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I appreciate the “State of the Union”-type address delivered annually by our political leaders. For the most part, they are concise summations of the past year’s achievements — thanks to talented speech writers!

In that spirit, I exercised my marketing muscles and developed my own re-cap of the last twelve months. These are the major highlights of a very busy, very rewarding year for WordScapes, my four-year old home-based writing business.

This past year, I’ve developed and written:

NYNow: Eco-friendly product design is on the rise

The slogan, tagline, and ad copy for the 2010 Dutchess County Tourism campaign

NYNow, a series of e-newsletters on gift and home trends for the New York International Gift Fair

Catalog copy for Good Clean Funds, a fundraising company offering eco-friendly home goods

Press releases promoting the Westchester Triathlon, a Golf Tournament for international chefs, the opening of a “wellness” market, the introduction of the “Tailored Tee” women’s clothing line, and more.

And on the “editorial” side:

An article on multi-generational travel for AAA Home & Away

A round-up of the largest Jack O’Lantern festivals in the U.S. for WomansDay.com

A profile of a sustainable alpaca farmer for The Valley Table magazine

Just for fun, I’ve also launched a family travel blog, “Go BIG or Go Home,” to chronicle what happens when my small-town family visits the “world’s largest”…whatever!

Are there any projects we can work on together this year?  Feel free to contact me!

An article written by Traci was recently published in the December 2010 – February 2010 issue of The Valley Table.

Valley Table magazine

The sight of alpacas in Millbrook raised some eyebrows initially. “When we first moved up here, everyone was very curious about the crazy Germans raising alpacas here in horse country,” Alicia says amusedly.

Read the full article here.

More information:  http://valleytable.com

Please visit Traci Suppa’s new family travel blog, “Go BIG or Go Home.” This infrequent, yet frequently-humorous blog chronicles what happens when her small-town family visits the “world’s largest”…whatever!  We hit the road to seek out the world’s largest bowling pin, kaleidoscope, or light bulb, then rate the attraction so you can decide whether to Go BIG, or stay home!

On Facebook, visit the Go BIG or Go Home Travel Blog page

On Twitter, follow @GoBIG_GoHome

Top 10 Jack O'Lantern Festivals

Top 10 Jack O'Lantern Festivals

Haunted houses are a dime a dozen. Not to mention, they’re too scary for pre-schoolers, if you own some. That’s where “Jack” comes in. Refreshingly light on fright, spellbinding displays of Jack O’Lanterns have sprung up all over the country, offering a more artistic, interactive, and engaging Halloween event the whole family can enjoy. Each year, they get bigger, with bragging rights going to the Keene Pumpkin Festival in New Hampshire, which now features over 22,000 carved creations.

Jack O’Lanterns weren’t even associated with Halloween until the mid 1800’s. The practice of carving lanterns from gourds and other vegetables had a long history in the United Kingdom before that. Now of course, it has elevated to craft, limited only by the carver’s imagination.

Here are ten of this year’s largest Jack O’Lantern festivals, each showcasing at least 1,000 or more glowing gourds.

Find out which festival you’d like to go to this year by reading the full story on either:

DevineCaroline.com

DivineCaroline.com

TravelSavvyMom.com

TravelSavvyMom.com

Title: Top Ten Jack O’Lantern Festivals
Author: Traci L. Suppa
Publications/Websites: DivineCaroline and Travel Savvy Mom
Permalink: http://wordscapesny.com/article/222

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Traci LaRosa Suppa
(845) 797-0540
traci@wordscapesny.com

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