2012 valentine's guide

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Would you Bee mineGifts 2012

VA L E N T I N E S D A Y

JOURNALW E D N E S D A Y

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Bee Ring, 18k .70 caratdiamond with emerald eyes. $1650, Arcade Jewelers, Riverside

We are abuzz with

Valentines gift ideasM

y grandmother seemed

to set the tone for much

of our holiday celebra-

tions. Her giving na-

ture, her ability to find

quirky humor in the everyday,

and her welcoming heart set the

example for the rest of us. Honey,

as everyone called her, had a par-

ticular approach to Valentines

Day that made an impact.Over the years on Valentines

Day, I have always appreciated the

hugs from my mom or the simple

candy my dad would bring home from his

school fundraiser. In college, my mom would

send cookies, or popcorn, or flowers to cheer

my day, they always did. And my family al-

ways does their best to keep up the magic of

Valentines Day with plenty of love notes.

We try and follow Honeys example every

year by treating co-workers and friends to

heart candies and cupcakes or humorous

trinkets. My children and I prepare for the

day with homemade valentines made gener-

ously with red glitter and doilies. We look for

weeks before Valentines Day for

perfect gifts for those we love and

care about.

With the approval of beekeep-

ing in Oak Park, it seemed appro-

priate to choose the bee and honey

as a theme for our Valentines

section this year. Valentines Day

which sits on the cusp of spring

seems perfectly positioned as a

reminder that gardens are soon tobe in bloom. I have to say a special

thanks to our own Debbie Becker

for helping to connect the dots a

bit for us. Shes written a wonderful piece

about bees, beekeeping and St. Valentine.

In the spirit of the day, I hope we can all

carry an extra bee like flutter in our hearts.

My grandmother, Honey, would tell us to be

extra sweet and caring to our friends and

neighbors. She would urge us to spare some

extra space in our hearts to embrace everyone

and their uniqueness. Me personally, I think

she had it right. And the bees, well they work

pretty hard to do some beautiful things in the

world, their labor of love so to speak.

SARAH CORBIN

Shopping Editor

StaShopping Editor and Photographer

Sarah CorbinManager of Internet and TechnologyGraham JohnstonWeb Content ManagerEvan OBrien

Digital EditorMeghan Power

Staff PhotographerJ. Geil

Editorial Designers Claire Innes,Mark Tatara

Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell

Advertising Design ManagerAndrew Mead

Advertising Designers Elisha-Rio Apilado,

Debbie Becker

Display Advertising Manager Marc StopeckDisplay Advertising Sales Dawn Ferencak,

Missy Laurell

Display Advertising Coordinator Carrie Bankes

Circulation Manager Kathy Hansen

Distribution Coordinator Alan Majeski

Circulation Associates Mike Braam

Publisher Dan Haley

VP/Director of OperationsAndrew Johnston

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141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302Phone: 708/524-8300

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Kids Menu

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Whoo whooosyour valentine? Get them cupcakes. Whole Foods,River Forest

Let your little bugs cre-ate their own valentinesfor friends and family. Papersource, Oak Park

For your little cupidMaple Hill Soap hand-

crafted from goats milk tosoothe your little kiddos

skin, $8, Filoni, Oak Park

For your busy baby bumble bee.Bugs by Numbers, 19.99, 100 points; Busy Bugs Puzzle, 20.00,

100 points; Sugarcup Trading Company, Oak Park

Fluy hugs for yourlittle one, Les JolesPasbeaux, $26.99, Flybird, Oak Park

They look as prettyas a present with theseadorable hair bows. Pinkand Green polkadot hair bow. $7.99,Geppettos Toy Box,Oak Park

For your little blue bird.Little Fluy Organic Cotton

onesie, $28,Chameleon, Oak Park

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For the

love of bees GiftsB

eekeepers, like gardeners,

spend winters dreaming of

spring and all its possibili-

ties. Now that beekeepingis allowed in Oak Park for

the first time in over 70 years, Ive

bought hives, which have to be

built and painted, and Ive ordered

ordered bees to be delivered in

April or May. Until then, my fancy

turns to honey and b eeswax, just

in time for Valentines Day.

Bees and Valentines Day have

a long history together, going

all the way back to

young Cupid. Cupid

lay down in a bed of

roses, only to be stung

by a bee hiding among

the petals. Cupid

later picked up his

quiver, and dipped his

arrowheads in honey

to lessen their sting

while delivering his

dose of romance.

Valentine, another

Roman and a 3rd-

century physician,used honey to sweeten

his bitter medicines.

Now, that physician

is known to us as St. Valentine,

the patron saint of both love and

beekeepers.

After harvesting pollen and

nectar, honeybees pack pollen in

pockets on their back legs. Their

second stomach stores nectar for

the flight home, where the plunder

is stored in cells, called honey-

combs. The bees add enzymes to

the nectar, which is then fanned

by their wings to bring the water

content down to 18%, the consis-

tency of honey. The honey cell is

then capped with wax, and saved

for later consumption.

A healthy hive may consist of

50,000 bees: one queen, a handful

of drones, the rest female worker

bees. The queen leaves the hive

only onceto mate. She spends

most of her time laying up to 2,000

eggs a day. A drones only job is to

mate with the queen from another

hive. (Odd fact: drones come from

unfertilized eggs and have no

father.) The industrious femaleworker bees hold down a variety

of jobs; nursemaid, housecleaner,

lady-in-waiting, and comb-builder,

before moving on to foragingcol-

lecting pollen and nectar. Those

female worker bees may fly more

than five miles away from the

hive, at 15 miles per hour, to find

the type of flowers they are look-

ing for.

With all of that being

said, urban bees these

days are having a field

day! Having beehives

on a small city lot may

seem counterintuitive,

but flowers in cities

are now more plenti-

ful and varied than

in the country due to

the miles and miles of

monoculturethe ge-

netically-modified corn

and soybeans fields of

corporate farmsTrue, relationships

with bees can be

painful. I am not just

talking about the stings here.

Its also about unrequited love.

They dont need us or even really

know we exist, but boy do we need

them. Bees pollinate all across

our country from almond trees

in Northern California, apple

blossoms in Washington State,

cranberry bogs in Cape Cod and

blueberries in Maine. We enjoy

our most brightly-colored fruits

and vegetables, roses and many

other flowers because of the hard

work of bees. And while we could

celebrate Valentines Day without

bees, it would be a lot less colorful

and tasty.

I think Ill spend Valentines

Day painting hearts on my hives

and raise a glass of mead (honey

wine), honey beer, or tea sweet-

ened by honey, in honor of these

wonderful, fuzzy little creatures.

DEBBIE

BECKER

Tarimamadewith OrganicGrapes,Includecandlesandaro-mantic dinnerwitha beeinspiredbottle. Whole Foods, RiverForest

12ozofBee Love,$12.00,

Marion StreetCheese Market,Oak Park

Howabout givingyour honey bear

abearof cocoahoney. $11.25 MarionStreetCheese Market, Oak Park

GlassonCopperartcollectibles, Easily shelforwallworthy.$110.by[houstonllew],spiritilesavailbleat Filoni,OakPark

FloralHair Sticks,$50 , Filoni, OakPark

Givesimple comfort,NaturalLife Pillow,$30 or150 points, SugarCup Traders,OakPark

Vintage Broochc1950,assortedstyles$30-$50. Arcade

Jewelers, Riverside

Vintage Broochc 1950,assortedstyles$30-$50.Arcade Jewelers,Riverside

Floral BakeliteBracelet,pricesrange from$25 -$250 many stylesand colorsavail-able. Arcade Jewelers, Riverside.

Abeautifulwaytopresent apromise. PetiteBeeTrinket Box $26 Druzy&goldvermeilring$195Careful Peach,OakPark

Vita,thebeeis asymbolof lifeand creativitybyPyrrha$15Muse,OakPark

SugarKeeper, $12.00,Ten Thousand Villages,OakPark

Bumblebee inspiredtart decor!Prices vary,Whole Foods, RiverForest.


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Kenyan HeartStones, $5 each. TenThousand Villages,Oak Park

I D EL E N T I N E S G U

Give Green AppleEarth FriendlyValentines thisyear. Green HomeExperts, Oak Park$19.99

Promise to takeyour love around theworld...on a longboard. $175, GravityDropkick longboard,

Modest Inc.,Forest Park

Whole TradeRoses Bouquetsavailable with

Valentine wrap. Prices Vary. WholeFoods, River Forest

Love

makesthe worldgo round

WoodenTreasure Box,Hand Inlaid withmother of pearlfrom Syria. $19.95,Taja, Oak Park - theseimported boxes are be-ing oered with the ad-dition of chocolates. CallTaja for pricing.

Want to get Fresh with me? $48, Art Gecko, Oak Park

Gar andFlowers

137 S. Oak Park Ave.,Oak Park, IL

708-848-2777 or 1-877-244-3181

www.garlandfowers.netWorldwide Delivery - Major Credit Cards Accepted

Also Szechwan & American Menu

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FREE PARKINGAll Major Credit Cards Accepted

708-453-8242FAX 708-453-3044 www.newstarrestaurant.com7444 North Avenue Elmwood Park

Delivery: from Narragansett west to 19thLake St. north to Belmont

Hours: Sun.Thurs. 11:45am9:45pmFri. & Sat. 11:45am10:45pm

Home of Genuine CantoneseFood since 1954

Dine-in or Carry-outLunch or Dinner

Exciting Non-alcoholic &Alcoholic Tropical Drinks

Our Chef Cooks to Order

Special Luncheon Menu/FamilyStyle Dinners

Complete Banquet Catering

Private Party Rooms for 30-100for your special holiday party.Reserve Now.

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

New Star'sSuper Value for Two .................$28.95Egg Rolls (2) Fried Shrimps (2) Crab Rangoon (4)

Special New York Strip Steak (12 oz.)Sweet & Sour Chicken, Shrimp Fried Rice and Cookies

Finger Size Shrimp Spring Rolls (8) .......... $5.25

Special Lent Menu

Happy Valentine's Day, February 14.Reserve early.


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My funny valentine

Even good Girls Get Dirty, Olive and Fig

bath salts, $7.95,Bramble, Oak Park

Better than a boyfriend soap Use it upthen move on. $8, Pumpkin Moon, Oak Park

Look up in the sky!Its a bird its a plane itsmy Valentine! $17.89, Shirtworks, Oak Park

Dahling you lookfabulous! Mirror , $28.

Other romantic sundriesavailable at Girlicious,Forest Park.

Mirror mirror in my pocket. Give this

treasure to your fairest one of all.$24,Team Blonde, Forest Park

Love Beyond Measure, $44, Art Gecko, Oak Park

Winter Hours | Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday thru Saturday 10am-4pm

451 Madison Street, Oak Park. IL 60302 P 708-524-4599 F 708-524-4901

Old & New Consignments for You Owner Email: [email protected]

Consign & Shop Clothes, Shoes, Handbags, Furniture,Art, Jewelry and House Decorations

SpecialValentines Day

Prices!

Georges Restaurant& Pancake House

145 S. Oak Park Ave.

Oak Park, IL 60302

Ph: 708.848.4949

Cell: 847.708.1727

Your Hosts: George & John

Happy Valentines Dayfrom


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ARCADEJEWELERS

51 E. Burlington

Riverside708-442-8110

ART GECKO

21 Harrison St.

Oak Park

708-358-1950

BRAMBLE

115 N. Oak Park Ave

Oak Park708-306-6800

CAREFUL PEACHBOUTIQUE

1024 North Blvd

Oak Park

708-383-3066

CHAMELEON

130 N. Oak Park Ave.Oak Park

708-445-1175

FILONI

131 N. Oak Park Ave

Oak Park

708-445-9360

FLY BIRD

719 Lake

Oak Park

708-383-3330

GEPPETTOS TOY BOX

730 Lake

Oak Park

708-445-9906

GIRLICIOUS

7508 Madison Street

Forest Park

708-366-6931

GREEN HOME EXPERTS

811 South Blvd

Oak Park

708-660-1443

HARRISON WORKS

17 W. Harrison St

Oak Park

708-308-4602

MARION STREETCHEESE MARKET

100 S. Marion St.

Oak Park

708-725-7200

MODEST INC.

7416 W. Madison St

Forest Park708-771-6600

MUSE

106 N. Marion

Oak Park

708-948-7052

PAPER SOURCE

1109 W. Lake Street

Oak Park708-445-7700

PUMPKIN MOON

1028 W. North Blvd

Oak Park

708-524-8144

SHIRTWORKS

127 N. Marion St

Oak Park

708-383-4100

SUGARCUPTRADING CO.

110 N. Marion St

Oak Park708-524-5336

TAJA

212 S. Marion St.

Oak Park

708-386-4060

TEAM BLONDE

7442 Madison St

Forest Park708-771-5590

SHOPPING DIRECTORY

Harrison Art Center, Oak Park - $68

ValentinesD

ayatFrancescas

Francescas Fiore7407 W. MadisonForest Park708/771-3063www.miafrancesca.com

Amore(love)

Whats moreromanticothan

(romantic)

love Italian style?

This Valentines Day,bring youradorato

(beloved)

for an especiallyappassionatomenu

(passionate)

and somedesiderabile(desirable)

desserts!

Make Your Reservations Today!Make Your Reservations Today!

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Extraordinary Flowers for

Valentines Day and Everyday!


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