What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You

Milo, the October calendar cat, doesn't know it's November.

Things you might not know:

"How, oh, how, do I find a gift for [insert person who's hard to buy for here]? "Bento Box Gifts to the rescue!

I'm always on the prowl for good gifts. Visit Bento Box Gifts on facebook, browse the blog and and follow me on twitter at BentoBoxGirl for even more gift ideas.

Who's the hard-to-buy-for person on your list?

Ahoy!

Did you know that September 19 is Talk Like A Pirate Day?

Anchors Away.

Important Dates

More!
Today, August 8th, is "Sneak a Zucchini on your Neighbor's Porch Day." Aside from abandoning your overabundance of produce in the middle of the night, celebrating the day with a chocolate zucchini cake sounds just fine. SCAD designer Megan Ave'Lallemant even has a greeting card for the occasion.

But seriously, if your garden is overflowing with more vegetables than you can eat, freeze, or turn into sauce, jam, or bread, why not share them? Grow and Share, is a local program that delivers fresh fruits and veggies to the Food Bank to fight hunger and poor nutrition in our area. Donating is easy, even if you're not a gardener; I just purchase an extra squash or melon or whatever and stash it in the ice chest at the Grow and Share outpost at my Farmers' Market. Great idea, don't you think?

Shower Me With Stars.
Wake up before dawn this week to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower. Here's a sky watching guide from EarthSky and a great quote: "Remember, meteor showers are like fishing. You go, you enjoy nature…  and sometimes you catch something."

Enjoy August.
Download a calendar from Bento Box Gifts so you don't miss any other important dates this month. http://tinyurl.com/3rtn8o3

Piece of Cake

Gift-giving is a piece of cake when you give a Bento Box Gift!

Celebrate a birthday or other cake-worthy event with Cake and Karma. Give a slice of chocolate layer cake that's a squeezable stress toy in disguise. The box also contains a bundle of candles plus Japanese wish paper. Priced at just under $5, it costs less than some greeting cards! Shop online at Funky Finds to get your cake (scroll down to see it).

So who's birthday is next? Don't miss a chance to wish someone happy birthday; mark your calendar now. Download the September calendar here.

December is Delightful

Download the December and start celebrating! With a little help from Bento Box Gifts you'll have your holiday shopping finished in no time.
Click here to download the calendar -- Click here to shop!

Trick or treat

It's October!


That means bonfires, ghost stories, and creepy crawlies.
Then there are those little peanut butter cups and Halloween Oreos (awfully good with a morning cup of coffee), M&Ms, candy corn, caramel apples....

So pencil in some fall festivities. And treat yourself to something sweet.
Click here to download your October Bento Box Gifts calendar.
Treat your friends to great gifts! www.BentoBoxGifts.com

Happy Haunting,
xxoo
Mimi