Bigos Messy cookies Christmas morning chaos Christmas Day turkey “American-style” cooked by our neighbors More messy cookies Our tree, wondering how long to keep it up Some of our favorite ornaments Old and new presents Christmas artwork Bring on…
Yearly Archives:
2014
What they need on their side: a lap top, tablet, or phone with Skype (or FaceTime etc.) installed a good internet connection at funeral home, portable internet for cemetery depending on device, any additional equipment to be better seen…
I am pretty sure I used to believe in Santa Claus. I used to believe in god too – thanks Catholic school. I believe in neither now. I am pretty sure my belief in Santa was short-lived. I have…
I have no idea why we human beings took the story of Saint Nicholas and made up the idea of Santa Claus, the jolly man who delivers presents to good children all over the world. Santa Claus visited us…
Years ago when my Grandmother was still alive a 6 a.m. or even a 3 a.m. phone call meant that Gram had gotten her time zones mixed up or she had called the wrong granddaughter. Since she passed away,…
What could you accomplish in 24 hours? How about 24 hours spread over a couple of months? 24 hours all for yourself. Would you read a book? Would you learn how to cook? Brush up on your piano playing?…
Has heroin gone mainstream? I know that when my mother calls early morning here (middle of the night there) that either it snowed a lot and she can’t wait to tell me about it or somebody died. I saw…
Are you in the mood for a little patriotism po polsku?I don’t mean this kind….by Marta Frej. I mean this kind…by Lizzie Lou. Patriotism in the eyes of our 8-year-old daughter, represented by the Polish flag, two soldiers, and…
Find out how we try to be good people even on our drive home from work in Poland…
It seems like only a couple of months ago, but a year ago in honor of my 40th birthday I decided to get my shit together. I even made a plan. So how is it then possible that I…
