Monthly Archives: April 2009

Hope this makes you smile!

I’ve posted before about squirrels. But I can’t help it, they’re too cute. I was going through my picture folder and came across these. They were taken during one of D’s incursions in a park nearby this winter. After stating his affection for the furry little creatures he expressed his concern that they would not...

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I love this photo

Taken by the talented Sam Javanrouh from Daily Dose of Imagery. I love the pavement, the way the light comes through that opening, the color of the sky, the bird (talk about great timing) and that there are no people anywhere in sight.

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Cartoons

When you think about your childhood, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s the cartoons my sister and I used to watch. When we first discovered Cartoon Network, the channel that had cartoons all day long, non-stop, Oh My God, we were ecstatic! Life could not get any better. In...

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Crossing Over (2009)

I’ve had my share of time spent in Embassies and Consulates all over the world, and I’ve seen people so devastated by the words “you don’t have sufficient evidence of binding to your country so we cannot issue a US visa” that they broke down in tears. Crossing Over is a movie packed with the...

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To remind ourselves how lucky we are

Several times today I kept being reminded of how unreasonable, cruel and devastating a terminal illness can be. D and I saw the latest episode from Grey’s Anatomy. The death of that little girl while her father was holding her in his arms and Izzie collapsing after chemo was so, so sad. I kept saying...

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