Happy New year 2019, Hello Page 1 of 365
It is just the two of us, the four cats and our trusted helpers as we got ready to welcome the New Year. Listening to Auld Lang Syne and tooting… Read more »
Category Archives: Family Celebrations
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through.
To all my visitors, may you have a Blessed Christmas. May the warmth and love of family and friends that make the holiday season so memorable. May peace be your… Read more »
Kasadya Ning Takna-a: Classic Filipino Christmas Carol
Update: Last February , 2018 the City of Cebu honored the composer, Vicente Rubi for his Contribution to Music. Ludivina Rubi Najarro, his lone surviving child received the award. Kasadya… Read more »
No Christmas Tree?
The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas. -W…. Read more »
Thanksgiving day reminds me of the word “gratitude”
Thanksgiving day being the most celebrated holiday in the states reminds me of the word “gratitude”. A few years ago, I was planning to bake Pumpkin Pie because I remembered… Read more »
The gift of laughter from my dad
Every man ought to be a macho macho man, To live a life of freedom, machos make a stand, Have their own life style and ideals, Possess the strength and… Read more »
40 years with my college sweetheart. Our Love Story.
I wrote this 10 years ago but I thought I’d update it again because today , Valentine’s day. No , we never celebrate Valentine’s day. We celebrate love everyday for… Read more »
Pasko na Sinta Ko, It’s Christmas, my love
There is something about Christmas carols sung by children. Their innocence and eager spirit shows the true meaning of the Christmas season. During my stage mother days, I never… Read more »
Our Halloween Trick or Treat Tradition 25 years ago
What happened to Halloween day? Why is Trick or Treat celebrated way earlier than October 31? Where is the fun in moving it to an earlier date? Those were some… Read more »
“Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad”
“All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out at night. Darkness brings home fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. There is more to… Read more »
Always Valentine’s Day , says my ex-boyfriend
Two Valentine’s Day from the two most important guys in my life (next to my dad) strike me as the most memorable. The first one is my first Valentine’s day… Read more »
What to stuff into those Christmas stockings
Christmas stockings is a cherished tradition? What do you put inside the stockings? There’s an old Merry Melodies cartoon my sisters and I loved watching when we were kids. It’s… Read more »
Singing Christmas carols, a family tradition
The Christmas carols sung out loud, brings happiness and bliss all the year round! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The last Christmas with my mom in 1975 was… Read more »