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The list Deb referenced is as follows:

Be specific in your „thank you‘s“

Handwritten notes/letters

Give compliments

Acknowledge actions

Help others

Be kind

Give a small gift

Be a good listener

Celebrate time together

Celebrate them

Show your support

Be respectful

Smile often

We know it often is not intentional to not acknowledge your appreciation for others. However, if you recognize that you may have failed to show your appreciation please remember it is never too late to circle back and be generous with your words and actions so that others see that you appreciate them.

We appreciate all of you!💜

Brooke and Deb chat today about Art. All forms of art are creative expressions from one’s passion (and perspective).

Our family is loaded with Artists…

Todd- creative in word expression and with drawing, painting…

Justin- writer of poetry and lyrics

Mason-writer of stories a d poetry

Emilia- drawing, painting, pottery, photography and written expression

Rinn- drawing, painting, photography and written expression

Brooke- dance and creative movement

All are artists in their own unique way.

We mentioned Rinn‘s Instagram:

@roseboyarts

We encourage everyone to do what you love and express yourself without reservation. You are all beautiful. We appreciate all that everyone brings to the circle. 🩷

In this episode, Brooke and Deb share some of their favorite stuffed animals. 🧸 Brooke has too many to count and has no plans stop collecting any time soon!😁

What often begins as „one“ favorite over decades becomes „too hard to depart with.“ Deb has many „Teddy Bears“ that she cannot imagine living without. We are funny creatures, huh?🤔

We hope that you have something that brings you joy. We appreciate everyone who follows along.

Brooke and Deb are joined by Rinn (Brooke’s brother/ Deb‘s son) to talk about and read ghost stories from their current local areas.

Today Brooke and Deb talk about mistakes… we all make them, but do we fix them in a way to keep our reputations a d relationships strong? 

That is the key… Brooke stated that she hopes she is mature enough to reflect on whatever someone feels safe enough to share with her that could be seen as „a mistake.“ I think she is correct about that. We all need to continue to grow… continue to care… continue to respect ourselves and others. And if we make a mistake we should learn from it, apologize if necessary, and grow as we strive to be better versions every day.

In this episode, Brooke and Todd discuss the beginning of the European 2025-26 football season!

Brooke and Deb do not dispute that facts are facts and do not change without proof. However, perspective is different and honesty with others often is clouded by that perspective. One thing we decided in the end is… if your honest observation differs from another’s… choose to leave it rather than try to win an unwinnable argument. 

Mentions:

Ted Lasso

Caddyshack

30 Rock

Brooke and Deb share their own definitions and experiences of „the supernatural“ in this episode.

Neither have experiences or fears around the subject, but both have a respect for anything that may or may not be possible.

As mentioned in the show… we hope to at we can all learn to listen to the better angels which lie/live within us… because violence, hurtful words… these things never settle differences. It is always better to walk away than to intentionally cause hurt and pain.

Our guest for September is Julia Dietmar - CEO of Open Wardrobe.

Open wardrobe is an app designed to help one fully organize and plan to utilize their personal wardrobe. From creating new outfits with what currently exists in one‘s closet to help with packing for travel, this app as well as the web version and its extension provides tools and tutorials for helping you digitize your current selection of clothing.

Julia shares her personal desire to help consumers be more sustainable with their wardrobe to hopefully lessen the more than 11.3 million tons of textiles which are thrown out every year. Julia says, „the AI used with Open Wardrobe is not designed for perfection, but rather it is designed to spark creativity in the consumer.“ Julia also says that for an item to be considered „sustainable,“ it should be worn 30 times, but the average item is worn just 7 times by the average consumer. Always think in terms of cost per wear.

There is a lot of useful and entertaining information in this episode. We hope that you enjoy it.

And remember, if you want to take advantage of Julia‘s team‘s expertise you can get 30% off the $49 Premium Membership by entering the code WINE30 when prompted on the app or website.

WINE30

One more interesting quote from Julia, „We should focus on the value of garments rather than newness.“

In this episode, Brooke and Deb talk about HESO… the Solothurn Herbstmesse (much like a county fair in the US). 

This year’s HESO runs September 19-29. We look forward to freshly made Berliners … much like a jelly-filled donut. 🍩 

We promise to add photos from HESO to our Instagram page. 

Documentaries mentioned:

Sunderland ‘Til I Die

Welcome to Wrexham

YouTube Channels mentioned:

Dr. Mike

Legal Eagle