my gramma was a hard workin' farmer's wife....throw in a german heritage,
the fact that chores and being serious seemed to be what life was for, and you don't
really think of a magical life! but one of my most favorite memories is looking for
four leaf clovers with her. she found more of them than anyone i ever met. i grin now
when i think of it and realize that even gramma was looking for magic...in her own way.
maybe we all are...in our own way. and maybe when we start to see that in each other, that
in itself will be magic......

it's the season of leprechauns and four leaf clovers, mischief and magic...all the stuff that
puts the twinkle in the eyes. we're wishin' you a month of twinklin' eyes and more four leaf
clovers than you ever thought possible!

~ in our hearts ~

art came thru this month and won my heart. he's going thru the process of letting
someone he cares deeply about go. i admire anyone who has the strength to do that
with grace and love. he certainly seems to have both those things goin'. knowing
that it's not an easy journey to trust and keep going forward, we wanted to hold art
in our hearts this month. he's written some poetry that we've included on our "others'
sighs" page. go on over and read art's heart, and send him some positive vibes!
the world needs more men like art! thanks for being out there, mister!

answers we seek
today i drove with the sun in my face
the reflection of a tear

big news! kate and her dog bella are expanding their shop! they are moving next door
to bigger quarters! this is huge news as it's one tough road for independent shop owners
and to see them grow is such an exciting thing! kate is a phenomenal shop owner who
really cares about her customers. it's absolutely worth going to take a trip to visit!
the new location of mountain spirit gifts is 118-C Cherry Street in Black Mountain,
North Carolina! they should be settled in for easter! go on over and check them out!
you won't be just shopping, you'll be touching your soul!

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speaking of shops growing!! debby and sandy from down family lane are opening
another store!! wow! wow! wow! they'll be opening a new store in monterey, california!
right on cannery row!! i'm so proud of them, i'm bustin' at the seams! they hope to be in
by may 1st! they'll be located at 711 cannery row, c-4. you can get more information at
www.downfamilylane.com. if you're travelin' the area, go see them! this is one heck of
a big deal for them, and quite exciting!

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anyone in the northern virginia area and need a little massage/body work/healing stuff?
we've got a beautiful website for you to check out! it's www.healingtr.com. we work with
maryellen of the healing tree and just recently wandered over to her website and were so
impressed we wanted to share it with you! kathy norwine also works with the center
offering counseling. kathy rocks, and if you're looking for counseling, you definitely want
to check her out! even if you aren't in the area, go on over and take a peek and see what
these people are offering the world! good stuff goin' over there~!

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michelle popped into our mail box this month, all the way from australia! she has her
own website that shares joy, thoughts, and passion. go visit her at www.joyexpress.com.au
she's a fan of josh's! she visits his blog regularly. i think that speaks volumes about her good
taste! be sure to tell her josh and company sent you!

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laurie has been part of the bone sigh community for a long time now. she's had major
medical problems and weight issues. she decided to have a gastric bypass. her journey
was recently written up in several magazines and she shared it with us. we wanted to
pass her story along for everyone. there's a line in there about something changing inside
her and she now sees life as a gift not to be taken for granted. i smiled so big when i read
that. if we could all just hang on to that thought! she has sent me emails as she's gone
thru her journey, and there's always such gratitude in them. i love that. check out laurie's
story! http://www.stagnes.org/gratefulpatients_letters_long.htm

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cari's work!

how about a mother and daughter that are so creative they both have their own websites
filled with their gorgeous creations?! we've featured cari pier before. she does the
awesome paintings of seadream art. those vivid, grab your soul and shake it paintings...
you can find her at www.trunkt.org/seadreamart. and now you can find her daughter, christi,
at www.justmaybe.etsy.com. christi does beautiful work with fabric! she offers market bags,
eye pillows, yoga mat bags, and more! beautiful ladies, beautiful work. go check them out!

christi's work! (and an eye pillow i just bought!)

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photography fans? you can't keep up with leroy zimmerman! he sent me a link recently
with more art of his that'll knock your sox off with little write ups next to each piece!
i just love lookin' at leroy's work! http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image005874.html

terri's still not exactly sure what this thing is....but bone sigh arts is now going to
have an RSS feed! woo hoo!! since terri composes the newsletter, you'll get terri's
take on this...

if you don't know what it is either, it seems to be some little button that will be on
the website. you can go click on it and "subscribe." that'll put a little thing for bone
sigh arts on your toolbar. whenever you click on that thing, you'll be able to see if
there were any updates over at bone sighs and then you'll always be in the know.

it actually seems kinda silly. i mean, if you want to see what we're up to, just come
on over. we change the home page every month so there's usually something new
to look at. but shoot, i want to show the kids that i'm as hip as they are. so i'm gonna
put this silly thing on the site. actually, THEY'RE going to put this silly thing on the
site. maybe some of you can use it so it won't feel so silly...

if i can love you in my heart,
can i carry it down to my bones?
will my cells fill with it,
carrying it past any physical realm?
will i become love when i learn
to really love you?

okay, i'm headin' out to go do something that scares me! plumbing!
i don't know what it is...i guess the thought of breaking every pipe in
my house maybe....but plumbing scares me. i'm headin' down to my
crawl space (have i mentioned i have claustrophobia??) to go work
on a leaky pipe! i figure better to do it while it's cold and the spiders
are asleep.

deciding to finish the newsletter first (as i may get detoured with those
pipes!) i settled in here with a cup of tea. and are ya ready?? my tea
bag's wisdom today is:

"experience is wisdom."

ya gotta love that. i'm off to get plumbing wise. i'm gonna keep my eyes
open for a four leaf clover along the way!! as always we want to remind
you to honor yourself this month.

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