Hello Everyone!
Nancy Hutchinson, of The Spinning Wheel Alpaca Farm, is holding an Open House on May 26th in Enniskillen (North of Oshawa/Bowmanville).
The event allows people to come out and watch Nancy shear the alpacas! This is an annual event and it had over 600 people at it last year!!
Nancyis offering vendor space to anyone who would like to promote their business or service. The cost is only a Minimum Donation of $40.00 to Hearth Place, a Cancer Support Centre.
This is a great event, and could increase your exposure! I will be setting up a table and if you cannot make it to the event, and you are a Member of ServingTheSpirit.com, I would be happy to take your promotional material and pass it out for you. Please let me know, and we can make arrangements for me to grab some of your brochures or business cards.
If you want to check out the event, here is a link to our blog post about it with some great pictures and video. Attached to this email is the Vendor Form that has all the additional details that you would like to know.
(Note: The Gallery on The Farm (an organic beef farmer – also a member!) will be there serving organic hamburger and sausages! They are AMAZING. Come out and try it!) If you want to buy local, this is a great opportunity to meet some local farmers and get in touch with a great market of people with similar interests.
~Katie Dempsey
905 809 2953
Happy Mother’s Day…. :) Sunday May 13th
From the Editor: :)
Mother’s Day is upon us once more…. it’s a day of love and gratitude, or hopefully that’s how it works out….
Mum’s (or Mom’s) come in all shapes, sizes, sex’s and colours….. but they all have something in common, the welfare and happiness of their children. To implement this, Mum’s have to put many of their own needs and desires aside until a time comes when their children no longer need them…
Or that’s what they think….. :)
My mum passed away in 1999, she was 74 years old and had led a life fit for a novel…. I never stop “needing” her
Mum, or Noreen as she was known to others, was one of the kindest people I have ever met, the only trouble with her being so kind was that she always believed in what people told her, which meant she got into some difficult situations.
But no matter what life had thrown at her, or who had used and abused her, mum always believed in giving others the benefit of doubt… even into her final days she was concerned for others….
On one visit with her in the hospital, supper was served, and I was directed by my mum to assist the lady in the bed opposite to her. Mum explained, that the lady didn’t seem to get any visitors, so she didn’t really eat very much and was probably lonely… I did as I was bid, and as I looked back at mum I saw her watching me closely, with a look I will carry with me for ever, her look conveyed “that’s my girl, I love you” ….
And as I remember that time, it always amazes me that even at the very end mum’s compassion was such that it never wavered, she still believed in the good of people……
So Happy Mothers Day Mum….. I love you too….. :)
Make Mother’s Day Special, think of who your mum is as a person, what does she love to do? What makes her laugh? What makes her smile? Who does she love to be around? What’s her favorite food and drink?
Gifts for mum need to be true and come from the heart, because that’s what mum’s do every single day…. Here are just a few ideas …..
Things to do:
- Dad’s draw your little one’s hand on paper by drawing around it, separate the fingers slightly so you get the whole hand. (it will be treasured for ever)
- Make breakfast, lunch and dinner and do the dishes and clean up too
- On Sunday morning let mum know she can do what ever she wants to for the whole day, (if this is possible)
- Clean your room
- Clean the basement
- Put your winter stuff away neatly
- Clean out your sports bag and put the stuff neatly away when done
- Empty the dishwasher
- Put your plates in the dishwasher and not in the sink
- Offer to make lunches for the week
- Offer to make dinner one day in the week
- Offer to put the laundry away
- Offer to go grocery shopping for her
- Give her the time and space to immerse herself in her hobby
Purchased Gifts:
- Make up (if you know what she likes)
- Plants (and offer to help put them in the ground)
- Dinner out on another day besides Mother’s Day
- Spa
- Flowers
- Chocolate
- Wine, Beer or Liquor
- Manicure
- Pedicure
- Gift Certificate for a hair salon
- Her favourite shampoo and conditioner
- Jewellery
- Bags, Wallet, Scarves
Have a fabulous Mother’s Day Weekend Everyone….
Astrology Notes…. Today’s Post: The Sun:
Many of us are intrigued by Astrology, we like to check our daily horoscopes in the newspaper, and some of us may be more interested than others about our Sun signs.
Astrology is a fascinating subject and it blows my mind each time I learn something new…. I have no explanation as to how the ancients figured out all the “stuff” that makes astrology what it is… but I am very grateful that they even considered checking it out….
Each person is unique, and while each zodiac sign retains some basic traits that reside in each person, no two people are the exact same, even twins will have difference’s. Regarding Twins (or multiple births) it is believed that each one takes what they need from the zodiac sign they are born under, even those who seem to be identical will still have slight differences somewhere. I have no idea why this happens, but it’s the only explanation that makes sense to me at the moment… :)
Each sign contains many traits, some of us use more than others and some are drawn to the negatives and some are drawn to more of the positives….
Each of us when we are born “pick up” or connect to 10 planets within our system, not just the Sun…. and each planet has an influence on us as follows:
The Sun = Core
The Moon= Emotions
Mercury= Communications
Mars= Aggressive/action/motivation/energy
Venus=Feminine, money, beauty,
Jupiter=Expansion/learning/fun
Saturn=Restriction/rules/duty
Uranus=Change/Shock
Neptune=Imagination/Fantasy/Sensitivity
Pluto=Death/Intuitions/Regeneration
In a Natal Chart, each planet listed above will have a zodiac sign “in it” and it will depend on the sign as to how well (or not) the planet and sign work with each other.
So you see it’s not just our Sun Sign that makes us who we are it’s all of our signs.. these add up and make us who we are…. But the environment we are brought up in and the experiences we encounter as children also play a vital role in who we become. It is therefore important to understand the Natal Chart of your child so you may consider all aspects of your child’s personality when making choices for them.
Please enjoy our Astrology Notes section … We begin with a brief “note” about the Sun.
Please feel free to comment and ask questions on any of our posts… :)

The Sun:
The sun is masculine and is one of the main players in our Natal Charts. As with all life on the planet Earth, the sun is also the core of our being… However he isn’t the one who portrays who we are as children, that’s the moon’s task. The sun comes into play more as we move towards adulthood, and may be some of the reason why rebellion is so “rampant” when we are teenagers…
Up until the time we move into adolescence, we react and learn and live with our emotions. We learn and watch and experience many things through our childhood but it’s our emotions that dictate to us whether or not we like, reject or absorb. When the teenage years hit, we connect more with our core being or at least we try to … we want to be independent, we want to “show” the adults that we truly can be one of them, (although we might not recognize that’s what we want at the time). It is during this time that we begin to think about the person we want to become, how we want others to view us. Ego also plays a part and can be helpful if managed correctly, by “pushing” us towards things, places and people we may normally shy away from.
By understanding our Sun sign traits we can help ourselves move towards the correct career path, we can help ourselves grow into the best that we can be and we learn how to avoid the negative Sun traits that may inhibit our positive growth.
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The Violet Door Bowmanville save the tax days….
Hello from the Violet Door,Our “Save the Tax Days” are Thursday May 3rd, Friday May 4th & Saturday May 5th (Maple Fest downtown Bowmanville)The following groups meet upstairs at the Violet Door & all are welcome, for more info please go to the calendar on our websiteMeditation with Cheryl – Monday evenings 7-9:30pm – Cost $10.Meditation with Kathrene – Tuesdays 2-3:30pm – Cost $5.Course in Miracles Group – meets every other Thursday, next one Thursday May 3rd – No Charge.Have a Wonderful Day!Be Well, Bryan & Joanne :o)(If you would like to be removed from our mailing list please let us know)Violet Door Books185 Church StreetBowmanville, Ont.L1C 1T8905-623-0706




