Archive for December, 2011
« Previous Entries Friday, December 30th, 2011Something Special
I don’t hang a lot of things on the walls because I don’t like to make holes in the walls. When I rented, I made holes all over (I filled them and repainted before we moved too). But this is pretty special and I couldn’t wait to put it up.
Friday, December 30th, 2011Santa Visited Us
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Free Social Security Death Index
This one is free and helps you find out who recently died: http://www.dobsearch.com/death-records/ They shut down the free social security death index that I used all the time: http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ssdi.html But on 12/18/11, ancestry.com has decided that information is too sensitive for people to search for it without paying. It’s so thoughtful of ancestry.com to think of us. […]
Friday, December 30th, 2011What is there to do on New Years Day in Brooklyn?
The Polar Bear Club will be doing their annual swim at Coney Island Beach. Start the year off with a refreshing swim or go and watch them. Anyone can join them for free – just meet on the Boardwalk in Coney Island at 1:00 pm on Sunday. The Parks Department has a changing facility on the […]
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Right Where You Should Be.
I took a walk on Shore Road with my dog before the Christmas Eve festivities. As I was walking, I saw a young woman crying – real hard. As I approached her, I was thinking about what to say OR not to say – afterall, maybe she wanted to be alone. As I got […]
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Feeling the Christmas Spirit
For many years I haven’t felt Christmasy. I couldn’t explain why. This year I am feeling so much Christmas spirit! First, I am so blessed to have so many good people in my life. Without saying too much about my students I wanted to write about two who shared with me more Christmas spirit […]
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Terence Tsao
Terence’s Tsao memorial service will take place on Wednesday, December 28, 9:00 a.m to noon, at Wah Wing Sang Funeral Corp, located at 26 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10013 (phone: 212-962-0273). An old student sent me the picture of Terence – that’s how he always looked to me – radiant. Terence’s Tsao memorial service will […]
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011RIP Terence Tsao
Reading the news that someone I know has died always hurts…..reading that MY former student died stings because he was 17 and had his whole world ahead of him. My eyes glanced over the picture of a caravan which caused the accident. I scanned the caption’s words…..drunk driver… Brooklyn teenager killed. Terence Tsao. I thought…please don’t […]
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011NY Police Auctions
New York police auctions are always interesting to people. Have you ever seen propertyroom.com Property room has items like tools, computers, equipment, jewelry, boats and cars. The NYPD have seized some of these items. Designer bags like Louis Vuitton are being auctioned on the site as well. This site not only has NY police auctions, it also has […]
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011Caroling in Brooklyn
I love living in Bay Ridge. We went caroling tonight and it was so much fun! I sang and laughed and really feel that Christmas spirit coming alive inside of me!
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Elf knee huggers
2017 Update on knee hugger elves here Pretty creepy ornaments, right? Some say that it looks like an old version of elf on the shelf. But these are my second favorite Christmas ornaments. My grandmother had these hanging all over her living room. I didn’t like them back then. I found these two […]
Monday, December 12th, 2011A Wool Scarf
My scarf had a terrible accident this weekend. I thought it might be ruined. I read the wash label and realized the scarf was 100% wool. I put it into the washing machine and hoped for the best. Later that day, I returned to see the washing machine door open. “OHHH NOOOO,” I thought […]
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