Just a reminder...each month, the first adopter of a greyhound from the Sarasota Greyhound Rescue Project receives a gift certificate from A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar. Located on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar is proud to promote this worthy cause.

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There is one common thread that runs through human cancer stories - a renewed appreciation for life and love.  Why is it that it too often takes serious questions of health or life to help us remember what really matters? While I wish I had the mental and emotional clarity and balance to live each and every day with the same love and appreciation, I’ll settle for finding the silver lining in life’s scariest moments.

Certainly top on my list of Whipple silver linings is the love and…

Holiday Tips for Lash Addicts

A CARDINAL SIN

Bless me father - I just committed the cardinal sin for an Alopecian.  I, Susan Beausang, an 11-year veteran of Alopecia, assumed that another person with hair loss had cancer.  What was I thinking?  Well, I guess I wasn’t thinking…

Please Vote for Us.  Vote from November 25th through December 20th, 2011. Online at SRQMAG.com/VOTE.  Thank you, and Happy Holidays to You and Yours from…

As Thanksgiving approaches, I have even more cause than usual to reflect on just what I am most grateful for this year.

All around me, all around you, are growing numbers of families who this year will struggle to put together a Thanksgiving meal, who may depend upon the donations and generosity of others if they are to eat turkey, if they are to eat at all.  I am reminded that Thanksgiving is not just a day to appreciate what we have, but to share with those who are in…

5 Reasons A Thanksgiving Hostess Is Thankful For Eyelash Extensions

Perfecting A Luscious Plum Colored Lid

The Kick-off Party for our Series of Literacy Day Celebrations went off without a hitch.  We met many of Sarasota's unsung heroes of literacy, the tutors.  Many volunteers, staff members and board members were present and honored, as well as Sarasota's most improved reader!

In this picture taken by John Pearce, Sarasota Literacy Council President Donald Kayton (L) and…

Beginning in December, 2011, we're donating Gift Certificates from our stores to the Sarasota Racing Dog Rescue Project. The new owners of the first dog adopted each month will receive a $10 Gift Certificate from A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar. Please consider giving these retired dogs a worthy home.…

With the cooperation of the Literacy Council of Sarasota, A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar have declared the 8th of every month to be Sarasota Literacy Day. On these days, the staff, members, tutors and accompanied students of the Literacy Council…

  So now I have hair - and now I have to maintain it.  In my previous posts, I lamented about my new Alopecia hair and how unnatural the new hair is - very strange color of charcoal and very coarse texture.  I know - whine whine whine - at least I have hair right?  Well, yes and no.

When my hair grew back, the first thing I noticed is that I didn’t have any…

Tips and Encouragement for Breast Cancer survivors and their families:

“Trying to give advice to someone fighting the battle of their life is difficult. The best thing is your attitude – you need to be positive. I know, easier said than done, but with the help of God and his strength to guide you, you can prevail. Just a few days ago I was reading an article that may help as far…

EVEN ALOPECIANS GET HAIR

Is it just coincidence, or is the moon in hair growth phase?  I’ve noticed  that a number of my Alopecian friends on Facebook are experiencing hair regrowth and for the 2nd time in 11 years, I too have hair.  Something seems…

I bet even those living on the moon have heard about Steve Jobs’ passing due to pancreatic cancer.  Like many, I feel very impacted by his death.  Like many who have lost loved one’s to that terrible disease, I have mixed emotions.  I am very sorry for his passing, for the loss to his family and to the world.  I am feeling grateful that Jobs’ death has people thinking and…

Can AMPLIF•eye Be Used On Cancer Patients?

Yes, cancer patients can use AMPLIF•eye to help nourish and fortify lash follicles and speed up the hair regeneration process. Best results may be seen while in remission, after cancer treatments are over. With physician's approval, AMPLIF•eye may be used while undergoing treatments to nourish and fortify the follicles.

This month's Featured Lash Stylist,…

It’s far from a secret that I have a love affair with Brasserie Belge on Main Street Downtown. What started out as a courtship, quickly grew into a discrete yearning. It wasn’t long before I was pinned and had eyes swooning for my Western European lover. If it’s possible for me to gush more, now is the time. To say “the best just got better” would be a farce in the sense that it wouldn’t do Brasserie Belge enough justice. Brilliance became magnificent? Okay, those lush words will have to do.…

Small plates are the new fad, so what?  Most restaurants have them and at times, they're undistinguishable from a regular appetizer.  Yes they're popular but what does that really mean?  For me, when I'm dining, I'm looking for the edge.  The edge that separates good food from great.  You can go out and eat anywhere, that novelty is over.  When I heard about Fleming's Prime Steakhouse &…