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Happy Chinese New Year!

08 Monday Feb 2016

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Year of the Fire Monkey

2016 is the year of the Fire Monkey. The monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal with intelligence and curiosity. This year is a good year for people to give birth and to look for love, but important financial decisions should be postponed unless you think you can outsmart the monkey!

May you have an unconventional year ahead, full of exuberance and success!

Colorado Gives Day 2015

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

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CO Gives Day Logo

Colorado gives Day is one of my favorite days of the year and as it’s so close to the holidays, it is a good reminder that I am blessed with so much in life…warm clothes and a home, loving family and friends, work that fills me with a purpose and joy.

Because of life circumstances or experiences, I would guess that we all have a soft spot for someone or some place in need, and therefore tugs at our heart strings. At Associates III we create interior design; we give to entities that provide shelter as a meaningful way to express our love in creating home. We also practice green design; we contribute to environmental causes that reflect our passion and desire to make our planet a healthier place to live.

For me personally, my mum grew up without the influence of parents; our family volunteers time and gives to children in need in the foster care system in her honor. And at work, relationship building is a big part of who I am and the work I do in furthering the Associates III mission; any program that mentors young people is dear to my heart.

What is meaningful to you? I encourage you to take a moment to click on this link and give a little out of your own bounty. No matter how small your gift, I can guarantee you that it will add to someone else’s life immeasurably. And may all you give from the heart return to you tenfold in happiness and joy this holiday season.

https://www.coloradogives.org/

—Debbie

Wishing you a beautiful Thanksgiving!

25 Wednesday Nov 2015

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To enjoy, to share, to remember.

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May life’s storehouse be overflowing with wonderful harvest for you! While we indulge in the prosperity and pleasures of the present, let us have high hopes for the future.

—Associates III

It’s National Chocolate Day!

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Charlotte Flower Chocolates

I was incredibly lucky to spend some time in glorious Scotland earlier this year and in visiting the wee town of Aberfeldy, struck the proverbial chocolate goldmine!  It was my great pleasure to spend some time with Charlotte of Charlotte Flower Chocolates, a wonderful chocolatier with a panache for beautifully crafted handmade chocolates, with flavors inspired by natural ingredients.  She literally roams the hedgerows and landscape for local and seasonal ingredients, fruits, plants and flowers, such as elderflower, wild mint, rhubarb, meadowsweet, hazel and beech nuts, honey and roses.

During our short visit, Charlotte had just received a new cocoa bean and was experimenting with roasting techniques and timing.  Curious to know how she came to this line of work, we asked, and rolled up our sleeves and listened while helping a while to separate the cocoa from the warm husk shells.  Charlotte shared her background of being a forester and forager by nature.  After an encounter with a well-known Parisian chocolatier, she began on a journey to see how she could combine local wild flavors with high quality chocolate in uniquely Scottish ways. I’m guessing there were hiccups, albeit delicious ones, along the way!

I’m not the only one who thinks these sweet creations are divine; several were celebrated by the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards – including Product of the Year for her Meadowsweet Thins – and at the British heats of the International Chocolate Awards – winning the Gold Award for her Smoked Hebridean sea salt and Java Milk chocolate.

Our conversation turned to sustainability, naturally, and we heard about her passion for fair trade and environmentally sound practices. I was sold. Out came my purse to take as many as I could carry with me, to share with family and friends.

A lovely delicious day!
Debbie

“When gathering herbs and blossoms from the wild, we are careful to ensure that we are only taking a small amount from any one place; we are very careful about avoiding damage to the plants as we pick.  We are members of the Scottish Wild Harvests Association (www.scottishwildharvests.org.uk )”

Cocoa beans
Separating the cocoa bean from the warm husk
Charlotte, R) and no shortage of helpers
Chocolate Thins

Happy Independence Day!

02 Thursday Jul 2015

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outta town

As we leave the office and, for some of us, the city for the long weekend ahead we wanted to take a moment to wish you and yours a sparkling Fourth of July filled with pride, honor and lots of fun!

—Associates III

Season’s Greetings!

22 Monday Dec 2014

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This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive. –Alice Waters

Christmas at Union Station

From our home to yours…

We wish you a warm, peaceful holiday season and a new year filled with good gatherings of friends and family, great health, prosperity, beauty, new inspiration and long-lasting happiness.

Here’s to a joyful present and a well-remembered past. Cheers!

Associates III Interior Design
Kari, Maggie, Debbie, Marni, Melissa, Angie, Renee, Momo, Jill B, Rachel, Michaela, Jason, Leah, Anna, Jill W, and Amy

Remembrance Day

11 Tuesday Nov 2014

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On this Veterans Day, Armistice Day and Remembrance Day we honor all the men and women, living and dead, who have served this country in times of war and in times of peace. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

veterans day

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. —John Fitzgerald Kennedy

 

Tumbling Down

10 Monday Nov 2014

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Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – leave it to Google to put together a great video to commemorate the event.

For more on the history of the Berlin Wall and its significance, visit The History Channel.

Beware the Moon!

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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This year’s Strawberry moon, as June’s full moon is known, lands on Friday the 13th – a full moon on this day in the month of June hasn’t happened since 1919. It will be the first Friday the 13th full moon since October 13, 2000 and possibly the last until October 13, 2049. Whether you believe in superstition or not – it’s often said that people act differently during a full moon and that our living cells are electrified by it. Toss in the Friday the 13th for good superstitious measure and we have ourselves a day that’s thought to be unlucky as well. While I’m not big on lucky/unlucky superstitions, I guess we’ll find out soon enough! Here’s hoping you have a happy, uneventful Friday the 13th Strawberry Moon!

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Happy Chinese New Year!

31 Friday Jan 2014

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May the year of the horse bring you health and prosperity!

Year of the Horse

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