www.eyebrightstudios.com For some of the most captivating children's portraiture, visit Eyebright Studios on the web.

www.kiva.org Awesome micro-lending site that allows you to lend directly to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the entrepreneur is going. It's really wonderful--check it out!

www.albrechtnatural.com Acupuncturist and gifted herbalist Anne Albrecht, L.Ac. has recently launched Alrecht Natural - balms, creams, oils and ointments crafted in small batches from healing, all natural ingredients.

www.iamabigtree.blogspot.com A beautiful blog from Los Angeles-based artist Ann Faison. "I am an artist and a writer living in Los Angeles (Pasadena to be exact) with my husband and two young daughters. I am working on a new book, about my fascination with trees and all that they teach me..."

www.honey-space.com If you're in Chelsea, stop by the Honey Space gallery (148 11th Ave, between 22nd and 21st), established by my long time friend, Tom Beale. "Honey Space might be the latest art gallery to crop up in Chelsea, but there’s nothing Chelsea about it... It doesn’t have heat, it doesn’t broker sales, and it doesn’t have gallerists. In fact, it doesn’t have a staff at all. Designed to house site-specific installations and transform with each exhibition, the space is open to the public and unsupervised during the day, with security gates that open and close in the morning and evening." -from a February 19, 2008 article in ArtInfo by Jacquelyn Lewis

www.j-wag.com Jennifer Wagner Bunce (mother, photographer, blogger, business woman) is generously offering her home and piano in Montour Falls as practice space for two of my scholarship music students. Awesome!