Mothering never ends..............

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

- unknown

Fat Tuesday

New Orleans has Mardi Gras.....Detroit has Fat Tuesday-the Polish tradition of Paczki's. This will give you an idea of these delicious donuts.
Yum, Yum, Yummy. Too bad they're 425 calories each, 25 grams of fat.
:-(

To view a video of the celebration in Hamtramck, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhVUjar905E

Sunday afternoon at the movies

I went to see Gran Torino staring Clint Eastwood. I loved it.

When you go to the movies and see your own old stomping grounds, it definitely takes on a whole new twist. The main setting was Highland Park, but scenes were shot in Royal Oak, and Grosse Pointe. As a matter of fact, the Catholic church was St. Ambrose in Grosse Pointe. This happens to be a chuch that I frequented many times in my late teens and early 20's. Two of my best friends lived in the neighborhood. So regular masses, weddings, and even a funeral found me there often.

As for the movie. I found it very well done, which was no surprise considering Mr. Eastwood's producing and acting. And in spite of the terms used and "Walt Kowalski's" abrassiveness, it was a great movie. It proves that things are not always as they seem. We all make assumptions and I don't think that there are many of us without prejudice - whether we want to admit that or not. Each character brought specialness to the story and made it a movie that I know I will remember for a long time to come. It's a movie that shows the signs of the times (gangs) and that the learning process never ends. No matter how old we get, we have the potential to keep on learning, each and every day of our lives. Not just about stuff, but we keep on learning about people and in turn, we learn more about ourselves.

Thank you, Mr. Eastwood, for a great story. And thank you for coming to Michigan's Metro Detroir area. I hope you'll come back again real soon.

Please say prayers for Janice who is fighting breast cancer.
She is a young wife and mother, and the daughter of a long-time, very special friend.

Bernie*

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Happy Valentine's Day!

What a wonderful world

Please check out this link. It is totally cool. I tried to add the video to this post but for some reason it wouldn't work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco

N E S T L E S..............Nestle's makes the very best

...............CHOCOLATE

A bird does not sing because it has an answer

It sings because it has a song

Summer's almost here in Michigan.

We can now see the deer moving round....

Yep....it won't be long. :-)

About the month of February

It means: (1) Celebrating President George Washington, and (2) Valentines.

Both, my mom and my dad always celebrated special days in special ways. It would range from decorations to treats. In particular for George, my dad would buy a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream with cherries in honor of little George Washington cutting down the cherry tree. It might sound silly, but it was fun. And to this day, I think of this special treat during the month of February and sometimes I might indulge in vanilla ice cream with cherries. just for old time's sake.
Yum, yum, yum.

And having special goodies for Valentines and writing out Valentine cards for friends at school and passing them out and just having the best time.
These are special memories that will be with me forever. Thanks Mom and Dad for making these times so special.