Recently at Women’s Expo, my daughter, Hannah won the door prize! The first thing she was excited about was the gift certificate for L A Hair as she said, “I must have a hair cut & Miss Louisa is cool.” I had never visited L A Hair but like Hannah, I had heard many wonderful [...]
Let these words have wings … as I share with you ….. “Bon Appetit Cafe and Bakery”, a family owned and operated Bakery in Ellicott City off Route 40 behind the CVS. They will provide you with various coffees, lattes, mochas, cakes, breads, amazing delectable desserts, pastries, sandwiches and so much more. Fortunate for me [...]
Have you been searching for a specific book that is affordable? Well, here you go – a one stop shop – search no more! Second Edition Book Store in Columbia owned by John and Kathy. They acquired the original Second Edition Book store back in April of 2005. The store has been conveniently located in [...]
I had the pleasure of meeting Melissa Lew recently. As you scan her table at the amazing pieces she has created you can see why she won so many awards. Mia, Shari and I attended the DC Green Fest a few weeks ago and stopped by her booth. Melissa is an award winning DC Metro [...]
For the second consecutive year, Jan Peedin and her Au Pairs joined the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walk (www.cff.org) this past July. Jan Peedin is a local counselor for Au Pair in America for Maryland. She and her Au Pairs assisted with a number of walk-related duties including registration, traffic control, food preparation, raffle sales, cleanup [...]
This week my family and I went to Clarke’s Farm on Route 108. It was a fun time for the whole family. There were many types of animals you could interact with. One animal that is not frequently seen that is at the farm is an emu. At the farm there are also goats, sheep, [...]
As we all know not every ingredient in your pantry makes a cake, but if certain ingredients are mixed together with love and care, you can create something delicious! Tracy Queensberry has managed to combine just the right ingredients into Icing Smiles. Icing Smiles is her nonprofit organization that she has poured her heart into, [...]
Coffee and conversation at Panera Bread with Kate Blue was warm, educational and entertaining. Kate is the founder of “Paintings by Kate” which features spiritual paintings, wall murals and so much more. Kate is one of the first members of the Inspirational Merchants Affiliation Program of Inspiring Hearts, LLC. It was as if we [...]
I recently needed some professional photographs done for my social media and other business areas. I selected Clapp Photography to accomplish this for me and it was a good decision! Mia Clapp and Carol Stover greeted me with smiles and made the entire visit a complete joy. Carol made me look and feel beautiful by [...]
I am very excited to announce a new family owned & operated restaurant opening on September 9th in Gaithersburg, RockaFellas! Bill and Matt Tempchin, a father and son team (who also happen to be our cousins) are the masterminds behind RockaFellas. Matt has been an entrepenuer since he was seven, since he went to several [...]
