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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
We have company ...
I came home from work yesterday and here are eight deer foraging for food in our backyard! ...feeling sorry for them in a way... ground is covered with snow.
There are actually eight of them...one is hard to spot.
There are actually eight of them...one is hard to spot.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Flat Stanley
My granddaughter from Las Vegas sent me a letter with Flat Stanley in it. For those who are not familiar, there is a book named Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. In the book a boy named Stanley is flattened by a bulletin board. His parents decided to fold him up and send him to California. My granddaughter's class thought it would be cool to send their own Flat Stanleys just to see where he can go and what he can see.
So, on Flat Stanleys' first day here in New York, I made him a hearty breakfast as you can see below. :-)
I took him with to work, and shadowed me all day. He was tickled pink too when I introduced him to our Director. Then I showed him around... here he is in our mailroom helping sort mails. I also showed him our library, our credit union and the rest of our building.
Here he is with his buddy, Guy, an outdoor cat...whoaa, it's windy! and cold! brrrrr!
He attended a church dinner, went with us when we brought our son back to college, went shopping and even helped shovel snow. He went back home to Las Vegas yesterday in a much bigger envelope...what with a lot of pictures with him and wonderful memories about our town. Thanks Flat Stanley for giving us the opportunity to get to know you! We enjoyed your stay with us and hope you'll come and visit us again. We ♥ ♥ ♥ and miss you!
So, on Flat Stanleys' first day here in New York, I made him a hearty breakfast as you can see below. :-)
I took him with to work, and shadowed me all day. He was tickled pink too when I introduced him to our Director. Then I showed him around... here he is in our mailroom helping sort mails. I also showed him our library, our credit union and the rest of our building.
Here he is with his buddy, Guy, an outdoor cat...whoaa, it's windy! and cold! brrrrr!
He attended a church dinner, went with us when we brought our son back to college, went shopping and even helped shovel snow. He went back home to Las Vegas yesterday in a much bigger envelope...what with a lot of pictures with him and wonderful memories about our town. Thanks Flat Stanley for giving us the opportunity to get to know you! We enjoyed your stay with us and hope you'll come and visit us again. We ♥ ♥ ♥ and miss you!
Friday, December 17, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishing ALL my blogger friends a Merry Christmas and may all of you be richly blessed in 2011!!!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sit-in gig
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month, Imagine Moore Winery store offers Wine-Friends-Music to public from 5 pm to 9 pm. My son was invited to a sit-in gig by the Out-of-the-blue band.
...our son, left corner.
... dance floor
... everybody had a ball. Me? just enjoyed watching 'em dance!
...our son, left corner.
... dance floor
... everybody had a ball. Me? just enjoyed watching 'em dance!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Summer harvest is here!
YESTERDAY, my friend, Josie invited me to go pick veggies from her garden... she is always so willing to share her bounties.
We have a very good summer this year, veggies and fruits are plentiful and are looking great...not to mention delish too!
Here I am with my morning therapy at Josie's garden bed! lol Josie and hubby planted, long and green beans, tomatoes, snow peas, squash, zucchini, corn, peanuts, cucumbers, onions and gourd.
... bag full of green beans, all for me!
... eggplants! Yum! We also picked cucumbers, snow peas and squash blossoms but for some reason, the program is not letting me upload them??? (have to look more into this problem later)
So, now please excuse me for I have to go cook and also freeze some while they are at their freshest! Hope you are all enjoying your summer!
We have a very good summer this year, veggies and fruits are plentiful and are looking great...not to mention delish too!
Here I am with my morning therapy at Josie's garden bed! lol Josie and hubby planted, long and green beans, tomatoes, snow peas, squash, zucchini, corn, peanuts, cucumbers, onions and gourd.
... bag full of green beans, all for me!
... eggplants! Yum! We also picked cucumbers, snow peas and squash blossoms but for some reason, the program is not letting me upload them??? (have to look more into this problem later)
So, now please excuse me for I have to go cook and also freeze some while they are at their freshest! Hope you are all enjoying your summer!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
THE family reunion party!
HERE YOU GO! I am sharing photos of our family reunion held in the Philippines at my brother's home. I will just let the pictures do the talking. Hope you like them as much as I enjoyed taking pictures and catching up with relatives some of whom, I've never even met before since I haven't been home for over two decades. We held it in the early afternoon for it rained almost every day around 5pm followed by brown-outs.
...our t-shirts were donated by my brother from Canada ... eh? ;-) Next time will be my turn to donate and it will be: I Love NY (maybe)
...my brother welcoming everybody.
...me saying the blessings.
... time to eat!
... relatives
... more relatives
...niece and nephew, emcees. They prepared a show for us and did an excellent job!
... nephew (from Switzerland)
...brother from Canada.
... grandkids
...some of our children who were able to attend.
... again some of our children.
... me and my siblings, oldest to youngest, right to left, I'm 3rd from right.
Photo shoot ... there are seven of us from many geographic locations like, California, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and New York. Sad to say that our parents passed on one in 1986 & the other in '87.
... togetherness! lol ...with sisters-in-law
...again, some of our children.
...our t-shirts were donated by my brother from Canada ... eh? ;-) Next time will be my turn to donate and it will be: I Love NY (maybe)
...my brother welcoming everybody.
...me saying the blessings.
... time to eat!
... relatives
... more relatives
...niece and nephew, emcees. They prepared a show for us and did an excellent job!
... nephew (from Switzerland)
...brother from Canada.
... grandkids
...some of our children who were able to attend.
... again some of our children.
... me and my siblings, oldest to youngest, right to left, I'm 3rd from right.
Photo shoot ... there are seven of us from many geographic locations like, California, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and New York. Sad to say that our parents passed on one in 1986 & the other in '87.
... togetherness! lol ...with sisters-in-law
...again, some of our children.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Homeland trip...part 2 - Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
From Bataan, we headed off to Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, it was another long drive but it was worth it! We got there around 11:00 pm, had a good night sleep and the next day we woke up with these peddlers by the beach! They were selling bracelets, and necklaces made of shells, corals and pearls. My kind of wares, and they were a good price too, so I must have bought about two dozens of 'em and gave a few to friends.
Pagudpud beach... boy, those waves can really grab you to the deep part! My suit was full of sand when I got up too!
We've found out the cure for arthritis ... warm sands! lol My sisters and I (in blue)... having fun being a kid again! lol
...our oldest brother, trying to build his (sand) castle! ;-)
Great time was had by all.
Pagudpud beach... boy, those waves can really grab you to the deep part! My suit was full of sand when I got up too!
We've found out the cure for arthritis ... warm sands! lol My sisters and I (in blue)... having fun being a kid again! lol
...our oldest brother, trying to build his (sand) castle! ;-)
Great time was had by all.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
My homeland trip, part 1 ...
Hi'ya all! I'm back ... hope you are all enjoying the summer!
I've been inundated with requests from friends and relatives to post something about my trip to my homeland, so here it is. But, just a little background ... about 5 years ago, my siblings and I planned to have a grand family reunion where all of us, no exception, will attend. It finally happened last month.
It all started up above the clouds ... 16- hour flight from the U.S. to the Philippines!
My friend's house, near the international airport, where I stayed for 2 days while waiting for the rest of my siblings before heading off to our province... a very uniquely built house. Most houses in the Philippines have grills for security purposes.
...then another 6 hours to our town and boy was it HOT and HUMID! My sweat was basically dripping! Due to family responsibilities, I haven't been home since 1986, although I am in favor of progress, it was still sad for me to see our town so crowded now. New roads, houses, college/university, fast food restaurants and all kinds of stores were built; I didn't really recognize the place! I had to ask my sister to accompany me to the market which was just a few blocks away because I didn't know how to go back home. Nothing looks familiar! I guess, 24 years of being away has its consequences! ;)
After a couple of days rest, we headed to our first tour ... Bataan, which was about 6-7 hours drive. Pictured below is a marker of the Bataan Death March, every few kilometers, you'll see these markers. Not sure if you're familiar with it, but during World War II, allied prisoners of war were marched along this route by the Japanese. From what I heard and read, those who were weak, stumbling or falling were mercilessly beaten and bayoneted by the Japanese. Any sign of faltering by the prisoners was enough for the Japanese soldiers to stab them to death. One of my husband's art school professors was in the Death March, but survived. My husband said he NEVER SMILED.
... just for fun! Me and my siblings, seven of us, from left to right, youngest to oldest, brothers from: Canada, Switzerland, California, sisters from: Germany, Me (New York), Switzerland and oldest brother based in Philippines.
... some of our kids.
Bataan beach ... water as far as your eyes can see. I believe this is part of the China sea?
I'll leave you with the Bataan sunset for now ... what a beauty! I'll post more photos next time. From my town, we toured Bataan, via La Union, to Pagudpud, (Ilocos Norte) Cagayan and back to our town, where after a day's rest, we had our grand family reunion parteee! ... please stay tuned?
I've been inundated with requests from friends and relatives to post something about my trip to my homeland, so here it is. But, just a little background ... about 5 years ago, my siblings and I planned to have a grand family reunion where all of us, no exception, will attend. It finally happened last month.
It all started up above the clouds ... 16- hour flight from the U.S. to the Philippines!
My friend's house, near the international airport, where I stayed for 2 days while waiting for the rest of my siblings before heading off to our province... a very uniquely built house. Most houses in the Philippines have grills for security purposes.
...then another 6 hours to our town and boy was it HOT and HUMID! My sweat was basically dripping! Due to family responsibilities, I haven't been home since 1986, although I am in favor of progress, it was still sad for me to see our town so crowded now. New roads, houses, college/university, fast food restaurants and all kinds of stores were built; I didn't really recognize the place! I had to ask my sister to accompany me to the market which was just a few blocks away because I didn't know how to go back home. Nothing looks familiar! I guess, 24 years of being away has its consequences! ;)
After a couple of days rest, we headed to our first tour ... Bataan, which was about 6-7 hours drive. Pictured below is a marker of the Bataan Death March, every few kilometers, you'll see these markers. Not sure if you're familiar with it, but during World War II, allied prisoners of war were marched along this route by the Japanese. From what I heard and read, those who were weak, stumbling or falling were mercilessly beaten and bayoneted by the Japanese. Any sign of faltering by the prisoners was enough for the Japanese soldiers to stab them to death. One of my husband's art school professors was in the Death March, but survived. My husband said he NEVER SMILED.
... just for fun! Me and my siblings, seven of us, from left to right, youngest to oldest, brothers from: Canada, Switzerland, California, sisters from: Germany, Me (New York), Switzerland and oldest brother based in Philippines.
... some of our kids.
Bataan beach ... water as far as your eyes can see. I believe this is part of the China sea?
I'll leave you with the Bataan sunset for now ... what a beauty! I'll post more photos next time. From my town, we toured Bataan, via La Union, to Pagudpud, (Ilocos Norte) Cagayan and back to our town, where after a day's rest, we had our grand family reunion parteee! ... please stay tuned?
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