Monthly Archives: October 2009

Lynne Cheney on Art

Posted on October 30, 2009 by admin

In a new Huffington Post article, late night talk show host Craig Ferguson recounts a conversation with the Cheneys during the 2008 White House correspondent’s dinner.  Among the topics of conversation, fine art: “On meeting the Cheneys, Ferguson recounts that … Continue reading →

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9 Little Known Toxic Ingredients that Could Affect Your Pregnancy (and what to do to avoid them)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by admin

I blame the pregnancy message boards.  At the outset of my first pregnancy, I was blissfully oblivious to the potential hazards of shampoo.   Then, the posting was clicked: “Shampoo?“, then, the link followed: “Pregnancy Alert: Shampoo Ingredient Could Damage Developing … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: Eyes on Shannon’s Oct. 29 sale

Posted on October 15, 2009 by admin

Be still my heart: Shannon’s twice annual sale of American Art is coming up on October 29th, and, judging from the newly posted online catalog, there are some wonderful gems coming up for auction. Shannon’s, to me, also represents a kind of bellweather for the American Art market, and so I will be watching it closely. Continue reading →

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Morning Sickness: A Rant

Posted on October 14, 2009 by admin

I try to make healthy, balanced and sustainable food choices. That is always my goal in shopping and cooking and selecting restaurants. And one would think, wouldn’t one, that during pregnancy, this goal would only be that much more important? One would. Think. Continue reading →

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Picks from my Ebay Watchlist

Posted on October 7, 2009 by admin

Another small round of what’s caught my eye amongst the offerings in Art on Ebay lately: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE SIGNED ROBERT HAMILTON Maybe I’m just a sucker for paintings of birch trees, but that issue aside, this is a fantastic … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy: a new category at CIE

Posted on October 5, 2009 by admin

Most newly pregnant women are pummelled with the basic information on what to avoid during pregnancy, and in most cases, these things were no surprise: raw/undercooked meat, smoking, illicit drugs, unpasteurized cheese, cat litter……….but aside from the pamphlet list that you get from the doctor, there are actually very many more products and drugs and airborne things to know about; something that I learned slowly over the course of the nine months before the Little One’s birth. Continue reading →

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A Less Toxic Tomorrow?

Posted on October 3, 2009 by admin

If you’re like me, you were caught pretty off-guard over the big headlines the last few years regarding toxins in our everyday lives: Melamine in pet food, Bisphenol-A in our plastics, lead paint on our toys………and because I was caught off-guard, I was furious. Continue reading →

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