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The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of March are Bloodstone and Jasper.

“By her who in March was born
No gem save bloodstone shall be worn
They will ensure her constancy
True friendship and fidelity. …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for March is Jade.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for March is also Bloodstone.

The 15th-20th Century Birthstones for March are Bloodstone and Jasper.

The other Birthstones for March is Rock Crystal.

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of March are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Pisces (February 20 – March 20) | Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Amethyst, Bloodstone Aquamarine | Amethyst

Aries (March 21 – April 19)| Bloodstone, Diamond | Jasper | Bloodstone, Jasper, Diamond

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(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism

(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/March.html )

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The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of February are also amethyst.

“The February born shall find
Sincerity and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If they, the amethyst will wear …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for February is bloodstone.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for February is also amethyst.

The 15th-20th Century Birthstones for February are amethyst, Hyacinth (/yellow zircon),  and Pearl.

The other Birthstones for February are Onyx and Moonstone.

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of February are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)| Garnet, Moss Agate, Opal , Amethyst | Turquoise | Garnet, Hyacinth

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)  | Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Amethyst, Bloodstone Aquamarine | Amethyst

Who do you know who was born in the month of February whom would just Love a Gift of one or more of their February Birthstones?

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Please see http://i-shoptheworld.com/birthstones-by-birth-month/ for more information regarding Birthstones by Birth Month and the Birthstones for other Birth Months.

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(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism

(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/February.html )

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Do you remember The Doors – the influential, original and sometimes controversial American rock band from the mid-1960′s and early 1970′s?

If you don’t remember the band name, The Doors …

Do you remember the name Jim Morrison, the lead singer / vocalist for The Doors, who died suddenly in 1971 in Paris?

… and if that still doesn’t jog your memory …

Do you remember any of the songs like “Break On Through (To the Other Side)“, “Light My Fire“, “People Are Strange” or “Love Me Two Times“?

If you now remember The Doors and/or you are already a fan of The Doors then …

Here is a trivia question for you  …

Who was the Bass Player that The Doors chose when they were at the peak of their creative and commercial powers to play bass on their three crucial albums – “Strange Days“, “Waiting for the Sun“, and “The Soft Parade“?

The Answer is …

Doug Lubahn !

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Where You may read about how Doug quickly reaches the pinnacle during his years with The Doors,
… from the quiet days before they were big …
… when Jim Morrison would chauffeur him to the studio each day in a Volkswagen,
… to his 2004 reunion with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger.

Come inside the studio, with Doug, as he recalls…
… The Doors‘ highs and lows,
… the day Ray gets bashed in the face, and …
… the awful silence as he sits with Ray, Robby and John after Morrison’s death.

Read Doug’s song-by-song notes and inside stories from The Doors recording sessions.

Doug Lubahn was also the Bass Player for the Billy Squier Band

… on the “Emotions In Motion” Double Platinum album and the “Signs Of Life” Platinum album!

and …

Doug was also the Bass Player for the psychedelic rock band Clear Light.

Read Doug’s stories as he  recalls when he:

• Played on stage with Jimi Hendrix
• Wrote Pat Benetar‘s Hit “Treat Me Right”
• Wrote “Talk To Me” sung by Patty Smyth

Read about Doug’s other stories and personal experiences with stars like:

• Bob Dylan
• Janis Joplin
• Billy Idol
• John Belushi
• Madonna
• Alice Cooper
• Miles Davis
• Bette Midler
• Chevy Chase
• Carole King

… and Many More!

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The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of January are also garnets.

“By her who in January was born
No gem save garnets shall be worn
They will ensure her constancy
True friendship and fidelity. …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for January is Emeralds.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for January is Garnet.

The other Birthstone for January is Rose Quartz.

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of January are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) |Ruby, Agate, Garnet |Lapis Lazuli | Ruby

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)| Garnet, Moss Agate, Opal , Amethyst | Turquoise | Garnet, Hyacinth

Who do you know who was born in the month of January whom would just Love a Gift of one or more of their January Birthstones?

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Please see http://i-shoptheworld.com/birthstones-by-birth-month/ for more information regarding Birthstones by Birth Month and the Birthstones for other Birth Months.

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(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism
(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/January.html )

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Very Happy, Safe, Peaceful, Successful and Prosperous New Year / 2011! …

Please Reply Here and Share with All of Your Friends from around the world: How You All, all of our Friends from around the world, celebrate the New Year, ok?

What kinds of Your Holiday Parties did you host and/or attend this year for New Year’s Eve and/or New Year’s Day?

What kinds of New Year traditions do you continue to observe? E.g. one of the traditions in the Southern United States is eating Black Eyed Peas for New Year’s for Good Luck. and …

What All are You Resolving to do in 2011 to make the New Year / 2011 a Better, Happier, More Peaceful, More Success and More Prosperous year for You?

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We hope that you have enjoyed and benefited from the information that you have found here at I-ShopTheWorld.com and that we were able to help you Save Gas and Money by shopping online at I-ShopTheWorld.com  in 2011 !

and …

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The Modern Birthstones for those born in December are turquoise, blue topaz and tanzanite.

The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of December are also  zircon, ruby and Lapis Lazuli.

“… If cold December gave you birth
The month of snow and ice and mirth
Place on your hand a turquoise blue;
Success will bless whate’er you do …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for December is onyx.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for December is ruby.

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of December are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)| Sapphire, Amethyst, Turquoise, Topaz | Topaz | Topaz, Pearl

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)  |Ruby, Agate, Garnet |Lapis Lazuli | Ruby

Who do you know who was born in the month of December whom would just Love a Gift of one or more of their December Birthstones?

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(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism
(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/December.html )

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The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of May are Emeralds and Agates.

“… Who first beholds the light of day
In spring’s sweet, flower month of May
And wears an Emerald all her life
Shall be a loved and a loving wife. …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for May are blue Sapphires.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for May are blue or green Agates.

The 15th – 20th Century Birthstones for May are Emeralds or blue or green Agates.

The “Other” alternative Birthstone for the Birth Month of May are Green Chrysoprase or Green, Blue or Pink Beryl.

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of May are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)| Sapphire, Turquoise, Amber, Blood Coral, Emerald | Emerald, Aventurine | Sapphire, Diamond

Gemini (May 21-Jun. 20)  | Agate (Blue or Green), Chrysoprase (Green), Pearl (White) | Tiger Eye (Yellowish Brown) | Agate (Blue or Green), Emerald (Green)

Who do you know who was born in the month of May whom would just Love a Gift of one or more of their May Birthstones?

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(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism
(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/May.html )

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The Transafrika Cultural Institutes is an international organization committed to working with local and international disadvantaged communities. Most of their programs are geared towards disadvantaged children, working to provide knowledge and resources so that they will be prepared to become productive citizens, and future leaders in their own families and communities.

The Transafrika Cultural Institutes also has a strong commitment to networking with other organizations that are striving to improve lives in these same disadvantaged communities. With the understanding that they cannot achieve their mission individually, they continue to reach out and to learn from other organizations that are committed to caring for disadvantaged communities around the globe.

By providing communities a chance to learn and understand, the Transafrika Cultural Institutes provides the tools of knowledge so that the community may become aware of the world’s most pressing problems. Their commitment gives people of Africa, the US and around the world an opportunity to build a bridge across barriers of culture, national origin, gender, environment and economy.

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In 1983, “April was proclaimed the first National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since then, child abuse and neglect awareness activities have been promoted across the country during April of each year. The Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) within the Children’s Bureau coordinates Child Abuse Prevention Month, providing information and releasing updated national statistics about child abuse and neglect each April.”

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Nana’s House is a non-profit public charity where Neglected, Abused, Needy, or Abandoned Children can come and experience God’s love.

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The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of April are Diamonds and Sapphires.

“… She who from April dates her years,
Diamonds shall wear,
lest bitter tears
For vain repentance flow …”(1)

The Mystical Birthstone for April is Opal (White or Black – both with hints of other colors).

The Ayurvedic Birthstone for April is Diamond.

The 15th – 20th Century Birthstones for April are Diamond (White) and  Sapphire (Blue)

The “Other” alternative Birthstone for the Birth Month of April is Quartz (White), White Sapphire (White).

The Zodiac Stones or Star Sign Stones for the following Astrological Signs / Sun Signs / Signs of the Zodiac with dates in the month of April are:

Sun Sign (Start – End Date) | Birthstone | Planetary Stone | Lucky Charms:

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) | Bloodstone,  Diamond | Jasper | Bloodstone,  Jasper, Diamond

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)| Sapphire, Turquoise, Amber, Blood Coral, Emerald | Emerald, Aventurine | Sapphire, Diamond

Who do you know who was born in the month of April whom would just Love a Gift of one or more of their April Birthstones?

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Please see http://i-shoptheworld.com/birthstones-by-birth-month/ for more information regarding Birthstones by Birth Month and the Birthstones for other Birth Months.

(Additional References:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone#Birthday_gift_symbolism
(2) jewelrymall.com/birthstones/April.html )

April Birthstones at Amazon

We here at I-ShopTheWorld.com like to party and honestly can’t say we have this problem so we evaluated our own style and gave some thought to what we are hearing and saying at parties this year to make for lively conversation.

Of course, favorite TV shows, movies, and books are always solid standby topics, and this time of year, “Are you ready for Christmas?” is getting a bit stale since we hear it even from store cashiers.

So we came up with a list of other possible questions and comments that avoid those taboo topics of politics and religion and create good food for thought and talk.

When you feel stuck and dull, don’t sit it out in a corner alone, approach someone and try these (the idea is to get the other person talking and let the conversation flow from  here):

•    What is your favorite holiday of the year? When they answer, be sure to follow up by asking why it’s their favorite and what’s their favorite memory of something that happened on that holiday.

•    How do you like to spend your birthday: with friends; with family; or alone?

•    What would you most like for someone to give you but are afraid to ask for? Use an example of something you’d like such as a piece of our gemstone jewelry.  Volunteering something personal like that warms up the other person to be more personable with you.

•    Do you have a collection? How long have you been collecting and do you buy collectibles for yourself or just receive them as gifts from others? How many do you have and where do you display or store them? If you don’t have a collection, tell them that you are starting one, for instance, collecting different sauces, like our Tortuga Rum sauces. Ask them “Have you ever tried to create a sauce from scratch? What ingredients did you start with and how did it turn out?” Tell them you are thinking about hosting a sauce tasting and ask if they’d be interested in attending.

•    Have you ever had a night-time dream that changed your life; like six winning lottery ticket numbers or the questions that were going to be on a test the next day?

•    Do you like to cook? What are your favorite spices? Do you like to try new flavors? Have you tried any of the unusual spices like dried kaffir lime leaf, galangal, boesenbergia rotunda, or krachaidum?

•    Have you ever just sat and watched a bee gather nectar and marveled at the contribution bees make to the food cycle, along with how that nectar gets converted to honey? You don’t happen to have ever been a beekeeper, do you?

•    What’s your favorite food to take to covered dish parties? What do you look forward to someone else bringing?

•    Did you ever go to a party just because you know they’d be serving something special, like gourmet coffee or other gourmet snacks and you needed comfort good at the time?

•    How did you come to know the host/hostess?

•    Have you traveled much? Where have you been? Where is your favorite place?

•    Do you buy local merchandise when you travel? How do you get it home; through customs, etc.?

•    Do you prefer to shop online or at the mall and why?

•    Have you ever visited I-ShopTheWorld.com? What’s your favorite item to order from them? Was the service good? Are you pleased with your purchase?

If you ask that last question, Please share the answers with us, at:

http://i-shoptheworld.com/2008/07/31/please-reply-with-your-feedback/

We’d love to have that conversation with you.

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Wherever you imagination can go, you can’t right now. You are pretty much stuck at home or at work or in the neighborhood. But, you must do something creative or you feel like you will explode.

Your mind wanders to those scrap booking projects you’ve been planning or to the online album you’ve been promising to complete. But you are easily diverted hoping for something that’s more spontaneous.

You look at those walls again. They need a boost but painting is just off your energy chart and is not an option.

Your mind wanders back to those photos, but you decide to ignore them and surf the Internet for a bit. It seems like a good way to go around the world on a shopping spree.

Voila! You enter the keywords “shop around the world” in your search engine box, and then click on I-ShopTheWorld.com. You click around the Tortuga Rum products and wonder what life would be like right now in the Cayman Islands.

You move on to the line of Thai silk clothing and handmade jewelry and can practically taste that Tom/Yam/Tom Yum Real Thai soup made from the mix sold online.

Then, you click on artwork and read that you can get your photographs converted to hand-painted works of art.

Your mind shifts back to those photos in your online photo file. You go there this time. You click around and reminisce about your vacation in the dessert when you got those great shots of large cactus plants.

You find that photograph of the old family home place where your dad grew up and you spent many hours playing with cousins in your youth. There’s a picture of your dad pushing you in the tree swing. Your grandmother’s vegetable garden is in the background and you can see spots of color from the flowers she always planted at the edge of the garden so she could have bouquets in the house when you visited every summer.

You want that memory to last a lifetime.

You return to I-ShopTheWorld.com and place your order to have that picture preserved in your very own custom hand-painted color oil portrait. You look forward to interacting with the artist to approve the finished portrait before it’s shipped. More importantly you look forward to displaying it on your walls in your own home and passing it and its story along to your children and grandchildren.

You think again. You realize you have other priceless photos. You choose one for your office wall. You choose one for your mother’s birthday. You choose one for your best friend just because.

The winter no longer seems so long nor the next holiday so far away. You’ve found a bright spot. It feels warm and exciting, and you can recreate it anytime just by looking at that oil painting.

We know you are busy and have the best of intentions,
And want to accomplish some things you’ve no doubt not mentioned.

So, we’re lending a hand from our I-ShopTheWorld.com blog
To kick start getting your head out of that fog.

The First Six Resolution Suggestions:

We wish you the best as you continue the list,
Because we’re sure you want to accomplish things we have missed.

I resolve to treat myself nice.
I will approach each day like it’s a new flavor of spice.

I resolve to let go of all guilt,
And lavish myself in luxury like silk.

I resolve to develop a knack
For only indulging in gourmet snacks.

I also resolve to host an event once a week
So I can seat my guest on fine furniture like that made of teak.

I resolve to continue feeling fine in ‘O Nine.
By indulging occasionally in shopping online.

If you are serious about your resolutions, they likely include some life-changing promises, pledges, and plans for yourself and those you love.

Most likely they include the categories of diet and fitness, wise financial management, and spiritual well being, emotional stability, mental alertness, and broader-based experiences.

Maybe they include starting your own business like we at I-ShopTheWorld.com did last. Maybe you’ll resolve to do something from your “bucket list” to borrow the concept from the movie by that same name.

Maybe you just want to feel special and fulfilled. Wherever your goals direct you and your life leaves you, Happy New Year!

Now, we’d like to share our top dozen resolutions with you from I-ShopTheWorld.com :

•    We resolve to increase the categories of worldwide products we offer in our online catalog.
•    We resolve to expand our product offerings to include desirable personal and gift items.
•    We resolve to search the world for unique products you won’t find at a corner market or in a store mall.
•    We resolve to personally talk to our vendors to establish strong, reliable relations with them and assure that you, our customers, get what you desire from our site.
•    We resolve to personally test the products and to showcase them so others can provide feedback to us.
•    We resolve to be very assertive in pricing our products competitively and offering our customers the best “deals” available.
•    We resolve to keep our Website up to date and informative.
•    We resolve to listen to our customers and welcome your feedback on aspects of our business, including what products and services you have used, like, and would ask us to provide.
•    We resolve to write interesting, informative articles on our blog to inform and entertain visitors to our website.
•    We resolve to provide you general how-to information you can use in your daily lives.
•    We resolve to look for new ways to build our company through excellent customer service and support.
•    We resolve to partner with other businesses with similar goals and objectives and provide quick links to their sites from ours.

We hereby further promise and pledge to keep providing you with the most exciting products we can find from around the world and from here at home.

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Please Reply Here and Share any of Your other New Year’s Resolutions with all of Your Friends from all over the world!, ok?

No need to repeat those themes here. The magazines and e-zines are readily available, so where do we go from here? What do you need to know or do or talk about?

We are searching for topics for future blogs and are soliciting your input. Here are 21 topics we’re considering. Please tell us what you think. Better yet, if you are an expert on these or any other topic, please submit an article or product review to us or post a comment on our blog.

1.    How to make a saucy Brunswick stew
2.    How to plan a child’s birthday at home to keep costs down
3.    What to do with an old collection; perhaps you’ve inherited someone’s trophies, bells, spoons, plates, dolls, stamps
4.    How to have more fun at work
5.    Questions to ask on your next job interview
6.    What skills are most needed to run an online business
7.    How can you spend a day off from work or school without wasting time or spending money
8.    How can you stay in touch with people between New Year’s and Christmas
9.    Is an online business for you? What’s involved? How much time do you need to devote to it?
10.    Is it really safe to order online? What security measures are typical to protect one’s identity?
11.    Fun things to do with leftover popcorn
12.    Creative cooking ideas with Tortuga Rum sauces
13.    What are all those rare spices on I-ShopTheWorld.com, like Boesenbergia Rotunda or Krachaidum used for anyhow?
14.    What are the ingredients in our Tom Yam/Tom Yum Real Thai Soup mix?
15.    What’s a good recipe using India Long Pepper spice?
16.    How many recipes are in the Tortuga  Rum Fever Cook Book, and what other kinds of cook books should we offer?
17.    More detailed histories and stories behind our gemstones
18.    How much work goes into a handcrafted shell jewelry box?
19.    Is that Thai wooden jewelry really handcrafted?
20.    What kind of assurance do I get that your gemstone jewelry is real?
21.    If I order a custom piece of art from a photo, what sizes can I pick from?

We like to think of this as your blog so we propose this list of topics in hopes of inspiring a response from you. Tell us what you like, what sounds absurd, what tone you’d like to read (funny or serious), what might get you to post a comment, which articles you’ve read here that you like best.

And, by all means, please tell us what kinds of products you’d like to see us offer. We are taking an inventory now and assessing what has and hasn’t sold. If we see a solid report in our findings, we’ll share them with you. We will particularly alert you when a product is going away just in case you’ve been contemplating buying it and want to take advantage of a last-chance offering.

Do you like special sales, limited promotional offerings, and online shopping gimmicks or do you prefer what so far has been our straight-forward approach to marketing products from around the world to you?

We eagerly await your answers as we develop our blog plan for 2009.

Why not show Your Valentine how much you Love them with something Unique and Special this Valentine’s Day?!

Don’t give Your Valentine the same old boring Valentine’s Day gifts like heart shaped boxes of chocolates, flowers and/or just a greeting card!

Fresh flowers are nice but they are soon wilted, you know?

and …

Greeting cards are nice too, but once you have read / looked at them a few times they just get thrown away, you know?

and …

You want to show Your Valentine how Special they are to you and how much you Love them this Valentine’s Day, Right?! .

I-ShopTheWorld.com has Unique Valentine’s Day Gifts from all over the world, for both him and her, and in a price range for everyone! .

What is more Uniquely Romantic than Real Silk?

Why not give him or her some Luxurious Real Thai Silk Clothing this Valentine’s Day?

For Women, we have a wide variety of styles and colors of beautiful 100% REAL Thai SILK Handcrafted Woman Dresses.

Dress the Man in your life in a variety of colors of 100% REAL Thai SILK Handcrafted Men’s Shirts.

and …

Wouldn’t it be Romantic to lounge in bed with Your Valentine on a bed full of pillows covered in Real Thai Silk?

Is Your Valentine worth their weight in Gold to you?

Why not deck out your Valentine in some Thai Baht SOLID (23K 96.5% PURE) GOLD Jewelry and/or any of our other Fine Gold Jewelry?

Want to show her that Your Love will last forever?!

“Nothing says forever like diamonds“, Right?

so …

Why not show her that Your Love will last forever will some fabulous Diamond Jewelry?

We also have a wide variety of Fine Gemstone Jewelry for both him and her, so you can give them a Special Gift of their favorite gemstones and in their favorite precious metal -  gold, white gold or silver.

And/or …

Why not give a beautiful handcrafted jewelry box – in mother of pearl, troca shell or red coral – to display all of your Valentine’s beautiful jewelry in something as uniquely beautiful?

Do you have, and/or would you like to have, a Hot and Spicy Love Life?

Why not show him or her how Hot you think they are with a romantic,  gourmet, home cooked, candlelight Valentine’s Day dinner seasoned with Tortuga Gourmet Hell Fire Hot Pepper Sauce,  Tortuga Gourmet Hot Caribbean Pepper Sauce, and/or Tortuga Gourmet Sweet Heat Carib Pepper Sauce?

and …

Finish off your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner with a Caribbean Flare with a variety of flavors of Tortuga Rum Cakes!

Want to go out for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner?

If you are in the Space Coast Florida area, then …

Why not take Your Valentine to a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner at the Atlantic Grill or any of the other restaurants on the Cocoa Beach Pier or at Coconuts on The Beach, and Save Money with our Gift Certificates to any of these restaurants of your choice?

Does Your Valentine Really Like and Want Gourmet Chocolates for Valentine’s Day?

You can still give him or her some Unique kinds and flavors of Gourmet Chocolates for Valentine’s Day with any of the following great Valentine’s Day gift ideas:

• Tortuga Gourmet CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT RUM TRUFFLES
• Tortuga Gourmet RUM FUDGE
• Tortuga Gourmet CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS

Still don’t know what kinds of Unique Valentine’s Gifts to give Your Valentine this year?

Why not let them pick out something Uniquely Special for themselves, with a Gift Certificate good for anything, any time at I-ShopTheWorld.com?

We hope  we have provided you with a variety of Unique Valentine’s Gift Ideas herein so you may show Your Valentine how Uniquely Special they are to you this year! .

Please Reply Here and let us know if we can help you with any other kinds of Unique Valentine’s Gifts for Your Special Valentine this year, ok?

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Ingredients

5-7 bananas
3 sticks butter
1 large container of whipped topping
1 bottle of red maraschino cherries
half-cup of crushed pecans
2 cups crushed graham crackers
1 medium can crushed pineapple in its own juice
2 cups powdered sugar
2 eggs

Directions

•    Beat eggs, 2 sticks of butter, and powered sugar for 15 minutes. Set aside.
•    Mix 1 stick butter and graham cracker crumbs. Pat into 13- x 9-inch pan.
•    Spread first mixture over crust, and then cover with sliced bananas.
•    Spread well-drained pineapple over the bananas and cover with whipped topping.
•    Sprinkle pecans over top, placing a cherry in each section of about the size you plan to serve.
•    Refrigerate several hours and serve.

Chocolate Éclair Cake
(No baking required; easy as 1, 2, 3, 4)

1.    Butter a 13- x 9-inch dish, and then line it with whole graham crackers.

2.    Mix one 6-ounce package of instant French vanilla pudding with 3 cups of whole milk and blend for 2 minutes.

3.    Fold in one 9-ounce container of whipped topping. Pour a good layer of the mixture over the crackers, then add another layer of crackers, then more pudding mixture.

4.    Top with graham crackers. Frost with fudge icing made as follows:

•    Combine ¾ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of honey, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 cup cocoa, ¼ cup of milk.
•    Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
•    Remove from heat.
•    Add ¼ cup butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring.
•    Cool, then beat until it’s smooth and thick enough to spread over the top of the crackers.
•    Refrigerate for 24 hours, then serve.

Icebox Fruit Cake
(No baking required)

Ingredients

1 box graham crackers, crushed
1 stick melted butter
1 can evaporated milk
1 bag coconut
1 cup sugar(alternatively, minus 1 tablespoon, then add 1 tablespoon of honey)
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1 bag of small marshmallows
1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans
Candied cherries, if desired

Directions
Melt marshmallows and mix all ingredients in a large pan.
Pour into individual containers for storage in refrigerator at least 24 hours before serving.

Ritz Cracker Pie
(Light baking required; but quick stir-up)

Beat whites of 3 eggs till they are stiff.
Beat in 1 cup of sugar
Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring, 1 cup chopped pecans, and 25 crushed Ritz crackers.
Pour into greased pie pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Chill then cover. Serve when your guests are ready.

From Scratch Chocolate Pudding
(Minimal baking required)

Ingredients
2 cups of sugar
2 large or 3 small eggs
4 tablespoons cocoa
4 tablespoons cornstarch
a tad of vanilla flavoring

Directions

Mix sugar, cocoa, and cornstarch until smooth. Add milk and beaten egg yolks.  Cook in skillet (preferably cast iron) until thick. Add vanilla. Pour into baking dish and top with beaten egg whites and put in 350-degree oven till egg whites turn lightly brown.

Alternatively, add pecans or coconut. Substitute 3 tablespoons corn meal for the cocoa. Pour in a greased pie plate and bake for a crustless pie.

We at I-ShopTheWorld.com haven’t tested these recipes, but Judy and her family highly endorse them. We encourage you do use them as the basis of some creative cooking. We see opportunity to add other flavorings and spices, substitute honey for some of the recommended granulated sugar, and in general just have some fun.

Involve the children and make notes so you can start your own New Family Recipes book with your favorites.

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Looking for More Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes to make with and share with your family?

Check out the TORTUGA RUM FEVER COOK BOOK for over 400 More Exciting  spicy island Recipes.

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Please Reply Here and let us know if you try and how you and your family like any of Judy’s recipes herein, ok?

and …

Please  Share Your Favorite Flour-Free Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes with All of Your Friends from all over the world to also Enjoy! ok?

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Estimated preparation time is 10-15 minutes. Add cooking time and you have a fun food fest ready in approximately 20 minutes.  And, by all means, if you have children around, let them help. Let them spread the ingredients or suggest some of their favorite things to add.

Serve it as a meal all by itself, or use some of these options.

•    Dip it onto a bun and make a sandwich; consider pouring on some catsup or another favorite sauce (try a Tortuga rum sauce).
•    Dip it on a large cracker.
•    Dip it on to a bed of lettuce and create a salad.
•    Dip it with large corn chips.
•    Dip it with a pretzel.

Expand its possibilities by dipping the uncooked mixture onto a pizza crust and bake as directed for the crust.

For alternatives to this very versatile dinner dip, add some of your other favorite ingredients, such as salsa, peppers, or some Tortuga Gourmet Pepper Jelly.

Not only is this meal enticing as a dinner option, it has a lot of potential as a party dish or a covered dish for your favorite gathering of family and friends. It’s perfect for those who are rushed, on a tight budget, or just plain tired of the same old things everywhere you go during the holidays.

But wait! You don’t have to reserve this nifty creative cooking idea only for the holidays. It will work any night, any time, even for no special occasion.

Latoola reports that she and her husband can eat an entire batch of the Hot dog Dinner Dip as a standalone meal on a hungry night when he has skipped dinner, so gauge how much you might need by that and multiply accordingly. Making two batches certainly wouldn’t double your efforts.

The point is: Have Fun with Food. What a hot dog of an idea!

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Please find more creative cooking ideas and recipes at:

http://i-shoptheworld.com/topics/recipes-and-cooking/

… and for those time when you want to get your parties started off right, but you don’t feel like cooking …

Please see our previous “Perfect for Your Football, etc. Parties! ” posting at:

http://i-shoptheworld.com/2008/10/10/perfect-for-your-football-etc-parties/

for some more Great Ideas for all Your “pre-game / -party” snacks, to help You get Your Party started off Right! .

Please Reply Here with Your Creative Cooking ideas, Recipes and Great Ideas for  “pre-game / -party” snacks so that All of Your Friends around the world may enjoy them as well, ok?

So, with all this energy being expended to shop for, pay for, wrap, and deliver all of these gifts, we sort of started wondering just what does it all mean to an individual.

We conducted a very informal and limited survey and asked our friend Ellee about her gift memories because we’ve heard some of her stories about gifts from her husband who has pretty much been let off the hook for gift buying. Ellee says they’ve been married so long that if either of them want something for a special occasion like birthday, anniversary, Christmas, or just because they got up feeling healthy in the morning, they just go out together and get it.

Sometimes, though, he still has an idea about what he wants to buy her or them and sometimes he still just does the selecting and buying all by himself. For their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary it was an ATV. Last Christmas, a dune buggy. This year it was a Wii system purchased early. All of these were so their children and grandchildren would be bribed to visit them as often as possible.

But, gifts haven’t always been for such an extended group.

For their anniversary a couple of years ago, he got her a new weed trimmer. She was having too much trouble starting her old one which had been a Christmas gift a few years earlier. Neither of these weed trimmers was the first weed trimmer Ellee had gotten as a gift.  She reports that she bought herself the first one for Mother’s Day a dozen years before he got the idea to get her one when it started being difficult for her to start. So a replacement weed trimmer seems to be an easy solution to his ongoing dilemma about what to give her every few years.

Ellee says that at this stage of their lives together, he really isn’t expected to buy her anything.  “But I do enjoy the memories of some of his gifts,” she says

“He’s given me three gold necklaces–all 18 inches long. He bought me three watch pins with little characters dangling from them at a book fair they had where he works and he got me a paper stapler that doesn’t use staples. He isn’t, however, totally lacking originality. Once he gave me a unicycle.”

Sometimes his gifts are excessive. One Christmas he gave her 100 dish towels because he’d gotten one out of the drawer and it was stained and tattered. At least that seemed to be a sign that he’d gotten to be more perceptive than he was when they first met.

The first Christmas they knew each other, they shopped and shopped for a radio for his grandmother. He kept asking her what style, size, and features she liked. They found the perfect radio and he bought it. She was certain he’d observed that she must surely be the only college kid on earth who didn’t own a radio. “Imagine my surprise when he gave me a bathrobe and his grandmother really did get the radio,” she says. “But, he didn’t forget it. Years later, he gave me a replica of an antique radio for Christmas.”

He’d already made up for it over the years, though. She got one of the first bread makers on the market because he saw an ad for it in an in-flight magazine. He’s given her  a short wave radio, a boom box, her own CD player, a tape recorder, and all sorts of other electronic gadgets. Some of those she accepts that he selected selfishly, but some were just for her. One Christmas she got a talking teddy bear telephone; another occasion a talking Mickey Mouse telephone. In fact, he bought her first teddy bear for one of her birthdays.

For an anniversary he gave her a nifty scale that weighs something as light as a postage stamp and she says it makes a great conversation piece.

When he earns a gift at work for years of service awards or something similar, he always chooses something for her. She’s gotten a watch, binoculars (twice), and most recently a digital camera. Her first computer was an anniversary gift.

He once bought her a car for Valentine’s Day but decided it was too good for her to drive 500 miles a week to work. He took it back and drove it himself for 10 years.

Her biggest surprise yet, however, was a maid service, but he decided he didn’t want a stranger in the house among their “things” and canceled the service before the first cleaning.

His intentions had at least been thoughtful and it makes for a topic of conversation comparable to the one about her coincidentally finding a wooden Indian at a garage sale—on his birthday—and buying it as a gift for him.

Ellee says they’ve had a lot of fun finding and giving things to each other, but it’s the no-occasion gifts that say he really knows who she is. Those are the ones she truly treasures; like the pine cone he brought her from the biggest pine tree he’s ever seen. Or, the seeds he brought home from a business trip that turned out to be…let’s just say she has a continuing need for a good weed trimmer.

Nowadays he does a lot of shopping online so she has bookmarked I-ShopTheWorld.com and has her eye on a set of teak furniture, but it’ll be no surprise and will be perfectly alright if he gets her a jar of citrus honey instead, knowing that she likes to cook with honey and puts it in their oatmeal every morning.

Do you have a gift memory to share? We’d love to hear from you. After all, gifts have the ability to keep on giving and giving, especially if they have a lot of entertainment value.

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Please Reply Here and Share “What was the most memorable gift you ever received from  someone?” with all of Your Friends  around the world ok?

Not going to a ball? Are you sure?

You don’t have to be Cinderella and wait for a fairy god mother to show up and bail you out. You can be ready. Finding a dress and shoes is easy. Finding the perfect jewelry not so easy.

Ladies, now’s the good time to imagine what you’d most want to look like waltzing into a ballroom, turning heads, and stopping the music.

Men, now’s the time to picture the woman of your dreams holding your arm as you introduce her to people who just gaze at her elegance and admire her jewelry as a statement of the success you both share.

Picture the pieces from our gemstone collection in whatever role you’d like to be in, and order yours now from these genuine selections described below:

•    Blue Topaz, Peridot, Amethyst, Citrine Necklace
•    Citrine Pendant and Ring
•    Fancy Sapphire Necklace
•    Pearl Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings, and Rings
•    Pink Sapphire Ring
•    Yellow Sapphire Earrings (several styles available)
•    Star Sapphire Ring
•    Diamond Earrings and Ring

Remember, guys, we have men’s rings in Yellow Sapphire (three styles),  in Blue Sapphire and in Jade. When you reach out to shake the hand of a president or other VIP, show them your success with the subtle message your choice in a gemstone ring conveys.

Our prices range from around $400.00 to around $22,000.00 with many selections in the middle of the range. We think there’s something here for anyone headed to a ball, inaugural, New Year’s, or private (to celebrate an anniversary, birthday, or engagement, for instance).

If you aren’t sure what you want, here are a gemstone descriptions you may find useful in making your choice. We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but did you know that in mysticism, the Topaz is attributed with a cooling, styptic, and appetizing effect? It is said to dispel sadness, anger, and nocturnal fears, to warn its wearer of poisons and protect the wearer from sudden death. It is reputed to make men handsome and intelligent and to make sterile women fertile and happy.

Amethyst and Citrine are both varieties of quartz. Amethyst is in the color category of purple/lavender/violet. Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that wearing Amethyst would protect them from intoxication (not a belief endorsed by  I-ShopTheWorld.com; we just admire the stone’s crystalline beauty). Citrine ranges in color from pale yellow to brown and is one of the three birthstones for the month of November. It’s never too late to give someone a birthstone.

Peridot is a vivid green with a hint of gold and is an ideal stone to express your endorsement of the current green movement to assure the survival of the environment. Peridot itself is a surviving stone, having a history that dates back to the ancient Egyptian jewelry from the early second millennium B.C. Peridot is nicknamed “the emerald of the evening” because it retains its radiance even when worn in artificial light, making it the perfect choice for an inaugural ball, a wedding dance, or a girl’s first prom.

Take a look at our complete gemstone jewelry collection and make your selection now—don’t wait for your invitation to a ball; just get on the ball and do it!

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Please Reply Here and Share with All of Your Friends both in The United States and all over the world what jewelry, gowns, etc. You are or would wear to any of the Inaugural Balls and/or to any Parties you may be hosting and/or attending in celebration of Barack Obama‘s Inauguration as the next President of The United States and/or in celebration of the Inauguration of any other politicians or world leaders ok?