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Rebecca GuayRebecca has established a broad career inart /illustration. Her clients include DC, Vertigo,Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics, Wizards of theCoast/Hasbro (MtG), MTV Animation, LucasFilm, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Houghton

Mif in, Barefoot Books, and more.Rebecca divides her time among illustration,gallery work, and running her professionalart/illustration intensive mentorship programs

The Illustration Master Class, and SmArt School.Recent books include A Fight of Angels with

Holly Black (Vertigo Comics) and The Last Dragon with Jane Yolen ( Dark Horse Comics).

Rebecca can be contacted at [email protected] and through her websites smarterartschool.com and illustrationmasterclass.com.

Inquiries about original art sales can bemade through her gallery, the R. Michelson, inNorthampton, MA, [email protected].

4 Art, Culture & Entertainment The Art of Rebecca Guay

6 What to Do & Where to Stay Event Sampler

6 Food & Drink Award-Winning ZLT Zandwich Recipe

8 Home, Garden & Landscape Watering FAQs

10 Education & Workshops Mountain Road School

12 Animal Talk Tenacious Ticks

13 Back to Nature Project Native's Wildlife Trails

14 Community Spotlight West Stockbridge, MA

15 Berkshire Bargains Coupons! Discounts! Savings!

16 Our Berkshire Kids Media and the Five Rs

17 Health & Wellness Summer Heat Cool Herbs

21 Mind & Spirit The Profundity of Simplicity

22 In Business Effective Communication

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Eating local foods is better for you,better for the environment, and mostimportantly, it is more enjoyable. Lo-

cal food is fresher and tastes better, usually has less environmental impact, supports yourlocal economy, and helps maintain our beau-tiful community and farmland. Smart foodchoices, including buying organic, can play amajor role in sustaining good health. Know-ing where your food is from connects you tothe people who raise, grow, and sell it.

In this issue, Good Tidings invites youto experience a sampling of local foods andthe way they help create community. Enjoy the great garlic festival of Bennington, Ver-mont, celebrate the reopening of the historicFive Corners Store in Williamstown, sharethe experience and knowledge of sustainableagriculture, and eat homemade fresh food ata community-oriented caf. May good food(and community) bless you!

O n September 1 and 2, Bennington, VT , will be hosting the 17th Annual Garlic &Herb Festival out at the Camelot Village prop-erty on west Route 9. The event is rated as a Top

Ten Fall Event by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. This family-friendly experience in-cludes garlic growers, 140-plus vendors with allkinds of garlic and herb products, garlic foods,

a beer garden, live music both days, childrensactivities, and a demonstration tent where youcan learn how to braid garlic, cook with gar-lic, and to plant garlic. Dont forget to try thegarlic ice cream. All this and more comes witha hometown atmosphere. Free parking andadmission is only $5/adults, with kids under12/$1. Hours are 10-5 both days. Bring yourfriends they will really thank you!~ Joann Erenhouse, Director, Bennington AreaChamber of Commerce, www.LoveGarlic.com

The historic Store at Five Corners wasthe oldest continuously operated store inthe country, rst established in the 1770s untilit closed one and a half years ago. The build-ing has operated as a tavern, a stop on thePony Express, and a tea room. The Store hasreopened with a complete coffee bar, freshlocal produce, imported and domestic winesand cheeses, local soaps, candles, jewelry, andother gift items as well as homemade fudge,candies, and baked goods. Whether you area neighbor meeting friends to catch up overyour morning coffee and homemade muf n,

or someone travelling to the area in seaa great lunch spot or freshly made delito pack on a picnic, we welcome you. Y

love our old country store kind of feel.Hassett. The Store at Five Corners, 6 New ARoad (Routes 7 & 43), Williamstown, MAstoreat vecorners.com, Facebook

Buying meat can be really challenginOrganic, grass-fed, local, free-r what does all this mean? Can I get it?Berkshires you can just ask. Local.Theest line between pasture and plate meamore bene t for you. Healthy, vibrant,tiful, solvent, green landscape, commself ask Where can I get great local Grass-fed.Pastured animals consume a vriety of plants in the eld. Translation

meat. CLAs, Omega 3s and 6s in the balance, vitamin E all in spades. Rocktrition! Organic.This means no chemicGMOs, and no hormones. Who needs tStay clean, eat organic.~ Dom Palumbo oMoon in the Pond Farm in Shef eld, MA, wraises and sells super meats. Mooninthepond.c

Java Joes Caf in Lanesboro, Mbecame a reality for us, Joe and Stacnett, last August. We opened our cafe wmission of serving healthy and delicio

We work with ve local farms for freshucts and only Berkshire County vendorsmunity oriented, our doors are always o

provide service for senior citizens, vechildren, and other local organizationfood is made from scratch such as our safter doughnuts, muf ns, pastries, andcinnamon rolls. Hearty fare such as our fast Irish wrap, stratas, peasant potatoes,clam chowder, chicken salad croissant,sloppy Joes, and hand-cut fries and homchips are always a big request. Herbs ufrom community gardens rosemary anfrom our own backyard.~ Joe and Stacie

Java Joes Caf, Laneboro, MA

~ Susan Jameson is thefounder of Humanity inConcert, and the co-found-er of Healing Winds andthe Rock, Rattle & DrumPow Wow. She is an inter-faith minister, dancer, andpassionate metaphysiciancommitted to her work in spiritual development.

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that favors the use of acryla-gouache and oil.Born and raised in eastern Massachusetts,Rebecca began her art career in 1992 aftergraduating from Pratt Institute in New York City with a degree in illustration. Since thenshe has established a broad career in art/illustration. Her clients include DC, Vertigo,Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics, Wizardsof the Coast/Hasbro (MtG), MTV Anima-tion, Lucas Film, Simon & Schuster, Scholas-tic, Houghton Mif in, Barefoot Books, andmore. Additionally, Rebeccas illustrationsand personal paintings are in museums andprivate collections around the world, includ-

ing the American Museum of Illustration atthe Society of Illustrators in NYC.

Rebeccas illustrations have graced vari-ous trading card series and she is also wellknown for her work in the very popular col-lectable card game Magic: The Gathering . In2003 her rst childrens book, Goddesses: AWorld of Myth and Magic,was published by Barefoot Books and received critical praise,and her painted illustrations have frequently appeared in the well-adored childrens publi-cation, Cricket Magazine .

Recent projects include two graphic novels, A

Flight of Angels with Holly Black (Vertigo Com-ics) and The Last Dragon with Jane Yolen (Dark Horse Comics). Praise for her recent booksincludes Occasionally someone executes astandard storytelling device with such daz-zling skill that it reminds you why that devicebecame standard in the rst place. RebeccaGuay is that someone with A Flight of Angels (Scripps Howard News Service) and If

Superman is the Strength of Comics, Aof Angel s is the Soul (Aint It Cool New

Currently, Rebecca divides her time illustration, gallery work, and runniprofessional art/illustration intensive mship programs The Illustration Master and SmArt School. She now resides iherst, Massachusetts, with her artist-huMatthew Mitchell, and daughter, Vivian

Rebecca can be contacted at rebecca

yahoo.com, and you can purchase aquality prints through her websites sartschool.com and illustrationmast.com. Inquiries about original art salesmade through her gallery, the R. MicheNorthampton, MA, [email protected]

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Home eld: Bringing Design HomeReception & Exclusive Pre-Sale Hostedby Stephen Saint-Onge & CHPDate: Friday, August 10, 2012, 7-11pmPlace: Ventfort Hall Mansion, 104 Walker StreetLenox, MA - (413) 429-2963,Price: $150Enter the Gilded Age. Youll be greeted witha glass of champagne and hors doeuvres pre-pared by Chef Michael Ballon as you enter thesoaring Great Hall. Savor the details of thisrestored 1893 mansion as you proceed to the

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Place: West Stockbridge, MA, Town Center. Cor-ner Main St & Center Street, MA - (413) 232-0222Price: Free. Small fee/tickets for some games9th Annual Zucchini Festival. Great for kids &adults: pet parade, rides, races, zucchini recipecontest, decorating/weigh-off contests, livemusic and entertainment, games, food, arts &crafts booths. Fireworks and dancing in thestreet. www.weststockbridgetown.com

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Road School leave with more than just strong academic credentials. At Mountain Road,children truly experience what it means tobe held by a loving community that includestheir teachers, peers, parents, neighbors, andfriends. Small, multi-aged classes give the feel-ing of being part of an extended family, whereolder children mentor younger ones and ev-eryone has something of value to offer. For38 years, Mountain Road School has held toits core values, fostering educational discov-

ery, collaboration, and respect for self, others,and the natural environment. From this rock-solid foundation, children are well equippedfor whatever path they choose to follow. Minecertainly have been.

In September, Mountain Road will welcomechildren PreK-8th grade to a new 14-acre edu-cational campus. The Hand House, an historicproperty a mile off Route 20 in West Leba-non, NY, was purchased in May with the helpof private lenders and donors. Our new loca-tion affords busing from New Lebanon, theChathams, Averill Park, Berlin, Kinderhook,and other central Columbia County towns. Carpooling serves families from Berkshire County.

Information about the school, fall enrollmentopportunities, and pictures of the ongoing renovations are at the website www.mountainroadschool.org. Messages can be left at (518)794-8520 or emailed to [email protected].

~ Joanna Ezinga is the President of the Board of Mountain Road School. Her son Robbin and daugh-ter Thea are proud alumni.

Save the Date! Annual Literacy Network GalaItalian Farmers Market on Saturday, October 13,

from 5:30-10:30pm, located at the Fitzpatrick Hall at BerkCountry Day School, Lenox, MA, (413) 243-0471. Theis honoring Matt & Chris of Guido s Fresh MarketplacPaul of Baba Louies and three generations of the MaFamily for their contribution to our community. Cocktailsian buffet, dancing. Visit www.litnetsb.org for more info.

Mountain Road School: A Parent's PerspectiveBy Joanna Ezinga


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Ticks are very well adapted for their life pur-pose, which is to nd a host to attach to andobtain a blood meal. They can sense slightmovements around them, shadows, and car-bon dioxide levels in their immediate envi-ronment. They quest in anticipation of asuitable host that may pass by. Once attached,their mouthparts inject a local anesthetic andan anticlotting substance that allows them tofeed without creating any discomfort, unlikea mosquito. While the tick is having dinner,it may transfer any number of organismsthat have the potential to cause disease in hu-mans and our companion animals. Everybody knows about Lyme disease, but did you know ticks can carry bacteria that can cause ana-plasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis? Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which occurs in thispart of the country as well, is another poten-tial threat. Cats seem to have a natural immu-nity against developing Lyme disease, but they can develop tularemia, or Rabbit Fever.

Classic signs of tick-borne illnesses includelethargy, fever, lameness (often in differentlimbs at different times), swollen joints, andloss of appetite. Your veterinarian can quick-ly screen for many tick-related illnesses, andappropriate treatment (usually an antibioticcalled doxycycline) brings quick relief.

The only way to avoid ticks with 100% cer-tainty is to become a shut-in with your petsindoors 24/7. However, you can still enjoy thegreat outdoors safely if you follow a few com-mon sense bits of advice. When hiking, try tostay on the trail and avoid underbrush. Check your pet frequently and thoroughly for ticksduring your hike, before the ticks can becomeattached. They often will gravitate to the headand neck areas. Use an effective tick preven-

tive on your pet. There are many productsavailable, and some are more effective thanothers. Natural tick deterrents like Geranium,Pennyroyal, or Neem seed oil do not have de-pendable studies that show ef cacy, and using them will give you a false sense of security.Never use tick products designed for dogson your cat, and follow your veterinariansrecommendations for product selection andfrequency of use. Dogs that swim frequently

may need to have the preventive appliedoften than a dog who just goes outsishort periods in the backyard.

Thorough tick checks at the end of the d very important, for both you and your you nd an attached tick, do not try anyfolk methods for removal, like burning thor covering it with oil. The ONLY wayrecommend is to use a tool called a Ticker. Do not use tweezers or your ngers,

will invariably leave mouthparts embedthe skin, and you will likely cause the ticgurgitate abdominal contents in the procremoval, which will create a more severe matory reaction at the tick attachment sit

A vaccine to protect against Lyme infecavailable for dogs. Your veterinarian c

vise whether or not your dog should ha vaccine. For those averse to vaccinatgeneral, be aware that Lyme is the mosmon infectious disease that I diagnosepractice. Although the vast majority orecover fully from acute Lyme disease, percentage go on to develop an invariatal form of kidney disease, which is refto treatment. This is the main reason I rmend the vaccine.

With fall in the air, ticks will be reuntil we receive a thick blanket of snonly time of year where we can literallyabout ticks and focus on skiing, snowshand skating.

~ Dr. Roth graduated from Cornell Universilege of Veterinary Medicine in 1985, and phouse call services with his business, GoinDogs, to guardians of dogs and cats in the Berand neighboring Columbia County, New York

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Our native ecosystem is a community of plants, ibirds, frogs and snakes, rabbits and foxes, and manycreatures that evolved together over thousands of

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Scenic, approachable, friendly, and his-toric, West Stockbridge, MA, is boththe typical and atypical Berkshire town.

Located at the western gateway to the Berk -shires, the area was settled in the mid 1700sby farmers from Connecticut, New York, andeastern Massachusetts. As they became moreestablished with a local church and a tavern inthe West Center area, they petitioned the Gen-eral Court to separate from the larger, morepowerful Stockbridge township. Primary moti-

vation was to keep their own tithing (taxes). In July of 1774, West Stockbridge was created.

West Stockbridge has been an active par-ticipant in many of the major historic eventsthat have impacted the Berkshires, from Shays Rebellion (one of the ringleaders rst recruit-ed in a local tavern), to an early leader of theMormon Church (Daniel Spencer, rst mayorof Salt Lake City), through the Civil War (163

veterans out of a population of 800). One of our early residents, Anson Clark, was a major

gure in the development of the early pho-tographic process (daguerreotype). He took aphotograph of the town that dates to 1840,and many of the buildings in that photo arestill here.

West Stockbridge has retained its unique-ness and independent streak throughout itshistory. It prides itself in not having the tour-ist traf c jams of neighboring Stockbridge or

Lee, nor the af uent cottages of Lenox. In1881, the town voted on a warrant to ask thestate legislature to extend to women, whoare all citizens, the right to hold Town of cesand to vote in town affairs on the same termsas male citizens. The state legislature did notapprove.

An industrial center, West Stockbridge was built on marble and limestone quarries,farming, and railroads throughout the nine-teenth century. Marble from West Stockbridgeis in the State House in Boston, New York City Hall, and Girard College in Philadelphia.

Limestone kilns were located throughotown and major iron deposits mined fRichmond Iron furnace. It is estimatethe town had more than 30 working quand mines. The rst railroad in New En(1838) was built from West StockbriHudson to move marble for export on s

Entering the town from the southpass a number of classic Greek revival from the mid 1800s. The West StockCongregational Church (1882) sits southern entrance of Main Street. Acrroad is the Stone House (1827), built wcal marble and granite and rumored tobeen a hideout for the Underground RaIn the center of Main Street is the 1854

Hall, currently being restored as a mand town meeting and performance by the West Stockbridge Historical SIf you approach from the west, you paShaker Mill building (1805) and drivethe Shaker Mill Pond dam (1780) and p

rst hydroelectric plant in the state (19 Today, West Stockbridge is hom

number of artists and writers, unique and galleries, historic architecture, andety of dining experiences. Our 1,300 furesidents are supplemented with a stronond homeowner and vacation populatiocommuters to New York and Boston. members of the Tanglewood/Boston

phony community have homes here (stowards singers and the string sectionsense of community is strong: more thpercent of the town volunteers in the aZucchini Festival, and the Historical Soone of the largest in western Massachu

West Stockbridge is a wonderful plive, visit, dine, shop, bike, hike, and jus

~ Bob Salerno is the West Stockbridge Totorian and President of the West Stockbridge HiSociety. In his other life, he is a longtime retail consultant and adjunct professor at the Fashiotute of Technology. [email protected]

Attend the 9th Annual Zucchini Festival!West Stockbridge, MA, Town Center

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The Art of Rebecca GuayRebecca Guays watercolor paintingsand illustrations can be found inmuseums and private collections aroundthe world. Her artwork has been calledromantic, vivid, rich and elegant in color,and powerful in design and line. She hasa strikingly classical, feminine style thatfavors the use of watercolors.

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CHPs Family Services is there during a womannancy, after the child is born, and throughout those rs

providing nutrition counseling, parenting education, to healthy foods, structured and unstructured playgronine different towns, pre-literacy activities, and intensieffective therapies for children who suffer from delays scan reach their full potential.

Now, imagine touring one of the Berkshires premier Victorian cottages , shopping for beautiful itemyour home and person all while you are helping CHP

with young children. This is the idea around Home eld:ing Design Home, CHPs rst annual fundraiser hosted lebrity Designer Dad and family-focused lifestyleStephen Saint-Onge. The event will take place Augustat Ventfort Hall in Lenox, MA.

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Enter the World of Hildi BExpect the unexpected when you walk through the unobtrusive door on Main Street,

a few steps north of Castle Street. Hildi Bis a banquet for the senses, brimming withcolors, textures, shapes. Great music is al-

ways playing. Women's clothing, accessories,leather goods, jewelry, stuffed animals, pic-ture frames, pottery, andmuch more is displayedin every nook and cran-ny, even hanging fromthe ceiling. Whatever theseason, theres always arack or two of fabuloussale items, weather per-mitting even on the side-

walk in front of the store.

Hildi delights in telling the stories that come with the merchandise. Whether you buy some-thing or not, youre sureto emerge from Hildi Brevitalized. How It All BeganIn 1986, Hildi B and her husband, Peter,opened a leather goods shop on RailroadStreet where they offered leather handbags,backpacks, belts, and jewelry, most of whichthey handcrafted themselves. Several yearslater, they added clothing, pottery, and glass-

ware. A few years after that, they moved totheir present location on Main Street. Evenbefore the concept of fair trade arose, Hildiand Peter were importing clothing and otherhandcrafted items from developing countriessuch as Turkey, India, Thailand, Indonesia,Nepal, Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Ec-uador, and Peru.

What Makes Hildi B Different?Hildi is grateful that the business makes a liv-ing for her and Peter. But when she comes

into the store, what she thinks about is notthe money she'll make but the people who will walk in her door. If Hildi arrives a bit after 11,its likely she tarried at home to kiss her cats,Sammy and Mishi, or in her garden to pick

fresh owers to decoratethe store, or in the woodsto pick wild berries. Many of Hildis customers arepeople with whom she canhave meaningful conversa-tions; some of them havebecome friends.

What Makes Hildi B

Community-Minded?Most of the items in thestore are made from natu-ral materials. Clothing andother items are not massproduced but knit, sewn,and batiked by hand. Deco-rative items might be madefrom soapstone, banana

leaves, sisal, or goat horns. Everything in thestore is either purchased from mom-and-popshops around the world (including Europe,the Middle East, and the United States, as wellas the developing countries) or handcraftedby Hildi and Peter themselves. Recycled news-

paper is used to wrap fragile items; purchasesare bagged in paper, not plastic. Store Location and HoursHildi B is located at 320 Main Street in down-town Great Barrington. Open Thursday toSunday, about 11am to about 6pm; call (413)528-01239 to make sure.

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Golden Moments

Somehow the picture of a child lying in ahammock looking up through leaves at bluesky . . . daydreaming her way towards her nextburst of playful creativity . . . doesnt quite mesh

with the other picture, of a child hunched upindoors in a darkened room, with an electronicgadget in her hand, staring at a screen.

Parental ResolveMost of us would love for our children to havea whole inner treasure box full of Golden Mo-ments (as Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting , calls them), as a source for peace of mind and enjoyment. In this media-saturatedculture, it will take some parental resolve tomake sure that our children have lots of media-free time for Golden Moments of creativity andconnection to be born. We may even have to

wriggle out of its addictive clutches ourselves!

Screens in Summer

Some aspects of summer are a challenge forparents children in different routines andrhythms, while parents are still busy. It is tempt-ing to use screens as babysitters, isnt it?

The trouble with these particular Mrs.Doubt res is that they are often wanting to sellthings to us and our children . . . and too oftenthey seem to take our children away from us.

How do we nd the resolve to protectour children and our families from thispressure, especially in summer when there aregolden days beckoning outside? Perhaps wehave to want Golden Moments for our kidsmore than we want alone time for ourselves,or to get something done . . . perhaps we haveto be willing to give our own agendas up every now and again to make sure we have family time, connection time, down time, media-freetime: childhood is short and precious!

The Five Rs

Here are some tips that work for many parents who are striving to manage the in uence of media in their families. They wont work for allfamilies all of the time but perhaps they willhelp you think again about how you could sim-plify screens and media devices in your home:

1. Remove This is the simple option! We decided to see

what its like to have no TV or movies for thissummer. There are so many other things todo. Removal can be an experiment . . . often

with bene cial results!

2. ReformIs it time to sit with your spouse or co-parentand have a conversation about the in uenceof media in your home? Is media creephappening in your family? Would you like to

be more in charge? Is media a crutch or anescape in your family, or is it a tool you use ina deliberate and safe way, that promotes con-nection and shared values?

3. Replace

Replace screens so that they are not in family space. Replace screen time with unstructuredplay time, crafts time, family time, a hike, help-ing in the kitchen, ball practice, gardening,boring time. No phones on for at least onefamily meal a week? No screens one evening a week for games night in summer? Radio off in the car so we can talk or sing?

4. ReduceIf eliminating media time for your childrenseems too much for your family right now,you can reduce the amount of screen timeyou allow, and be in charge of the content of

what is watched, seen, done.

5. RememberRemember that the age of your children willhelp you decide how to introduce your re-forms! We need to adjust our parenting styleto meet our changing children.

For children ages 1-7, you will be able tointroduce your parenting style as the sov-ereign King and/or Queen of your home.Children in middle childhood will respondbetter to the parenting style of farmerparents concerned about the health andsafety of their crop.

Teens will doubtless be the most challeng-ing . . . sometimes a way to begin will beto watch or play with them, without com-menting or questioning, with a genuineinterest in this activity, and see if any mo-ments for connection and conversationarise, to counter the isolation that screen-

watching can bring. With teens, we areparent-shepherds, guiding them, minding they dont go astray, and consulting themso that they are a part of the solution, notautomatically opposed to it.

Check out www.simplicityparenting.com formore ideas about simplifying your family life tomake room for more love, laughter, and con-nection. Recommended summer reading onyour hammock: Simplicity Parenting by Kim John

Payne, Ballantine/Random House, 2009.~ Davina Muse, LMHC (NM),is an experienced family thera-pist and Family Life Coach

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W hile the temperatures soar and those stillafternoons nd you lying about with theheat rendering your mind and body into warm jello, muster up an ounce of energy to makeyourself a pitcher of cooling, uplifting herbal tea.Replacing the classic iced black tea with botanical

brews that bring down body temperature, and soothein ammation and edema (water retention) from hu -midity and rising barometric pressure, is a wonderful

way to enjoy these Dog Days of Summer.Loose medicinal herbs are readily available at

the local health food markets in their bulk herband spice section or by mail order from herbstores. You can put together an herbal iced teathat will satisfy your thirst and cool your over-heating jets at the same time. The best Westerncooling herbs, both indigenous to the US andbrought over by our forebears to naturalize inthese soils, can also be easy to grow or wildcraft(harvest from the wild) if you have a slight greenthumb or good botanical identi cation manual.

The best cooling herbs for this season includeborage, alfalfa, basil, catnip, nettles, lemon balm,chickweed, cleavers, dandelion leaves, chamomile,and all the mint family (including exotics such aschocolate, apple, pineapple, and so forth).

Choose at least two herbs that sound exhila-rating to your taste buds and then round out yourchoice with one of the mints to harmonize the

taste. While old-fashioned sun tea works well withblack teas because of their tannic acid content,fresh and dried cooling herbs need a bit more

work to make a potent pitcher of beverage. To make: Take a heatproof vessel, preferably

a large glass container with lid. For a half-gallon

container (64 ounces of water) you will want touse 6 tablespoons ( cup) of dried herb combi-nation. Add the herbs to the container and boilenough water to bring to the lip of the vessel,placing the lid on tightly. Allow to steep for atleast one hour. Strain, or not, and compost theherb material. Place the golden herbal potion in abeautiful pitcher; add ice cubes (a nice touch is touse fresh cut up herbs in the ice tray before freez-ing). Make in the morning, place in the fridge,and voil, the perfect afternoon beverage awaitsthat 2-6pm lazing afternoon time of summer.

If you like a bit of additional sweet on yourtongue, in place of white sugar or arti cial sweet-eners you can add organic agave syrup, stevia, local

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Ineffective communication carries a cost. The cost may be misunderstanding, and emo-tional stress. In your business, it can mean aloss of time, money, or reputation.

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bine to provide a prism through which to im-prove all of your communications, and cor-respondingly, reduce stress.

I. Urgency Deliver the CoffeeUrgency is a function of consequence, andexists on a spectrum from inconsequentialto do-or-die. The greater the consequenceof success or failure, the greater the urgency.Success may hinge on a cup of coffee. Say youconvince a prospective client to meet you at6am before you shuttle them to the airport.Fail to serve breakfast, and the deal may turncolder than that untouched cup of coffee thatcame too late. When you communicate urgen-cy to assure that coffee is delivered on time,you must provide a sense of consequence,along with clarity, and speci city.

Rule of thumb: Establish the degree of urgency by de ning the consequence of yourcommunication, and the timeframe within

which it is to occur.

II. Ownership of Outcomes Make It So

The degree of ownership you or your as-signee accept to assure that a communica-tion is carried out is measured by urgency.

The greater the urgency, the more important

it is to establish clear lines of responsibown the action that must take place.

In the previous example essentiatimely delivery of coffee, juice, eggs, a

someone must locate a reliable soubreakfast, and deliver before dawn. dawn? What about keys to get past seCon rm that you or your delegate takeplete ownership of the logistics.

Consider email, often a one-way cotion used to establish ownership. Hey, didget my email? Uh-oh. Theres that sad shthe head, No, my computer was down.

David Ogilvy, the Father of Ading, listed ten pieces of advice in annal memo to employees on how to w

was more than that. He detailed how results. By rule #10, Ogilvy stated,

want ACTION, dont write. Go and teguy what you want.

Rule of thumb: An effective conication requires you establish ownersoutcomes, the complete acceptance of sponsibility for action.

III. Audience

Tailor your communications to your au Your audience will either listen because communicating with them or they wothey dont listen, the attention to urgen

vanished. Rather than state your request sonal terms, I need your help, focus operspective: You can help close the deour client, and contribute to our success.audience will embrace urgency and ow

when your communication is focused onRule of thumb: Frame your com

cations for your audience; and take tlisten to con rm that they grasp the urand accept ownership of the results.

Urgency, ownership, and audience. Athem each in every communication, andmodel an effective stress-reduction prfounded on success.

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Directory of AdveAnimalsBark N Cat ........................................................................................12BensDotters Pet .............................................13, inside back coverBerkshire Humane Society - Purradise ........................................13Chez Pet ............................................................................................12Petpourri, Inc. ..................................................................................12

Valley Veterinary Service ................................................................13 VCA All Caring Animal Hospital .................................................12

Art, Culture & Entertainment Art & Industrie ..................................................................................4Barn Speed Hobbies .........................................................................5Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce ....................................5

Jacobs Pillow Dance ........................................................................4Norman Rockwell Museum ............................................................2One Sky Artisan Gallery ...................................................................4Renaissance Art School ....................................................................4South Mountain Concerts ................................................................5Starving Artist Creperie & Cafe ......................................................5

Tanglewood/Boston Symphony Orchestra ..................back cover Williams College - Arts at Williams ................................................5

Business ServicesGeiger Computers ...........................................................................22Genne M. LeVasseur, CPA ............................................................22

GoodWorks Insurance ..........................................inside back coverInger Management ..........................................................................22

Chambers of CommerceBennington Area Chamber of Commerce ....................................5

Education & WorkshopsBerkshire Country Day School .....................................................11Darrow School .................................................................................11Montessori School of the Berkshires, The ..................................10Mountain Road School ...................................................................11Occupy Wall Street ..........................................................................23

Fashion & BeautyNew Dawn Healing Arts ................................................................16Shear Illusions, LLC ........................................................................16

Upstairs Basement ...........................................................................16 Food & DrinkBerkshire Co-op Market .......................................inside front coverBerkshire Organics ............................................................................6Cafe Giulia ..........................................................................................7Chez Nous Bistro ..............................................................................7Guidos Fresh Marketplace ..............................................................6LaBonnes Markets ...........................................................................7Olio Italian & Mediterranean Restaurant ......................................14Pastorale Bistro & Bar ......................................................................6Sproutman ........................................................................................6Starving Artist Creperie & Cafe ......................................................5Sullivan Station Restaurant ...............................................................7

West Stockbridge Farmers Market ...............................................14 Wild Oats Market ..............................................................................7

Gift & Specialty ShopsCharles H. Baldwin & Sons ...........................................................14Hotchkiss Mobiles Gallery .............................................................14

Health & Wellness Andrew M. Goldman, DO ............................................................19BLEND Solution ............................................................................19Calm Therapeutic Massage ......................................................17, 20Christine M. Tobin, APRN, PC, A-HNC ....................................19Dr Jerome F. Errico, Bd Cert Chiro Phys ....................................17

Health & WellnessEileen Lawlor, LICSW .............................................................17, 20Energy in Motion Studio, Catherine Brumley ............................20Frog Lotus Yoga Studio .................................................................17Integrative Health Solutions ....................................................17, 20

Jacqueline Nicholas, Reiki Master & Teacher ...............................20 Jiva Supplements, EOL Distribution ............................................17 Jodi Lawliss-Corrado, Inc. .............................................................20Lenox Village Integrative Pharmacy ............................................18Lorraine Brill, LMHC, Clinical Psychotherapy ..........................17Marion Bergan Irwin, Licensed Acupuncturist ..........................20Martial Arts Institute of the Berkshires ......................................19Matt Albert, Bodywork ..................................................................17Memory Clinic, The .........................................................................19Mikka Barkman, Native American Bodywork ............................20Ming Lash, Somatic Movement Therapist ..................................18Naomi Alson, Acupuncturist & Herbalist ..................................20NordiCare Physical Therapy, P.C. .................................................18Phoebe Williams, Life Coach ........................................................14Sruti Yoga Center ............................................................................20Susan Merritt Yoga .........................................................................20Susan Spiegel Solovay, Certi ed Medical Hypnotist..................20

Traditional Naturopathic Care, Pam Youngquist .......................20 TriYoga Berkshire ............................................................................20 Wellness Bound Coaching, Kenly Brozman ...............................20 WholePerson Movement, Sharon True .......................................20 Yoga Nude in Albany .....................................................................20your soul path ..................................................................................19

Home & GardenBerkshire Fabric & Wallpaper Outlet ............................................9Berkshire Photovoltaic Services (BPVS) .......................................9Bodhi Tree Gallery ...........................................................................8Brown Oil & Propane - Cesco Plumbing & Heating ..................8Countrytown Marble & Tile ............................................................8Dana Bixby Architecture ...............................................................14George Yonnone Restorations .......................................................8Hartsville Design Woodworking ..................................................23

Jay Rhind Builders, Inc. ....................................................................3Kinderhook Group, Inc., Real Estate ............................................9Martha Flood Design .......................................................................8Okerstrom Lang, Ltd. .......................................................................9

Ward s Nursery & Garden Center .................................................9 Windy Hill Farm ...............................................................................9 Young Feng Shui ...............................................................................8

Kids & FamilyCommunity Health Programs .............................inside back coverDavina Muse Family Life Coach ..................................................16Nanny Wanted .............. ...................................................................16

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