WE’RE BACK to Monday. I met a girlfriend at a new Venue on Friday and we just talked and enjoyed the lake view. Saturday was Maitland Art Festival and a Cajun Lunch. Sunday not so fun, mopping floors, changing sheets and working on book (writing one).
TODAY I’m not doing collectibles–just a little break.
First tonight is a full pink moon and eclipse. So does the moon turn pink? No it evidentally gets it name from “…native tribes of eastern North America called the first full moon of spring the Pink Moon…http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/04/pink-moon-rising/ The name actually comes from “…the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring,” (Farmers Almanac). How they went from flowers to moon I am not sure.
As to the Eclipse: “…the “star” near the…full moon is…Mars, which comes closest to Earth for the year on April 14…(the) eclipse takes place, and indeed, as seen from around the world, all night long. North America is in a good place to see this eclipse…”http://earthsky.org/tonight So you might want to step outside for a look tonight.
It’s Moment of Laughter Day So please giggle, chuckle and laugh as much as possible.
Finally I saw an ad from Alaffia proclaiming their brand of body care products as being Fair Trade and that much of the products aren’t.
I decided to look into this. “The word “Alaffia” is a West African greeting..Alaffia means a state of… well being. Alaffia makes…skin care,..soaps, and hair care out of shea butter and other…essential oils. Their mission is to “advance gender equality and alleviate poverty…Tchala founded the company in honor of his mother and other women… His goal is to empower women…receive fair trade..family income is often as low as $200 USD per year…”http://harvestmarket.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/alaffia-changing-the-world-one-company-at-a-time/
However Fair Trade itself has had some issues: “The evidence available suggests that little of the extra money paid by consumers actually reaches the farmers. The Fairtrade Foundation does not monitor how much more money retailers charge…for goods. Furthermore, retailers almost never sell identical Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade lines side by side… so it is rarely possible to determine how much extra is charged…”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade_debate
As to this particular company? I was not able to find a review or article that did not involve someone selling their products so the verdict is still out as far as my blog is concerned.
Never, never stop thinking.