fancy name for a simple process. Vorlaufing is nothing more than draining a litre or two of wort into a container and the adding it back to the rest of the mashed grains. This keeps the small particles and grain husks that initially come out of the mash from getting into the brew kettle and allows the grain bed to compress into a filter.

Now that there is a boil kettle full of wort, you can take a gravity reading if you choose. Keep in mind that your reading will be a little on the low side because a brewer will normally collect more wort than will go into a fermenter. This is to allow for some evaporation in the boil. In fact, many brewers don’t even bother with this gravity reading because of this and because it required you take a reading when the wort is still somewhat hot. Most hydrometers are accurate only at their calibrated temperatures. The really important reading is done after the wort is boiled and cooled.

Once all the wort is collected it must be boiled for an hour or more, depending on the hop schedule. A previous edition of The Oracle dealt with the process of using hops in beer making so it will not be repeated here. Feel free to browse earlier editions posted on The Oracle’s front page.

During the boil, some proteins will coagulate and come out of solution. They will look like little strands floating in the beer. The more vigorous the boil, the better these proteins will coagulate. Additionally, when the wort is rapidly cooled still more proteins will coagulate.

Always boil your wort with the lid off. When wort is heated, compounds called dimethyl sulphates (DMS) will form and if the lid is off, they will be carried away out of the wort. If a lid is on, the DMS will condense on the lid and fall back into the brew. This will give the wort a ‘cooked corn’ taste. This is considered a flaw is most styles.

The final step in getting the wort into the fermenters is to cool the it as rapidly as possible. There are many different kinds of chillers but the two most popular styles are immersion and counter flow. An immersion chiller is simply a ring of copper tubing that sits in the wort. Cold water is pumped through the tubing and extracts heat directly from the pool of hot wort. A counter flow chiller pumps both the wort and water through tubes in proximity to each other, usually one inside the other. Counter flow chillers are more efficient but harder to clean than immersion chillers. This is an extremely basic overview of the brewing process but will give the novice a general idea. There are a great many resources available at your local bookstore or online if you want to pursue the hobby any further. You could also post in any questions in Joe’s Pool Room and see if Joe himself can give you some pointers.

Happy Brewing!

Prost!

Stop by Joe's and add your favorite recipes to Joe's Bar Book!

Dr Phyllis is RoseWillow's new resident advisor. If you have problems in your life this is the gal to talk to. She has the sage wisdom of your own dear grandmother. Who may have spent time in prison.. But she does have the answers to all your questions.

If you have anything on your mind. If life is getting your down. If your lost and have no one to turn to drop the good Doctor an email at drphyllis@rosewillow.ca

Dear Dr Phyllis
I'm just a reader, first time-writer, but I saw a mention on this website that you had been out and seen with someone, which I don't think is right if you want to tell people what to do.
Doubtful in Des Moines

Dear Doubtful in Des Moines ,
Which Website we be talking about here Des? "This website" is a bit vague. This website meaning This website or this website meaning one of those awful dirty gossip rag websites? I at least hope they caught me from my good side.

Whom pray tell was I “Out” with? I would have to say so long as I had all my clothes on and they were of the age of majority it would somehow not hinder my ability to tell people what to do. Of course I could be come a psychic and telepathically send send thoughts of what I think you should be doing……. Oooooommmmmmmmmm…. Ommmmmmmmmm… *Can you hear me now Des? Do you understand what I’m telling you to do? Remember don’t let the door hit yooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. ommmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Dr Phyllis

Dear Dr Phyllis
I got over 500 spams today. Almost all of them were for Viagra or Cialis (246 combined), but some were also for enlarging things (107). Some promised naked sex pictures too (81). There were some about wathces (48) and stocks (12), but the vast majority were about drugs at Canadian prices that could enhance me. The thing is, I only got 50-per-day a while ago, so I'm wondering, what did they hear about my last date, and does that go out online so fast?
Archie in Baton Rouge

Dear Archie
Keep the ones for naked sex pictures, quit dating and get a better security program for your computer. I would personally suggest one from here http://us.trendmicro.com/us/home/ I must say I’ve been using them for years and I’ve had wonderful luck. Except for that one time with that little lapel pin company from china..

BTW… If you have to date again.. make sure she doesn’t own a cell phone computer or pda.. in other words.. make sure she’s quite technically challenged.. perhaps then your secrets won’t make it onto the net before you car pulls up home in the driveway!
Dr Phyllis

Dear Dr Phyllis
My neighbour is frustrated in a new but high-paying job. Her 19-yr-old is about to move away, for the first time he's been gone (longer than a week at his dad's, who doesn't want him there anymore). She says and seems fine with these things, but then asks "is that all there is?", and I don't know what to say. She's also 48, and has taken to crunching ice all the time. Is she having woman-troubles?

(name withheld)

Dear Name With Held,
It’s Called Empty nest syndrome dear.. All mothers seem to go through it once the monsters leave home. Tell her No that’s not all there is. She must get out in the world and take up a hobby. I’ve heard tell that this new stripper pole dancing is just the thing for women in her funk. Not only will she get in shape she might make a few extra bucks to send off to the son who is now spending her retirement fund!

Oh and make sure you chill her drinks in the freezer before she arrives.. No need to add ice that way!
Dr Phyllis

Dr P,
When someone pisses me off online, I usually say nothing - and the longer I say nothing, the sooner they crawl back. The funny thing is they rarely apologize for WHAT pissed me off, and think it was something else instead. Am I wrong to answer those flailing apologies, after all?
Bessie in Boston

Dear Bessie
Honey if you are letting things on line piss you off then you really need to step away from the computer for a while. If you can't see the whites of their eyes when they're texting you take everything you read with a grain of salt. If your blood pressure is rising lay off the salt.... and away from each and every political forum you find!

Have you ever thought of kitten juggling as a new form of entertainment?
Dr Phyllis

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They really are wonderful little things.

22 - 10 inch (or so) tortilla shells

5 cups of grated cheese mixture of Cheddar and Mozzarella
2 540 ml-19 oz tins of red kidney beans
2 540 ml-19 oz tins of 6 bean mix( includes red and white kidney beans, chick peas black eyed peas, Romano beans and baby lima beans. (sorry ed)
If you can’t find this 6 bean mix just use kidney beans… I just like the variety.
4 med onions chopped fine
6 Garlic cloves minced
2 cans 398 ml tomato sauce
4 tablespoons Club House brand Italiano seasoning (or Italian seasoning make sure it’s finely ground )
4 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp of hot chili peppers (optional adds a nice bite)

Now this dish is a bit high in sodium. The juice in the bean cans contain quite a bit so if you are trying to watch your sodium intake drain and rinse the beans. You may need a bit more moisture in the concoction if you do not use the juices so you can either add a ½ can or so of water or a bit more tomato sauce OR one can of tomato sauce and one can of large crushed tomatoes. You don’t want the mixture runny though.

Mash the beans. Best way to do this is add a bit of liquid and process in a food processor or blender. If you don't have either smush 'em through a sieve. If all else fails. use a fork.. or better yet just git your hands in there and squeeze. You want to make sure they're good and pulverized.

Mix all ingredients together. Once you have it all mixed it’s time to fill your tortilla shells. Place 2 heaping tablespoons or bean mix per shell and start to wrap, folding in the edges as you go. Once you’ve wrapped the bean mixture into you tortilla shells place them flap side down on a baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or till shell is slighty crusty.

CAUTION. The contents are now molten lava so even though you are anxious to bite into it let it cool just a bit.. (We will not be held responsible for loss of tongue or lower lip. Teeth eyeballs or chin hairs you were warned!)

These freeze really well and can be heated up in the microwave for quick meals.

EnJoy!

Beans provide a major source of soluble fiber, which, when passing through the digestive tract grabs and traps bile that contains cholesterol, removing it from the body before it's absorbed. According to Patti Bazel Weil R.D.,diabetes nutrition educator at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and author of "Magic Beans", eating a cup of cooked beans a day can lower your total cholesterol by up to 10% in 6 weeks. Though that may not seem like much, it actually decreases your risk of heart disease by 20%. A study conducted at the University of Kentucky has shown that only three weeks of increased bean intake (3/4 cup of navy and pinto beans) lowered the men's cholesterol by an average of 19%. This reduces the risk of heart attack by almost 40%. Also because of the high fiber in beans, they can curb your appetite for fattier more dangerous foods.

> Those suffering from diabetes are also benefited by eating beans. The soluble fiber in beans helps to create more insulin receptor sites. These sites are like tiny docks for the insulin molecules to connect to, allowing the insulin to get to the cells that need it, instead of floating freely through the bloodstream, which can cause problems. Because of the higher risk of heart disease in diabetes sufferers, beans serve an extra benefit by keeping their cholesterol low, thus reducing their risk.

In addition to these benefits, the compound found in beans-isoflavins lagnins phytic acid sapopin and protease inhibitors- have been shown to keep normal cells from turning cancerous and inhibit their growth. The soybean contains phytoestrogens, a weaker version of the estrogen produced in our bodies naturally. Phytoestrogens are believed to reduce the risk of breast and prostate cancer, by blocking over activity of estrogen and testosterone which can spur cancerous tumor growth. Overall studies have shown Hispanic women have half the risk of breast cancer as white women. This disparity is believed to be due to the high content of beans in their diet.

So eat your beans everyone.. just… don’t bend over near open flames.

EnJOY!

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won’t have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That’s how the primates do it!

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic.

When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with a mixer for a few minutes. You can double the size. You get to frost more cake or cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Before you pour sticky substances into measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water,but don’t dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

HANNAH

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

As of press time we do not have an artist of the month to feature. Very sorry for that. If you know of some talented person out there we could feature in next months paper please put them in touch with Kimberleyrose They don't have to be a member of the RoseWillow community.

Tammy's tuesday morning Quilting group is raffling tickets on that a Beautiful "Grand Sampler Quilt" featured in last months paper. If you would like to purchace some tickets please contact Tammy in her forum. The Draw Date is December 9th, 2008 Best of luck to the Quilting Group on the fundraising !

We would also like you to submit photos or instructions on arts and crafts others can do. The Craft Chat at the RoseWillow Arts and Crafts Guild is open to everyone too, so come on in and make yourself at home!

The NFL hits THE SPORTS CENTER!
(by Ed)

THREE games are about to launch at The Sports Center - all of them easy, and all guess-based. EVERYONE is welcome - and don't be shy just because you don't know the game, or even if your idea of "football" doesn't allow hands - its been said the best NFL guessers have used mascots or zoos or orchestras or colors in years gone by - or just home-teams - to pick the winners. That's one game, just picking winners.

Rose Willow has let me bring Pick-3 and Lucky Loser here, which are fun and easy sort of guessing games too. If anyone thought the baseball game was tricky, these make that look like cake - and why not have a go? DON'T be shy, and everyone trying baseball SHOULD - you're just guessing with everyone else... except you have to guess weekly, instead of monthly.

It's fun - it's easy - and nobody marks you out or cares if you get one wrong - it's *guessing*!

Come take a flyer - details aplenty on The Sports Center - the most you'd ever have to do is peek in and guess, Thursday mornings, maybe - it's a piece of cake - you may guess wrong, but you'll be a legend in the standings, no matter what!

See you at the Sports Center!

Aries: At this time you may develop new and original concepts, patterns, plans, and ideas, mostly centering around your mental/intellectual activities or creative and business endeavors. Boring or routine and repetitive tasks are eliminated or updated, as you may feel they are too restrictive or unsuitable for future application. This is a time to make new discoveries and apply innovation, creativity, and imagination in your pursuits and undertakings. Relationships or joint partnerships with others may undergo changes during this period. Cooperative efforts are favorable if they allow you room for personal development and independence; otherwise, they are subject to sudden and abrupt breaks. You may lose interest in people in your life who are incapable of keeping up with your new ideas and progressive changes.

Taurus: This is a time when you rebel against traditional attitudes and ingrained habits in your life. Biases and prejudices of all kinds can break down now. This process can be extremely difficult because the habits are so deeply ingrained and may cause a rift with your family traditions and expectations, but it is very important that you now break free of these "chains that bind you". Changing attitudes to your religion, diet, or marriage are particularly likely. If you hold biased feelings, consciously or unconsciously, towards different ethnic groups or life styles, then you will experience a strong desire now to free yourself from these negative, limiting attitudes. If you are unwilling to break your old habits or even recognize them, your moods will swing wildly, and you may find yourself crying sometimes for no apparent reason.

Gemini: You will have to learn at this time to be more flexible and tolerant of your partner's individual needs. Friction and tension can develop in the relationship if you are not able to accept each other's own uniqueness. You must be able to let your mate express his or her personal goals, even if they cause changes or adjustments that are not to your liking. When problems arise, you should attempt to find solutions together instead of blaming the other for the situation. You may be well aware of your partner's hidden strengths and weaknesses, but you should avoid any attempt to manipulate or control their behavior.

Cancer: Personal or job-related plans and ambitions may be frustrated during this time period. You can encounter interference, indifference, or challenges imposed upon you by someone in your surroundings or from circumstances which seem beyond your control. You may also have strong urges to act upon your wants and desires, leading you to rather impulsive or obsessive behavior. You might be rather willful and demanding now with little patience for people who lack enthusiasm and drive or who refuse to go along with your wishes. If you don't have your way now, you might experience disagreements or abruptly cut off ties with individuals who will not bend to your will.

Leo: This is a time when you are drawn to working on areas of self-improvement. You might recognize the importance of becoming more compliant or agreeable to those close to you, taking better care of your health, or creating new ways to be a better person. Similarly, you can look for opportunities to rebuild more positive character traits within yourself, resulting in greater self-confidence which attracts others to you for guidance or inspiration. A surplus of positive healing energy radiates within you, giving you beneficial moments when you find it easier to relieve yourself of personal or emotional upsets.

Virgo: Your goals and ambitions are likely to undergo a change or transformation at this time. There may be a need to rebuild or make adjustments to your work or personal objectives in order to accommodate the needs of other individuals, groups, and organizations or society as a whole. That which is no longer working productively may have to be given up or sacrificed in order for you to achieve greater growth in your work and personal affairs. On the other hand, this may indicate a period when you are subjected to power struggles with others over your work or in other areas of your life. When devoting service to people in your work environment, you might want to take control or manipulate others to do things your way. On the positive side, if you compromise your true motivations in a way that benefits others, then unresolved issues in your work or intimate relationships can be brought to the surface and healed.

Libra: Taking care of yourself and family members keeps you busy at this time. You may begin new activities which involve taking better care of your health, personal hygiene, and physical well-being. This is a good time to join a fitness club, begin a diet, or improve on your intake of nutrients in your body. This period is an excellent opportunity to organize duties and put your affairs in order with respect to career and family responsibilities. There is a possibility that you are doing more than your share in the role of caretaking and nurturing of your children and loved ones. Try to instill more self-sufficiency on the part of your dependents to take some of the pressure off you. Children are apt to be involved in after-school activities or sporting events in which they may excel or achieve an award for performance.

Scorpio: Pleasant interactions with your romantic or marriage partner helps strengthen bonds of affection at this time. You may be doing a lot of thinking about your relationship and may even feel inclined to discuss issues of commitment, loyalty, and trustworthiness with your mate. The activities you share with your spouse or loved one may center around intellectual interests and pursuits as well. If you are currently unattached, be on the lookout for meeting new romantic prospects through relatives, siblings, neighbors, or business associates.

Sagittarius: You may notice a positive difference in your close love relationship. You are likely to sense a heightened state of expression and feeling coming from your mate or loved one. The emotions you feel now may lead you on a new path of discovery, specifically with regard to your values and attitudes toward intimacy, love, and companionship. If you are currently unattached, you might draw others to you now who reawaken some of your deeper feelings and memories with respect to love and previous relationships. The love and guidance you receive from others can help squelch any fears or anxieties which hold you back from accepting love and affection.

Capricorn: Small changes in your job routine are likely now. Although you may wish to stick with what has worked in the past, you may have to adhere to a different set of conditions. Try not to allow your ego get the best of you if a co-worker or superior upstages you in some manner or puts a cramp in your style. Keep an eye on someone who may be jealous of your successes or position. Carefully go over plans or work endeavors as they may backfire if you try too hard to make an impression on others. It is best not to force issues or create unnecessary conflict. Don't let such an exclusive focus on work cause other important areas of your life to suffer. Let a loved one or mate help lift your spirits.

Aquarius: You can feel very restless and bored with your current routines and daily responsibilities during this period. Your ideas and creative insights may be unrealistic or off the beaten track which causes disruptions and adjustments in your work, friendships or social liaisons. For example, you may suddenly decide your old, outworn friendships or group associations impose upon your freedom; therefore, you either modify or release yourself from these relationships. Or you may envision new changes in your current job situation which are unsettling and disturbing to others. Whatever happens now will be unexpected, and therefore the decisions that you make must be well thought out before you act upon them.

Pisces: You are motivated to perform tasks that appeal to your intellectual or creative objectives. However, you must use good judgment and clear thinking on the job and in career matters. Tension, lack of foresight and difficulty in focusing on detailed work can lead you into conflicts with co-workers or colleagues. There is a tendency to become troubled over a minor problem, and then blow the situation out of proportion, without consideration of the consequences of your actions. It is important at this time to reflect upon your career goals and how well you have been fulfilling them. Working alone or keeping your thoughts to yourself might be in your best interest.

-Deborah Browning

The RoseWillow Classified ads will allow you to Buy, sell, barter or swap your wares. We welcome everyone to give it a try. If you have a special announcement please don't hesitate to post it in the classifieds too.

The Classified section has upload capabilities too so you are able to post photo's of your goods. This is a great outlet for some of our crafters who might be interested in selling.

The Classified section requires a seperate registration as do the recipe center, egreetings and joes barbook. All information is only viewed by the owners of this site and not shared with anyone.

Have a lookie and see what you think. Better yet give it a try and tell us what you think! If you run into any glitches just shoot off an email to me at pierre@rosewillow.ca

Again I would like to thank all our contributors. It's wonderful of you all to take the time to send in your articles to us. It's very much appreciated. Don't forget you don't have to be a member of RoseWillow to contribute! Everyone is welcome to join us and share something in the paper and elsewhere throughout the site.

Next month be prepared for a special edition of the Oracle. Moihahahaha.. I'm sure all the ghosts and goblins will be working overtime to make it bootiful.

Your feedback is always appreciated. Whether you love our paper or hate it or have an idea for it, Mail Me! editor@rosewillow.ca Or you can post on The Oracle Bulletin Board. I look forward to hearing from you.

-Pierre
Editor of the Rosewillow Oracle