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A Trip To Paintland
One of my very dear childhood friends, Baby, came to visit us with her family this past holiday season. Once they were done traipsing around the country, they managed to give us a few days of “not doing much,” before … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Childhood Friends, friends, Friendship, Painting
Tagged Acrylic Painting, Art, Artistic Expression, Baby Herrera, Friends, Friendship, Painting, Postaweek 2015
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Dog’s Thanksgiving Thoughts
Sigh! What a holiday it has been. So many people in my kitchen coming and going. Playing with dead animals and foliage. Mixing. Heating. Opening and closing the oven door. Churning some creamy stuff on a bright blue contraption. The … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Post Challenge, dog, DPChallenge, Family, Great Dane, Nano Poblano 2013, Thanksgiving
Tagged BlogHer, Cooking, Cooking with Friends, dog, Family, Friends, Great Dane, Home, Motown, NaBloPoMo, Nano Poblano 2013, postaday 2013, Sangria, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, YeahWrite
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We Will Miss You, Scott
Two weekends ago, we made our way to our old stomping ground in Toronto to be with some dear friends. We wanted to bid a friend farewell. More importantly, we wanted to spend time to revel in his life, his … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Friend, Friendship, Funeral, G. Scott Graham, Goodbye, Loss of a Friend, Toronto, Travel
Tagged death, Friends, Friendship, G.Scott Graham, Halton Hills, Sudden Death, Toronto
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Lunch at Antonio’s Grill
After visiting a friend’s grave site, we decided to head over to Tagaytay, where Antonio’s Grill is located overlooking the Taal Volcano, which is in the middle of Taal Lake. It was a good time for a leisurely lunch. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Turon, Filipino Food, friends, Gising-Gising, Grilled Stuffed Bangus, Kare-Kare, Pinkabet, Sinigang, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel
Tagged Banana Turon, Bangus, Bitter melon, Friends, Gising-Gising, Kare-Kare, Pinakbet, postaweek 2013, Sinigang, Taal Lake, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel
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A Short For Otto
This story was inspired by a photo Otto von Munchow used in one of his posts. The story is purely fiction and any resemblance to any real life people is coincidental. I’ve been traveling across what many call the “core” … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Short Story, Uncategorized
Tagged Family, fiction, Friends, Life Stages, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, short story
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Girlfriends
The other day, I traveled my usual journey to take the BART at Millbrae station at the end of my workday. Hubby had to dine solo this weeknight. I was going to meet up with some girlfriends for dinner in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Friends, friends, Friendship, High School Friends, Life Stages, middle years
Tagged Friends, Friendship, Girlfriend, Life Stages, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Relationships
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At Greenbelt 5, Felix Is Not A Cat!
The past three weeks have gone by in a flash. First there were the preparations for various meetings. Then meetings to prepare for more meetings. There were also the preparations for the long trip, the frenzied last minute shopping for … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Celebration, Childhood Friends, Filipino Food, Friendship, High School Friends, Manila, restaurants, Travel
Tagged Asian Cuisine, Filipino Food, Friends, Greenbelt, Manila, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Travel
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Kindness Goes a Long Way
I read Lucid Gypsy’s reblog of Inside Out Cafe’s review of “A Small Act: Documentary.” It’s about a woman, Hilda Back, a Holocaust survivor, who donated $15/quarter to a Kenyan boy named Chris Mburu, so he could go to school … Continue reading
Posted in donate, donation, education, learning
Tagged A Small Act, Donation, Education, Friends
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The Gift of Your Time
As we all move to the climax of the holiday season, with the frenzy of invitations to this and that year-end gathering, the steady drone of retailers‘ desperate pleadings for more shoppers, the list of things to be checked off, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, friends, gift giving
Tagged best gifts, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Family, Friends, greatest gifts, holiday, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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