When I was younger I was lucky enough to have parents who indulged my shopping needs. I remember when I was in school in the Philippines, summer vacation trips to places like Hong Kong, Japan, the USA and Europe would be centered on … Continue reading
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Return to Blogging and Reupholstering an Antique Chair
Buy A Christmas Ebook by Me for $0.99 at Amazon
Ebates...A Way to Make Money While Doing Your Holiday Shopping
A Farewell to Grandpa
My Love Hate Relationship with Daylight Savings Times
Frankenstorm is Knocking on Our Door
Traveling to Poland Via New Britain, Connecticut
Love in the Beardsley Zoo
New England Brewing Company–New Haven County Beer
Yale University and Roy Lichtenstein's "Modern Head"
Italian Black Truffle Pasta Found at Skappo Merkato
Massimo is the Student of the Week
Food Memories - Filipino Mongo Soup is Comfort Food
Stop Hating the Stay at Home Mom
When My House Stinks that is a Good Thing - Beer Lovers Agree...
Tourist in Our Own Backyard - The Yale Art Gallery
My 5-Year-Old Plays Chess and He Taught me How to Play in So Many Ways
Remembering Our Summer Italian Vacation
Tourist in Our Own Backyard - The Hamden Water Company Property ParkReturn to Blogging and Reupholstering an Antique Chair: In the last couple of months I have been a stranger to blogging. I have retreated in to my own private world.
During my absence I have begun to fix our home with do it yourself projects.
My latest creation was.....Buy A Christmas Ebook by Me for $0.99 at Amazon: I believe in dreaming and pursuing one's dreams. I am an aspiring writer and illustrator.
I hope to one day fill this page with books, articles and illustrations that I have published.
Last year I self-published a book called, "Christmas without Chimneys as.....Ebates...A Way to Make Money While Doing Your Holiday Shopping: Thanksgiving just came and left. There were so many things to be grateful for, especially my wonderful family.
Even my sister from San Diego (www.sandwichemporium.com) and my cousin from the Philippines were able to celebrate the festivities with us.
During the visit.....A Farewell to Grandpa: Yesterday Michael's 89-year-old Grandpa died peacefully.
Even with his rising age, we were surprised that Grandpa's earthly life was over as he faced death earlier in the year and it passed him!
On January 2012 Grandpa was in the brink.....My Love Hate Relationship with Daylight Savings Times: Daylight savings time (DST) is defined by techtarget.com as: “The practice of turning the clock ahead as warmer weather approaches and back as it becomes colder again so that people will have one more hour of daylight in the afternoon.....Frankenstorm is Knocking on Our Door: History is repeating itself…A storm is brewing and coming to Connecticut. Almost a year ago, on October 30, 2011, we were bracing ourselves for a Nor'easter. When it hit we were left with a lot of fallen foliage, branches, and.....Traveling to Poland Via New Britain, Connecticut: Many people assume that my husband is pure Italian American since he owns Skappo and Merkato , two New Haven Connecticut food establishments.
In his veins and my kids, there is also Polish blood. Michael's father's Dad is pure Polish. Grandpa's grandfather.....Love in the Beardsley Zoo: Last week I took my kids to the Beardsley zoo in Bridgeport, CT.
The zoo was founded in the 1800s and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who is famous for making New York City's Central Park.
Although we all enjoyed seeing.....New England Brewing Company–New Haven County Beer: Did you ever watch Kevin Costner’s 1989 movie “Field of Dreams?” There was a famous line that said, “If you build it they will come…”
That is how I feel about breweries in general. Beer lovers will find their way to.....© 2011-2013 ichoosehappynow.com All Rights Reserved
