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St. Patrick’s Day Love Quote
Everyone loves an Irish girl – including us at be2;) Happy St- Patrick’s Day!
“May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”
- Irish Blessing
If you would like to find an Irish girl to fall in love with, you might find her at be2 in Ireland. After all, there is a rich matchmaking tradition in Ireland, be2 is just doing it a little differently than the matchmakers at Irish farmer’s markets used to…
Saint Valentine Love Quote
Who’s our favourite saint? Saint Valentine, of course!
I claim there ain’t
Another Saint
As great as Valentine.
- Ogden Nash
Wishing all our readers and all be2 members a very happy, romantic Saint Valentine’s Day!
Happy New Year – All the Best from be2 for 2010
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
- Hamilton Wright Mabi
Christmas Gift Calendar: Christmas Quote
After all this talk of Christmas gift ideas, let’s call to mind what Christmas is really about: Love and spending time with those nearest and dearest to us!
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
- Peg Bracken
Merry Christmas from be2!
Christmas Gift Calendar: Wants and Needs
The idea behind Wants for Sale and Needs for Sale is simple Two artists paint their wants and needs. Wants are paintings of things they would like to have. The paintings sell for the exact price of the thing they depict and with the money the artists go out and buy what they want. Needs are paintings of things they would like to donate to people in need. The originals are auctioned, the prints can be ordered online. The money then goes to a good cause that provides for the need depicted in the painting.
Last Christmas I gave the be2 team the picture you see on the right, which now takes place of pride in the be2 office. The sale price went to a charity that gives toys to children who would otherwise not receive any presents at Christmas.
The originals are usually hard to come by, but prints are cheaper and easy to order online. And if you’re worried they won’t be delivered in time for Christmas, just do as I did last year: the delivery was late, but I printed a „placeholder“ from the website until the original arrived.
