In 1897, Louise B. Graves of Boston designed a small desk calendar for a friend. She delighted family and friends every year with a "Ring-Standard" calendar, and a successful small business developed. In 1942 Ms. Graves chose as her successor family friend Mary Sage Shakespeare, who continues to participate in planning the calendar. The Ring-Standard Calendar has changed little in its 111 years, with only a handful of artists who have ever contributed their designs. Charlotte Greenewalt , Mrs. Shakespeare's cousin, prepared this year's calendar. The herb motif artwork was originally created by Mrs. Shakespeare for the 1955 edition. As always, it shows the phases of the moon and the signs of the zodiac.

The calendar measures 4 ¼" x 3 ¼", is printed on heavy recycled paper, and is presented in a gold gift box.

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birdJam! North American Bird Songs At Your Fingertips

Truly Useful Technology for Novice to Expert Birders
birdJam revolutionizes bird song study and identification by transforming an iPod into a birdJam. Drawing on the strengths of the elegantly small, simple to use, and absolutely cool Apple iPod, birdJam eliminates fumbling with multiple tapes or CDs, liner notes and bulky machines.

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Lang Elliott of NatureSound Studio says,
"Every birder will have to have one of these. Accessing a comprehensive bird song library using birdPod is way more convenient than dealing with multiple CDs—there's really no comparison."

Gourd Boxes & Ornaments

New for the Harvest Season: gourds, gourds, gourds! Hand carved and hand decorated gourd boxes and ornaments.

After carving the gourds, Peruvian artists use fire to naturally add rich shades of color, transforming simple gourds into unique works of art. Available in a variety of designs and patterns.

This is a fair trade product.