5.45am – Awake. 6.10am – Say goodbye to Bill as he left for DC. 6.20am – Shower. 6.40am – Breakfast. 7.05am – Out the door. 7.07am – Hey there, hello and good morning to someone from Queen of All Saints that I saw on the way to the bus. 7.15am – On the bus. 7.26am…
#blogjune – Day 13 – Upstate Summer
Summer in Upstate New York is just beautiful. Everything is so green and lush and at night cool breezes blow… unlike here in the city. While it still gets humid and warm up there… it is bearable because it is so relaxing. Back in the summer of 2009, we spent time visiting Dan and Paula…
#blogjune – Day 12 – Donny and Marie Madness!
My mum is a pretty big Donny and Marie fan. When Ma and Pa visited in 2009 and we went to Vegas, we naturally had to go to the Donny and Marie show at the Flamingo! It was one of the most fun nights ever. The stage show was really good and we had unbelievable…
#blogjune – Day 11 – 2011 Lebanese Food Festival
Last weekend, Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights held the Lebanese Food Festival again. Remember last year? Well this year was sooo much better because the humidity wasn’t 1000%! It was still warm but not too uncomfortable so we were able to walk the 30 minutes to Remsen Street. This year we went…
#blogjune – Day 10 – Mac Time!
I have been somewhat off the radar due to the fun and games of setting up my new Mac – I love setting up new computers.. so much fun! On Wednesday night I raced home in the 100F heat to make a batch of home made pesto for our Chicken pesto pizza dinner and to…
#blogjune – Day 9 – Vintage photography with a difference
Yesterday, Bill sent me a link to an article in the Daily Mail that had amazing mugshots from the New South Wales police in the 1920s. I cannot stop looking at them. Their clothes, poses, expressions, hair – it is fascinating! I found another page with more photos (lots of links on the bottom of…
#blogjune – Day 8 – Memorial Day
For some reason, I seemed to understand and appreciate more about Memorial Day this year than in previous years. I am not sure why, but there was a whole bevy of experiences that culminated in a further appreciation for what the day means. This is the US equivalent of Anzac Day – so it has…
#blogjune – Day 7 – Hankering for a Hankie
I cannot believe I am doing a post on this, but I must be the only person left on earth who never goes anywhere without a hankie! It definitely seems that way because trying to buy just normal, everyday hankies over here is near impossible… even Wal-Mart doesn’t have them! We eventually found some at…
#blogjune – Day 6 – Apple Love
I have had my gorgeous baby Macbook for nearly four years and four months – which is amazing in itself… but it has become way too old and slow for me. I remember buying this with my iPod and getting that great student discount. Ahhh life was good. I even documented opening it. Who doesn’t…
#blogjune – Day 5 – Books & Stuff
I love my Kindle. I realized over the weekend that I had never written about it at the time, but part of my Christmas present from Bill (and it seems half of America got the same gift!) was a gorgeous black Amazon Kindle. I love it – I haven’t been reading as much as usual,…