Welcome to the Shire

We have been Lushies for years (Lushies are Lush fans). We used to buy Lush in England many years ago even before it was introduced to the United States. It’s pricey, but the quality is tremendous. Soaps, bath bombs, shampoo, conditioner, hennas…all natural and 100 percent cruelty free.

Now that Lush has been introduced is some Macy’s stores (Menlo Park Mall for me), we’re never without Lush. Even my 23-year-old Lushie Diva loves the products.

Every Christmas season they provide unique boxed gift sets. The best set is the Charity Box. With each Charity Box purchased, 100 percent of the retail price is donated to select charities. These charities include Unite For Children against Aids, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and Bicycles For Humanity.

Click here for a complete list of Lush charities.

To find a store near you, click here.

You won’t be disappointed giving these gifts. Nor will you be disappointed using them yourself.

While I was on a business trip, I spent some time in a book store and found the book “Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World”

I sat down and read excerpts of the book and was really captivated.

In 1988, Spencer Public Library Director Vicky Myron found a little kitten stuffed in the overnight book return bin on one of the coldest nights of the year. He was frostbitten, hungry, shivering, and frightened. Vicky and her Library Board cared for him and decided that “Dewey” (named after the Dewey Decimal System) assume the honor of the residential library cat. Not only is this story about Dewey’s antics in the library, it covers life in the midwestern town of Spencer, Iowa. Dewey lived as the library mascot for 19 years. Vicky Myron was the first one Dewey saw after he was abandoned. And she was the last one he was with when he was sent on his final journey.

This is a very charming book for animal lovers. In fact, I know a *Cat Diva* who would love finding this book stuffed in her Christmas Stocking.