Tuesday, April 30, 2019

May Day Brownies







Every May Day, I make cookies. In some parts of the United States, May baskets are made as part of the May Day tradition, a celebration of Spring that can include activities like a maypole dance and crowning a queen of May. May baskets are small baskets usually filled with flowers or treats, left anonymously on someone's doorstep.

We've always altered the holiday slightly. When my daughters' were little, we would pick Roses and make horns (to serve as holders for the flowers, made out of colored paper). After my son was born, we started baking cookies to give to friends and family on May 1st.

We've always added a note or a card letting people know that the gift is from us.

Happy May Day!


Enjoy these easy and yummy May Day Brownies.

8 Tablespoons (1 cube) of butter, melted
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar
3/4 cup of baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of flour

Directions: preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan. In a medium sized bowl, add all ingredients, excluding flour. With a spoon, mix thoroughly, lastly add the flour and stir again. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the brownie mixture comes out clean.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Wednesday, April 17th 7-9 pm at The Gilded Grape Wine & Spirits, Taste, Sip & Draw: Focus on ARTchitecture with Liz Longo

Wednesday, April 17th 7-9 pm at The Gilded Grape Wine & Spirits, Taste, Sip & Draw:  Focus on ARTchitecture with Liz Longo

Friday, March 15, 2019

Papa Soob’s Formula For Success In every Job




Papa Soob’s Formula For Success In every Job 

“Success is the daily progression toward a pre-determined worthwhile goal.” Earl Nightingale



By, Arsen Marsoobian

1.Show up on time or ahead of time.
2.Dress for the work to be done.
3.Know how to do your job, be skilled.
4. Always do more than asked of you. ( Lose attitude of “That’s not my job”)
5. How can I make my bosses job easier?
6. Know what you believe in and stay true to yourself.
7.Have a positive attitude, smile and look the customer in the eye when talking to them.
     How to test your, Career Opportunities, Dreams, Goals.
1.What will it take to be ready for the opportunity,
Time:  (Days- Weeks -Months -Years )
Money: (How much? How  to get it? )
Sacrifices: (What willing to give up? Watching TV, Hanging with Friends, etc?
  2.Ask yourself, ( This is personal question between you and you.)
Am I willing to do all of these things?
      Is this what I really want to do or be?
    Is the reward greater than the cost?
 If your answer is YES. Then get started knowing it will happen. Work towards it a little every day.
If your answer is NO to any or all of them, change directions  because it will not happen.



Arsen S Marsoobian, Owner
S.O.O.B. Enterprises
PapaSoob@SoobEnt.com









Thursday, February 28, 2019

Bundles of Binding Time, by, Linda Ferrari (official press release)




For Immediate Release:

Bundles of Binding Time, by, Linda Ferrari


A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.Lao-tzu


You never get a second chance to make a first impression.


When asked how he conquered the world, Alexander the Great replied:  “By not delaying.”



Some time ago I read an article that introduced me to the concept of “binding time.” That’s the notion of the semanticist Alfred Korzybski about the importance of language in passing knowledge from one generation to the next, and how language literally gathers events and thoughts together in bundles that outlive their makers in the memories of those that follow.

I began collecting these quotations when I was a sophomore in high school, and I am now a retired teacher.  Over the years, I have collected quotations and shared them with my students when I wrote them on the board in my classroom.  My students always loved reading the quotations, and so many of them began their own book of quotations.  I hope you, too, will find pleasure and inspiration in these “bundles of binding time.”






Product details

Print Length: 44 pages
Publisher: Serendipity Media Group (August 5, 2010)
Language: English

To purchase for $9.99 please go to: Bundles of Binding Time, Eternal Quotations
Contact: Gina Meyers at Serendipitymediagroup@gmail.com
or call: (559) 449-1970

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Christian Writer's Seminar, Fresno Pacific University, Marketing on a budget, by Gina Meyers.


Christian Writer's Seminar, Fresno Pacific University, Marketing on a budget, by Gina Meyers.

In case you missed it, here are my notes from the Christian Writer's Seminar.
Serendipity Media Group, marketing, promotions, publishing

How to Promote your book on a tight budget.

-Create a social media presence

-Send a notification email to your readers/fans (or subscribe to mail chimp or constant contact)

-Collaborate with opinion leaders.

-Run a contest with your book as an award or prize.

-Create a website or connect with a company that can assist.
Contact a local publisher, promoter, such as myself.

Gina Meyers, book publicity

Contact me for a FREE Author Survival Guide. serendipitymediagroup@gmail.com

Monday, October 22, 2018

For Immediate Release 2018 Studio Tour & Art Walk, with artist Liz Longo, Saturday, October 27th & Sunday, October 28th, 2018 FREE Admission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2018 STUDIO TOUR & ART WALK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th and
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28th
11AM– 5PM Free Admission
PRESS CONTACTS: Liz Longo: publicity@flatbushartists.org, (917) 637-1104.
Kathy Levine: publicityfeature@flatbushartists.org 917-432-4712
Tour map visit https://www.flatbushartists.org/tourmap2018.html. Maps also available at the
shops and restaurants along Church Avenue, Cortelyou Road and Newkirk Avenue
in Ditmas Park.
This will be our eighth studio tour!

Zane Treimanis CJ Segal-Isaccson Juan Carlos Pinto Alaiyo Bradshaw
Come see over 40 artists – our biggest show yet - in Ditmas Park, Flatbush and vicinity.
Visitors have the chance to view artwork, discuss art with the artists
and purchase the work of
established artists. Most studios will host several artists.
The range is diverse – acrylic and oil painting, wood sculpture, drawings,
mixed media, collage, polished abstract frescoes, photography, and sculptural jewelry.
The beautiful tree-lined streets of Flatbush will offer the opportunity for a wonderful fall
weekend stroll, studio to studio.
Participating artists: Diana Ardila, Gabriel Asoka, Alaiyo Bradshaw, Paul Catalanotto,
Pamela Cortez, Stephen Dix, Karen Friedland, Arturo Garcia, Elise Goldberg, Douglas Graham,
Tom Hagen, Julia Haw, Caitlin Hurd, Roberta Grobel Intrater, Gideon Kendall, Karen King,
Taylor Kuhn, Julie Lambert, Julie Landa, Iris Lavy, Kathy Levine, Liz Longo, Rick Midler,
Vanessa Morris, Madeline Nelson, Christine Newman, Jide Ojo, Julie Peppito, Eric Pesso,
Juan Carlos Pinto, Richard Resnick, Mark Rosenthal, Lindsay Schaeffer, Adam Segal-Isaacson,
CJ Segal-Isaacson, Mary Ann Sekely, Zane Treimanis, David Tumblety, Aura Shahaf Woelfle,
and Brian Zimbler.
Ditmas Park’s restaurant row is on Cortelyou Road and offers a variety of Zagat-rated restaurants.
LOCATION: Victorian Flatbush is located in the heart of Brooklyn, just south of Prospect Park.
Transportation is easy and direct:
SUBWAY: Q train to Beverley Rd., Cortelyou Rd. or Newkirk Plaza.
BUS: B68, B16, B35, and several other buses.

CAR: Parking is plentiful.