Happy Birthday to Me!
What a great birthday with some lovely ladies! For the past two years, I usually throw a big party and invite all our friends to our home. It is a lot of fun to celebrate with our friends and their…
Author: Yolanda Taylor
Bird in the Backyard
One of the lovely things about having a backyard is that many different kinds of visitors drop in – beautiful birds and the pesky, fat squirrels. On this particular morning, we had this very inquisitive robin survey our backyard in…
A Night of Propaganda w/ the Trichlers
The Trichlers hosted a fabulous party themed ‘A Night of Propaganda’. Rachel and David never disappoint and tonight was no exception. Friends, games, fabulous pizzas, and delicious dessert. The only downside was that we were celebrating the imminent move of…
Shrimp Pulav (Pilaf)
Photo taken from Sunshine and Smile I found this recipe a while ago on Pinterest and was hooked on Kankana’s website! The link is in the caption of the photo. I did not take my own photo for this recipe…
Friday Favorites – Quotes
” The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” ~ Mark Twain “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ~ Charles Dickens
Mount Diablo – Our First Date
I had barely landed in the US, in March of 2008, after being gone for a year and was excited to be back. Feeling quite ambitious and not wanting to seem like a wimp, I happily agreed to go out…
