Thursday, December 4, 2014

Amazing Facts About Rome That Guidebooks Won't Tell You, by Manny Gonzalez

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Our Guest Blogger, Manny Gonzalez, continues his travel account on Rome. Amazing Facts About Rome That Guidebooks Won't Tell you...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Santa Monica, California: If It's Tuesday, It's Meals on Wheels Day

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The storm hit Southern California as predicted and so it was wet and cold when my husband Lauren and I delivered food for Meals on Whe...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Two Philippine Historical Tidbits re Cebu and Names - #PhilippineHistory

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Today I'm sharing two links about the Philippines.  The first one is a link to a video about the History of Cebu, an island in Sout...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Southern California Rain: Sunshower, When the Spirits Marry

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At last, it's raining in Southern California! This rain is badly needed. We're facing our third year of drought , and 80% of ...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Italy: How to Do Rome in a Day, Part 2 by Manny Gonzalez

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Our Guest Blogger, Manny Gonzalez, continues his travel account on Rome. How to Do Rome in a Day (Part 2)  By Manny Gonzalez ...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

The Imitation Game & Baghdadi in Mosul, Iraq

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I saw the newly released movie, " The Imitation Game" which is about the British mathematician Alan Turing's creation o...
Friday, November 28, 2014

Thanksgiving Day 2014 - Family Pictures

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Thanksgiving Day Pictures! Thanksgiving Day this year was the warmest ever; it felt like summer. In other parts of the country, th...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Roast Leg of Lamb for Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving! For our family feast, I'm roasting boneless leg of lamb. (There will be the traditional turkey.) I took ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Guest Blogger: How to Do Rome in a Day, Part 1, by Manny Gonzalez

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Our Guest Blogger, Manny Gonzalez, continues his accounts about Rome: How to Do Rome in a Day, Part 1 by Manny Gonzalez You can...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Guest Blogger: The Most Beautiful Women in Rome, Italy, by Manny Gonzalez

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Our Guest Blogger today is Manny Gonzalez who writes about: The Most Beautiful Women in Rome by Manny Gonzalez As I almost never tir...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Selfie Stick Anyone? - #Selfie, #Selfiesticks, #Androidcamera, #photography

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Picture taken using Selfie Stick in Paris, l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Marily Orosa, Celine Conejos, Manny Gonzalez, and Chickie Feraren ...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Diet Strategies for the Holidays - #Thanksgiving, #holidays, #diet

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The holiday season is coming up and along with that comes a lot of socializing, eating, and drinking. My husband's family is alread...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Santa Monica, California: Dining at Le Petit Cafe

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   When we have a hankering for French food, we go to the Let Petit Cafe, which was where we went last night. Le Petit Cafe is locat...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Thanksgiving Around the Corner

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Thanksgiving Day is around the corner and one can sense a flurry of excitement around town. Stores are displaying Christmas items; fa...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Gardening: LIFE! - Progress of My Paper White Narcissus

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Life! - Progress of my Paper White Narcissus Look at how quickly my Paper Whites are growing!
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Muslim Queen Rania Says No to ISIL - #ISIS, #QueenRania, #MiddleEast

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It's not very often I read of Muslims speaking out against ISIL, and so it was refreshing to learn that  Queen Rania of Jordan spoke...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Philippines: Remembering Super Typhoon Haiyan & Bohol Earthquake

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At around this time last year, two disasters struck Central Philippines, where I was born and raised. First was the Bohol Earthquak...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Prayers for Peace in Syria, Iraq, the Middle East

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More beheadings in Syria, and when news like this flood the media, I feel stunned, shaken. I have to turn to something beautiful -- ar...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Guest Blogger: Manny Gonzalez Reviews Barcelona Restaurants - #BarcelonaSpain

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Barcelona, Spain has been home to the artists Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dali , and Antoni Gaudi . This Spanish city, in fact, nurtu...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Found - Fresh Turmeric in Los Angeles, California

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I've never seen fresh Turmeric in Los Angeles and was excited to find some at the Seafood City Supermarket on Vermont -- packs of...

Gardening: Growing Paperwhite Narcissus Bulbs

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I have a project and that's to grow Paperwhite Narcissus. I usually do this in the Winter.  Take a look at the picture with whi...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Creative Writing: The World of My Novel-in-Progress in Pictures

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More on my writing: Pictures help stimulate my imagination and I'm sharing some photos that date (more or less) from the era of...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Creative Writing: Sinking Back into My Writing

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Dear Readers, My recent travels have pulled me away from my writing, and so I must spend time with it. I have to sink back int...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The Case of the 43 Missing Students - #Mexico, #MissingStudents

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When I was in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, there were protests demanding justice for the 43 students who disappeared last September 26 af...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Guest Blogger: Celine Conejos Reviews Makati Restaurants - #MakatiPhilippines

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 The City of Makati in the Philippines is prosperous and has numerous restaurants. I am delighted to include reviews about some of these...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Sex and Crime in Cebu, Philippines: The Fuente Osmena Murders

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I watched  The Galapagos Affair : Satan Came to Eden , about unsolved crimes in the Galapagos in 1934, and I was reminded of Cebu's...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Guest Blogger: Manny Gonzalez Reviews Paris Restaurants- #ParisFrance

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The following reviews of some restaurants in Paris, France are reprinted by permission of the author, Manny Gonzalez.  A resident of...
Friday, November 7, 2014

Some Treasures from San Miguel Allende, Mexico - #Shopping

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Do you remember the San Pasqual statue that I bought in Beaune, France ?   San Pasqual (or Pascual) , you will recall, is the patron sai...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

East or West, Home is Best!

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East or West,  Home is Best! After traveling to Europe then on to Mexico, it feels great to be back home! Stay tuned!
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Mexico: My Last Words about San Miguel Allende (For Now)

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We're winding down our visit to San Miguel Allende in Mexico, and what a wonderful time we've had. The group picture was ...