Today, I honor the memory of my Grandmother. Last Friday, October 17th, 2014, she passed away. She was 96, and she lived a full, happy life. My Grandma had been in poor health for the last few years, and since losing my grandfather almost 5 years ago, she was just… Continue reading
My baby is not a baby anymore! My little one turned one and we sent him off to his toddler years with a very fishy first birthday celebration! Using Pinterest as inspiration, I put together a bunch of ideas to decorate, serve food and make our favors. Here’s the board:… Continue reading
This past weekend, Little Miss I finally got what she had been asking for a long time: A new pet! However, this new pet is really not so new… he’s a desert tortoise that used to belong to our Uncle Gino. Last year, after his passing, the family had to… Continue reading
October is here, and with it out come the scares, the ghouls, spirits and monsters too. I love the obscure, I love the thrills and chills that come with the unknown. For children, I also believe they need to get a good dose of the unknown… not to scare them… Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a Fresh Blueberry pie with a crumbly-buttery crust that dissolves in your mouth? Throughout the years, I’ve been perfecting the art of making fruit pies, and the blueberry pie is my family’s favorite treat. I hadn’t posted the recipe before as I can never get the camera… Continue reading
September has been a crazy month for me… we were traveling to visit family, and when I got back I began the rewrite of a TV pilot for a series I’m creating. But here I am, almost a month later, to post a recipe for a cake I made during… Continue reading
Ever since I started blogging, I had the fortune to meet Renee Cormier (from Mother Daughter Book Reviews) in cyber space. I’ve done a few book blasts and a few book reviews with her, and here’s a giant appreciation giveaway she’s put together to thank bloggers: the chance to win… Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I was in Mexico visiting my family. It turned out that all my siblings were together in the same place after more than a year. One of my sisters lives in Austin, my brother in Vancouver, I live in LA. Such an occasion had to… Continue reading
This post marks the end of my baby quest for taste… as Tiny A just turned one last week and is formally a toddler (walking and everything!). I’m super late with this post, and doing a month and a half time-span now, as we were away in Mexico visiting family.… Continue reading
About the Book Title: The Secret of the Sacred Scarab | Author: Fiona Ingram | Publication Date: December 30, 2008 | Publisher: iUniverse | Pages: 272 | Recommended Age: 10+ Summary: A 5000-year-old mystery comes to life when a scruffy peddler gives Adam and Justin Sinclair an old Egyptian scarab… Continue reading