Dr. Rob Kiltz is sponsoring a workshop at CNY Healing Arts Center on Healing with Essential Oils. This workshop will be presented by Bonita Shear and Michele Gardner, both Skaneateles residents, on Saturday, November 1st from 1:30-4:30PM. This workshop will focus on nine essential oils that offer ongoing benefits for your health, home, and body. Enjoy the relaxing benefits of lavender and Peace & Calming, the cleansing power of Thieves and Purification, the comforting touch of Valor and PanAway, and more! Bonita and Michele will show you how to use these beautiful all natural essential oils from Young Living, the highest grade therapeutic oils available.
About Essential Oils:
Plants contain complex and powerful substances know as essential oil. These are aromatic liquids derived from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes and seeds. These distinctive components defend plants from insects, harsh environmental conditions, and disease. Join us this Saturday by calling CNY Healing Arts Center at 315.671.5755 to reserve your place. It’s FREE!!!
I finally attended a First Friday in Skaneateles. Several of the Skaneateles Artisans have invited me before but I haven’t been able to attend. It was a beautiful evening with laughter, music, fun and gorgeous art. Watch the video below with several artist interviews at the Skaneateles Artisans building as well as Packwood House.
I got my days mixed up this weekend and forgot that the Skinnyman was Saturday morning (thought it took place on Labor Day By the time I arrived along the lake this morning it was well under way and in fact a lot of the racers had already crossed the finish line. The excitement and energy surrounding the event was infectious and the guy announcing the racers as they crossed the finish line was hilarious. Every time I heard “come on white shirt guy … you can do it” or “keep it up pink shirt lady, you’re almost there” I chuckled. I never did find out who won the Skinnyman …
Below is a short movie I made (be gentle with your critique’s, I’m still learning how to use the camera). I captured some of the great racers as they crossed the finish line, the encouragement of the announcer, the CNY Healing Arts staff members giving out free orthopedic massages to the racers and an interview with our very own Candy Searing. Thanks so much for agreeing to talk on camera Candy, it makes the movie!!
Admittedly summer is a very busy time for Skaneateles as we are jam packed with events and tourists. This summer we have also been in the news a lot. Below is a list of recent news articles as well as a few blog articles from Skaneateles visitors. Just in case you come to SkaneatelesTalk looking to “hear” what ’s been happening recently.
Early in the summer I rode my bike with my daughter out to Borodino Market (our first trip to see the family farm for this season) and blogged on here about our great purchase of blackberry jam.
About a month later a nice lady from the local periodical FamilyTimes called me on the phone to inquire about my families habits of buying local, how important it was to us and how we emphasized it with our children (she came across the aforementioned blog post about the jam). She did a really nice write up on buying local in the August 2008 copy of Family Times in the article titled “Livin’ La Vida Local” - below is an excerpt of our conversation and the mention of our families favorite local treasure Borodino Market.
“… Skaneateles mother Christine Briel was initially driven to go local by the quality of produce grown around her home. “Freshness is the biggest thing,” says Briel, who has one child in college and one in high school, “but the connection with people who actually grew the stuff is really important, too.”
She doesn’t always find time in her busy schedule to stop at the weekly farmers’ market in her town. “If I miss the market, I will go to a local farm foods store like the Borodino Market,” Briel says. “Especially with our long winters, I find it really valuable to get fresh produce during the summer months.”
What they don’t buy from local farmers, the Briels grow in their back yard. This year, they will get radishes, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, beans and peas from their garden …”
From the Zoo to You is a traveling educational program from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, and it’s scheduled to visit the Skaneateles Library on Tuesday July 29, 2008 from 2-3 PM. Each program includes live animals and some are touchable. Appropriate for ages 3 and up. Limited registration. Call 685-5135.
Following is a video that posted on the Post Standard website (syracuse.com) showing the Zoo To You people visiting a pediatric patient at University Hospital in 2006. The article is here.
Hello all, this is Chris Briel. I recently noticed that our blog’s Business Directory page was not working, and I’m not sure how long it was like that. I have been busy with a new project over the last month or so and usually only work on SkaneatelesTalk 1 time a week. Please if anyone notices something that isn’t working properly, don’t hesitate to shoot me an e-mail. It won’t be looked at as annoying, exactly the opposite
Thanks and the Business Directory is currently working.
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