Nutritionist Barbara Ann Grova

So I am at a bar b que...the usual talk....life moves on....first it was babies, kids, talk of teens, divorces, gossip, progressing to current talk which is starting to gravitate towards aches, pains, and hot flashes. What a drag! How'd this happen so quick? It seems only yesterday that I was using my big sisters baptismal certificate to get into a bar (the drinking age was 18 so don't even ask how old I was...and thank god my kids don't read this blog LOL). Fast forward 3 decades and boom...sneaking into bars has been replaced with sneaking a nap in the afternoon. Oh brother!!!

Anyway, one of the bar-b-que guests starts talking about how she was having horrible peri menopausal symptoms with no relief from numerous doctors. She felt horrible and was so frustrated. Even her family started thinking that it was all in her head....but she didn't give up on herself....she started researching and found professionals who used natural methods to ease her discomfort. She was raving about her nutritionist who she loved and said helped to bring her life back to normal. I never heard anyone talk so passionately about their nutritionist. Who could this magician/wonder woman be? Our very own Barbara Ann Grova!!!

Well last week, a friend of mine called with complaints of "mid life" ailments. I immediately knew where to send her. Ladies, this is some very valuable information. When menopausal symptoms hit you like a ton of bricks....make sure you have this contact info ready. Combining knowledge and professionalism with kindness and understanding, Barbara Ann Grova is just what we need, just when we need it. Visit her page to learn more!
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Summer Fun from Ireland and Gannon

We may all have different definitions of ‘summer fun’ but few would choose weeding and fighting bugs in the garden as their first pick. So how do you make your landscape a summer haven instead of a summer job? Well the team of designers and installers at Ireland Gannon Associates has some suggestions. The best way to make your garden lower maintenance is by choosing your plants that you put in wisely. This concept of ‘the right plant, right place’ means choosing plants based on their cultural requirements (sun, water, hardiness and nutrients) and their natural growth habit so you don’t have to constantly be fighting to keep them alive or prune them to prevent them from taking over. Picking reliable, proven plants and planting them properly will mean less work down the road. For that reason Ireland Gannon has more N.Y.S. Certified Nursery/Landscape Professionals on staff then any company in the state, so their experts can help you design and install that ‘carefree’ garden. Having your beds mulched in the beginning of the season will help control weeds in the summer and keep the soil cool and moist in those hot summer months, and is another way to keep your maintenance down and your garden healthy.

And for maximum summer enjoyment, have the design team at Ireland Gannon create a summer retreat area complete with patio, seating, and shade trellis. (A pool never hurts either.) Enjoy your summer!

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Strange Times

Is it me or has this been a really odd intro to summer? First of all, with all this rain, it's amazing that I haven't turned into a prune. Humid weather is not good for my looks.....my hair is frizzy, my skin is sallow and my mood is marginal. It just doesn't quite feel like summer. It seems we got jipped out of Spring with one of the rainiest Junes in over a century.

Then, we had that onslaught of celebrity deaths. Having all those 70's icons pass away within days of each other was just too sad. I remember hearing Ed McMahon's voice on the Tonight show filtering in from my mom's room when I was too young to even stay up that late. The Jackson Five (as well as the Partridge family) inspired the Zodiac Four, a little known singing group of that time period as well. Little known because it consisted of my sister Mary, our two friends down the block, and myself. We had no instruments and sang along with records, which theoretically is lipsinking except that we just drowned the singers out....and dazzled them with our Farrah Fawcett hairdo's. Boy oh boy...those were the days. Before Xbox's and cell phones, ipods and Facebook. Nice simple times. Good memories. And I am reasonably sure it wasn't raining non stop:)

Hope everyone has a safe, happy and SUNNY Fourth of July!!

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Networking Night

Well our last Networking Night before the summer vacation is coming up on June 16th.
It's funny when this all first started at our ribbon cutting ceremony, at then Patty Buchanan's, who knew what it would evolve into? We had never really planned to do steady networking, but people seemed to really enjoy it and asked us to do more, so we did.

Here almost three years later, we are still at it, and having a ball. Each night is a little different. One night we had a fashion show from The Sweetleaf Boutique
That was a lot of fun. Before Mother's Day we had some of our villagers selling their wares. Our last one featured a talk from Bruce Chamoff of Hot Web Ideas about blogging twittering and increasing traffic to your own site. It's quite an eclectic group of people, ideas, and themes. Makes for a really fun, interesting and productive night.

The funniest thing is that I have grown so attached to all my "villagers;" Nelly, the famous cookie maker who called when I had the flu and wanted to bring me home made chicken soup. Scott Heaney from The Mill Creek Agency who was always happy to answer my insurance questions, even though he wasn't my broker (he is now though:). Dr. Gregory from Carriage House Chiropractic who I ran into at Target and helped me pick out a gift for my son. It sounds so hokey but it really is like an old time village or a modern internet family. I think it's just the greatest thing.

Anyway, come to Networking Night...and you will see what I mean.

Cheers
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Congratulations to Steven Pagartanis!!!

STEVEN PAGARTANIS HONORED AS TOP ADVISOR
Steven Pagartanis of Omega Planning Associates was honored as a 2008 top advisor of Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Of 932 advisors associated with Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., a broker/dealer based in Syracuse, New York, only the top 11% qualified for this prestigious award.
"These are advisors who show ongoing commitment to doing what's best for clients, dedication to integrity, and emphasis on ethical business," Cadaret Grant President and CEO Arthur F. Grant said. "It is a hard-earned award that is reserved for advisors who are leaders. It is our pleasure to recognize their success."
As a Featured Business and member of Three Village People, Steven would like to invite you to come in for a free no obligation financial analysis and see what his experience can do for you. If time is limited, he offers a speed analysis which includes debt evaluation, organizing a new budget and money efficiency tips. Call 631-689-5900.

Sad

It is extremely tragic that there has been one death, possibly two, caused by the swine flu. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those affected. I also pray that this passes quickly without any further casualties.

Media Blitz

Well that seemed to pass quickly. The whole swine flu thing. Now it seems that the whole topic has gotten relegated to silly emails joking about not eating pork, or making a play on words. Two weeks ago however, drug stores were running out of face masks and tamaflu. What power the media has! And we are so hooked in. It used to be that just the TV news was bad enough to spark hysteria. Now they come at us from all angles; the internet, radio, tv, word of mouth, texting, you name it. You can run but you can't hide.

Although information certainly is power, some days, don't you wish you knew just a little bit less? I don't need to know about every murder or possible catastrophe that might strike. It's unnerving to me. Sometimes it gets quite hard to shut it all out.

Don't you wish it was back in the old days when you would go off on your bike hearing your mothers voice in the distance saying "be home in time for dinner!" and the only distraction you had was swatting at bugs and keeping up with your friends on their bikes? Turn off the TV and sit on your porch tonight. Listen to the rain, hug your kids and drown out all the noise with peace and calm. It's all OK:)