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Just in Time for the Holiday: A Happy End!

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Dear Friends,  Everyone loves a Happy End and we have really happy news regarding our rescued stray dog Alice! If you  "like" us on Facebook you have heard about the little terrier mix that had been roaming the streets around our offices. On June 9th, our floral team rescued the puppy – she is about 5 months old now-  off the streets. Florist Melissa Cowley promised to take her home to foster her, but she needed to be kept safe while everyone worked.The puppy napped inside an Alice in Wonderland prop hat for the day – until she went home with Melissa that night, thus earning the nickname "Alice".  Melissa was her guardian angel, taking her to the vet, getting her cleaned up, vaccinated and treated for fleas and mites, and providing lots of love and puppy guidance. Melissa gave her a wonderful foster home as we searched for a new family, but convinced a couple in her extended family that Alice was meant for them – and she was right! Melissa: "Than...

A Visit With Brad Sherman from The Social Graces

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We are starting off the new year with lots of energy and many good resolutions. We definitely want to keep you informed and entertained with our blog so we already thought about some really interesting stories, not always necessarily about ourselves. We will bring you a series of "Visits" with people and places we admire and appreciate. Our first "victim" is our friend and collaborator Brad Sherman from The Social Graces who graciously agreed to let us write about him. We chose Brad because we admire what he does for a living and how he does it! His work would be worthy of a Travel Channel show! His company, The Social Graces , designs and creates invitations, award statues, event collateral and corporate gifts. That sounds pretty dry but click "corporate gifts" on their website and say "a-Ha!" There it is, Around the World and Eco-Friendly! Part of Brad's work life are two annual trips around the globe to visit his artist friends in Africa,...