Wednesday, April 20, 2011

A very VERY great new FB page to like - no matter where you live!

The status update says it all
Welcome to Little Italy Italian Food Center, a place as close as you can get to fine dining in Italy. If you want the real thing, the real deal for authentic Italian anything, then you want frequent Little Italy Italian Food Center and Restaurant. Their website is inviting and taste tempting, but their newest online foray is their Facebook page, and you really should "like" it and add it to your page.

Immaculate, imported, and extraordinary flavor!
Why? Because if you live even remotely close to Phillipsburg, NJ, you want to make this restaurant your dining and shopping center of choice. The center is spotless; you could eat in their restrooms they are that immaculate. Each time I visit, it feels like they have just built and occupied the building. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, we were taught for 12 years of Catholic school. At Little Italy, cleanliness is goodliness.

Fabulous Food from Little Italy Italian Food Center
A rich array of healthy snacks await your palate and your purchase. Always very hard to resist, this case, nestled next to the cheeses, supplies our snacks. Hard to argue with quality, taste, and the natural nutrient goodness of a Mediterranean diet.

Rome has competition with Little Italy
When it comes to gelato, Little Italy's is home made with recipes straight from Italy. I cannot tell the difference between the Trevi Fountain gelato shop in Rome and Little Italy. Texture, rich flavors, unusual combinations (check the labels) make choosing dessert difficult. And I did not take a snapshot of the dessert case--to die for...

Where else can you buy raffle tickets (3 for $5) on a 20 pound Italian Chocolate Easter Egg? Let me tell you this is chocolate, Italian style, larger than life. Where else can you purchase Italian Chocolate Eggs in any pound weight?

Then there's this smaller egg, 15 pounds. I love that this store lives large, with a big approach to merchandise.

And a large part of that philosophy comes from the center's owner, Francesco. Kinder, dearer, customer friendly--you just won't find--anywhere. He lives to please, and he will custom cook anything for you, on the drop of a phone call. In between cooking specialty items (keep checking his Facebook page for daily additions), he mingles with his customers, shifting between Italian, Southern dialect and English. He is the perfect young man for this business, and he makes dining--and shopping--a pleasure, a delightful experience for palate and pocketbook. One of my all-time favorite places and people, I encourage you to spend some time, on and offline, with Little Italy Italian Food Center.
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Tabbethia Haubold ~ Green Is Good

Rev--returned to normal after delivering Golden
Tabbethia Haubold is a household name for many of us. Whether she's shearing our llamas, alpacas, or sheep, or showing in the conformation and performance rings, teaching us at GALA 2010 how to train our llamas for agility and therapy work, or supporting 4H and various educational programs for youth, she is one busy lady. And she has just launched a new eco-green product line you will love--I promise!

Recently, Tabbethia and Christopher married, and from what I have heard and seen, it was a wonderfully different celebration, with a signature say-it-with-style that only Tabbethia could create for a milestone in life. For more wedding news and living happily ever after, you can visit Tabbethia and Christopher's Wedding on Facebook, as well as friend Tabbethia and add her Long Island Livestock FB page to yours.

For Tabbethia, April is not the cruelest month, but it is the busiest since it opens her three-month road trip, better known as her shearing season. April and May find Tabbethia in the north, south, and mid-west. In June, she works closer to her Long Island home territory.

It was great fun hosting Tabbethia overnight and we have to make the sleep-over an annual event because we just had so much fun. Tabbethia had a surprise for me, the gift of soaps, and that led to this home video we made of her newest foray into the business world. Currently, Tabbethia manufactures soap in a most unique way--Woolie Washies and Llama Loofahs--in addition to her lanolin and honey-based soaps sans fiber wrap. Coming soon to her line of eco-friendly products are a healing body butter and lip balm. I can hardly wait.

Take a look at our video, followed by her product offerings and Wooly Washers/Llama Loofahs Scents.



Product Offerings From Long Island Livestock Company

Woolly Washers - Llama Loofa Scents

Remember: you can find Tabbethia on Facebook or contact her at 631 680 6721 or LILivestockCo@optonline.net.

 For a creative look at marketing llama products, see Teri Conroy's blog post:
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Monday, April 18, 2011

BHLF Open Barn 2011: Mark Your Calendars, Save the Dates

Enjoy an escape to Llama Land ~ Walk a Llama
If you have never been to an Open Barn, Carol Reigh's Buck Hollow Llama Farm's weekend is a great place to begin. Join us for a beautiful day in the country. Meet the most socialized llamas ever. Take them for a walk, watch some videos, enjoy the vendors and their hand-made and eco-green wares. Breathe in fresh air, socialize, eat a picnic lunch (you must bring your own) under the shade trees. Linger, learn, and fall in love with the wonderful world of llamas. Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22 from 10 - 5. No admission charge. We hope to see you there.

For a glimpse into a BHLF Open Barn, enjoy this video from last year's event.



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