ETHNIC

Met this family at the Kensington, MD Book Fair. A Jewish family that adopted a beautiful girl from India, I'll call R. She was the first visitor to the booth and came back later in the day to make another...

In Maryland this weekend? Bring the loved ones on over to a Book Festival in Kensington, MD and stop by my booth to make a paper bag album similar to this one There will be lots to do...

Listen to this review of my book by Tiare Smith and find out how you can win a copy! I'm sharing this layout in honor of the Jewish Passover and Tiare's discussion of black & white photography. "Leah...

happy bEARTHday to my sister Candace. Every item on this page has special significance (that's the pervasive theme through out my book Ethnic Scrapbooking). My sister is a global trekker, see the little rubber stamped image in the top right...

Our lives are so busy and can quickly spin out of control. Last week I was really busy with work but thank God for my Joseph. He was playing right outside the back door and whispered into the house, "Mommy...

Well here's part of the crew wearing the Leah shirts I made for her meet last week. They were quite a hit. I think Joseph summed it up...or should I say thumbed it up.

Initial Findings: Spanish-Language Advertising in the 2008 Presidential Campaign The two leading Democratic presidential candidates spent millions of dollars on Spanish-language television ads, setting records for individual and combined Democratic expenditures in a presidential primary season. By combining original research, interviews and news reports, the Hispanic Voter Project at Johns Hopkins University estimates that the Democratic presidential candidates spent more money ? at least $4 million ? on Spanish-language television advertising this cycle, outpacing total spending in 2000 and total primary spending in 2004. ?Three factors have likely contributed to increased spending on Spanish-language appeals: a front-loaded calendar and extended process featuring states with large Hispanic populations, a very competitive Democratic contest, as well as record candidate fundraising and overall spending,? according to Adam J. Segal, founder and director of the Hispanic Voter Project at Johns Hopkins University. The two remaining Democratic candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton (NY) and Barack Obama (IL) have continued to create and air Spanish-language ads as the Democratic primary contests have dragged on, with attention now turned to Pennsylvania (where both campaigns are airing Spanish-language TV spots) and eventually Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, Republican candidates also aired Spanish-language ads during the primaries and the campaign of likely party nominee? Sen. John McCain (AZ) recently released its first general election Spanish-language TV spot. This information is the result of a research project that involved interviews with TV station managers, visits to TV stations to review the public political files, as well as Internet and news media research. The findings were released late yesterday at the ?Understanding the Hispanic Vote in 2008? Conference sponsored by the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School at The University of Texas at Austin. The full report is now available online in PDF form at http://advanced.jhu.edu/government/hvp

I'm bonfided soccer mom. Last weekend was the first time I watched my child in a real soccer game. He's very good...but that's coming from his mom....soooo.... I can't wait to create a scrapbook page about how this activity can...

On our way to a gymnastics meet. I made all of us t-shirts with Leah on the front (and a few tote bags too) to show our support. She's super nervous at meets and I just want to help boost...

If you are in the Prince George's County area in Maryland and want to treat the kids to a little something special, download the details on His World Wide Community annual Family Fun Day being held in Bowie, MD on...

Source/History: "This easy-to-make chicken and hominy soup is one of many great Mexican Christmas traditions, or simply delicious whenever you want to eat something warm and comforting. It's garnished with thinly sliced radishes, shredded lettuce, finely chopped onion, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges, which diners add to the soup as they please. Yield: 10 servings

Photography Tips over at Memory Makers also see my new webpage of photography links located under Resources in my side bar. Some great photos of Portuguese Water Dogs...we love our Portie.

Oh I am so there! It's April 19th in Cherry Hill, NJ...won't you come too? CLICK HERE for all the details...SO, SO Affordable too! Here's a shot of my Dad being video taped by a local tv station regarding his...

Sangam, Johnson Center Food Court (GMU map | Google map), GMU, Fairfax, VA That's the new Indian food place in the Food Court, at the Johnson Center at George Mason University. It's excellent, at least so far, thereby making it...

DISCLAIMER: A late-night, slightly garbled, recollection follows.

The man of indeterminate accent worked beside me in the club.

When asked, I had just told him I was part-Indian.

“India is a kind of, I don’t know how to say, mysticism. But it is not just a mysticism. It is a kind of spirituality. I want to go there. I want to see the, you know, streets and the monkeys.’

ME: Yeah, there are lots of monkeys there. Sometimes they’re even dangerous.

MAN: I want to fight the monkeys.

ME: What?

MAN: I want to, you know, fight them.

ME: Oh. Um, like I said, some of them are kind of dangerous.

MAN: Yeah, I would carry, you know, a tube. [pretends to swing a big stick] You know, a, I don’t know the word [makes walking stick motions]

ME: Like a cane?

MAN: Yeah, like a cane. I just want to fight them.

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Source/History: "This is a recipe that is similar to my Pennsylvania Dutch grandmother's but was modified by me. She used a pressure cooker but I prefer the crock pot. I always serve this with a side of mashed potatoes and applesauce to accompany it." Yield: 4 to 6 servings