TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Some Brainard Holiday Pictures

Monday, December 22, 2014

Some Brainard Holiday Pictures - #Christmas

Here are some pictures taken over the weekend, including a couple taken from our rooftop deck, and Doug Noble's Christmas party. Aside from seeing old friends, I was happy to see Doug's patio, decorated in the Mexican style, with decorative items from San Miguel Allende, Mexico, where we had vacationed not too long ago.

To followup on my earlier question on whether I'll send Christmas cards or email E-cards, here's the answer -- I sent out a few cards. Even though E-cards can be cute, there's a somewhat impersonal feeling to them. At least, one puts more effort with hard copy Christmas cards. I'm sorry trees ....

This last group photo was taken in San Miguel Allende last month - l-r: Hilary Walling, Cecilia Brainard, Lauren Brainard, Doug Noble

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Tags: Christmas, holiday, family, friends

This is all for now,
Cecilia

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books.. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.