And now 250 people in Mitslam Village in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have clean water in their own community to drink from a shallow bore hole well. They no longer have to walk two hours to fetch dirty water that makes them sick. This well was made possible through the work of Charity:Water and their local field partner A Glimmer of Hope, and the
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For those of you who were around when I celebrated my fiftieth birthday, you may remember I did a campaign to raise money for Charity:Water (with your help, I raised approximately $2000, which was 2/5 of what's needed to install a well). Charity:Water promised to report back to let me know exactly how my money would be used in eighteen months. I
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I ended up raising $1945, which will provide clean drinking water for 97 people. There were 46 donations in all. Thank you all so much for making my fiftieth birthday truly special.
Although both of my novels have romantic elements, I've never considered myself someone who generally reads romance novels myself. There are a few exceptions. Jane Austen, of course, is the most important one. I adore Jane Austen, as long-time readers of this blog know. Interestingly enough, it was a science fiction writer who got me to read Jane
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I saw mrissa wearing this necklace at Minicon. I liked it so much, I asked where she got it, and she kindly obliged. So I picked it up for myself this afternoon.
Read about this initiative, the Zen Army, at Betty Londergan's blog What Gives 365here:When I come back in my next laid-back, enlightened life, I’m coming back as Indigo Cantor, Commander-in-Chief of the Zen Army. http://www.zenarmy.org and
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This was fun, pleased my inner kindergardener, and took about fifteen minutes flat to make. Materials: coffee stir sticks, coffee cup, coffee creamer container, file card, tape, paper clip, dental floss, thumb tack. Whee!