For someone who loves flowers, these photos that my daughter Sri sent from a wedding she attended in India last week in January were the perfect antidote on a dreary winter rainy week.
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New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
Oh the New Year’s Eve conundrum. When we are a family of five with three adults and two kids, deciding on what to do for New Year’s Eve can be a quandary. Continue reading New Year’s Eve Conundrum. NYE Celebration at Swati and Tarak’s 2017
A Holiday Dinner at Jo & Oliver’s
Heading over to Jo and Oliver’s for a get together is something we always look forward to especially during the holidays. We know we will be treated like family in their warm and inviting home and served a special gourmet meal prepared by Oliver.
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A Karaoke Christmas with the Cousins 2017
We have been getting together with our cousins here in the Bay Area for Christmas Holiday dinner for more than ten years. It’s not always right before Christmas as synching our schedules is tough so we work with what works for all – but it’s always in December. Sometimes early December, sometimes mid-December, sometimes on a Friday night, sometimes on a Saturday night, but always over the holidays and to celebrate Christmas. We never miss this dinner – we always make it happen. Continue reading A Karaoke Christmas with the Cousins 2017
Merry Christmas 2017!
Wish you and your loved ones a Very Merry Christmas!
May your day be filled with love, peace, and joy.
Christmas
Poem by Augusta E. Rundell
Christmas–that magic blanket that wraps itself about us,
that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.
It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer,
but always it will be a day of remembrance
— a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. Continue reading Merry Christmas 2017!
Celebrating Hanukkah with Friends 2017
Our friends Rose and Dave hosted their annual Hanukkah party this past Saturday to bring a few of their friends together to celebrate, have fun and feast on delicious homemade delicacies. Continue reading Celebrating Hanukkah with Friends 2017
Crisp Lettuce Salad with Candied Pecans and Feta Cheese
With crisp lettuce, a few cucumbers, candied pecans, dried cranberries, avocado and feta cheese – really, it didn’t need much else except for a sweet and light vinaigrette.
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A Movie Scene Christmas Market
Over the weekend I got a text from my sister in Philadelphia asking me what one of my daughters would like for Christmas, as she was at a Christmas Market on a farm looking for some cool finds. Her text to me read, “I’m at a German Christmas market on a farm. It’s snowing outside and there’s nice apple cider inside! Just loving it!“
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Last Breath of Autumn & A Leaf Throwing Party
Autumn is almost over around our home. All the leaves have fallen and left my trees bare. We had some rain and a windstorm Thanksgiving weekend and our trees almost instantaneously dropped their leaves. As I was having my cousins over that Saturday for a post-Thanksgiving lunch, I knew my little nieces would be excited to have a leaf throwing fight, so for their benefit we left ALL the leaves that had fallen. Here are a few pics of the last breath of autumn in our garden and a leaf throwing party. Continue reading Last Breath of Autumn & A Leaf Throwing Party
Happy Halloween! 2017
🎃🎃🎃 Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃🎃🎃
Wishing you a night filled with treats, friends, family and
lots of scary laughter 😳😃😃.