I have just spent a few minutes out in the glorious sea air and sunshine hanging out my laundry to dry. Are you shocked, if not horrified by this statement? Have I immediately slid, in your perception, far down the social scale?

As you may already know, in April we launched Ruby Plaza, an exciting new home to individually-owned shops offering home decor, jewelry, fashion & accessories and handcrafted items. www.rubyplaza.com

We are getting down to the wire - there are currently only about 25 Flagship spaces available to sellers new to the Ruby Lane "family of sites," so time is quickly dwindling to secure your Flagship shop on Ruby Plaza. When these are gone, they are gone! Again, these spaces are available to sellers who are new to the Ruby Lane family of sites.

We are getting down to the wire - there are currently just less than 50 Flagship shops available to sellers new to the Ruby Lane "family of sites," so time is dwindling to secure your Flagship shop on Ruby Plaza. When these are gone, they are gone!

With less than 60 Flagship shops available to sellers new to the Ruby Lane "family of sites," time is dwindling to secure your Flagship shop on Ruby Plaza. When these are gone, they are gone. Designed to offer a wider selection of items than does its sister site, Ruby Lane - Ruby Plaza offers a new way to shop.

Recently Ruby Lane launched Ruby Plaza, an exciting new home to online shops offering home decor, jewelry, fashion & accessories and handcrafted items. Ruby Plaza launched with some exciting promotional opportunities. While the 250 available spaces for Ruby Lane shop owners has filled, there are still spaces available for up to 250 sellers who are new to the Ruby Lane "family" of sites.

Antique, vintage and artisan items are green. We champion these items as a means to reduce production emissions which adversely affect the health of our planet.

Green Listing Day Update: Donation To WWF

Happy Earth Day to All! We are pleased to announce another Green Listing Day! During this promotion all items newly-listed on the site will only be charged 10 cents instead of the regular 30 cent Listing Fee. Ruby Lane will contribute 100% of the fees received on Green Listing Day to the World Wildlife Fund which was voted on by you, the shop owner to receive the donation.

We are pleased to announce the launch of Ruby Plaza, an exciting new home to individually-owned shops offering Home Decor, Jewelry, Fashion & Accessories, and Handcrafted items, powered by Ruby Lane. This announcement is a “sneak preview.” Ruby Plaza will officially launch in Beta mode on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010.

I was chatting with a friend a few days ago about how we spent our free time when we were children. Of course, the most obvious difference between then and now is that we were more free. There were fewer vehicles on the roads, so we could set off for adventures on our bicycles without much risk of accident. Safety helmets for cyclists had not been invented, so our hair blew free as the wind rushed through it, adding to the sensation of speed.