Writing expert Erika Dreifus kindly invited me to write a guest blog entitled, “Writing Your Family History: Five Hints.” Erika’s blog Practicing Writer and her newsletter are incredible resources for writers. When I need some advice, I always turn to her list of resources. I hope you will check it out.
My mother, a professional [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Guest Blogging @ Practicing Writing:Writing Your Family History
Posted in Ann Arbor, Guest Blogs, In the News, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged wedding, wedding poems, personalized wedding poems, Michigan, writing, guest blog, rec & ed, family history, ann arbor book festival, Erika Dreifus, Practicing Writer, upcoming classes, Ann Arbor writing classes, writing about your family, interviewing family, love poems, anglo-celtic connections, anglo, celtic on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bacon and Book Festival: Oh My!
Posted in Ann Arbor, Cooking, In the News, tagged Ann Arbor, chloe yelena miller, Chloe Miller, ann arbor book festival, book festival, good food in ann arbor, zingermans, bacon, food with bacon, ari, ari weinzweig, kathy, kathy Robenalt, gourmet food on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am now a Zingerman’s convert. I resisted for a while (if you’ve been reading this blog, you know I generally avoid agreeing with crowds), but after eating bacon-enhanced food for two hours at today’s Bacon & Brunch with Ari Weinzweig, I’m in with Zingerman’s.
The brunch and Ari’s talk on bacon, was co-sponsored by the Ann [...]
DIY: Open Ann Arbor Classes
Posted in Ann Arbor, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged bride, wedding, classes, wedding planning, Ann Arbor, love, wedding poems, diy, vows, chloe yelena miller, Chloe Miller, ann arbor classes, rec and ed, rec & ed, learn italian, travel italian, study italian, creative writing, workshop, writing poems, custom poem, family history, interviewing, secrets on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking to take classes this spring, I hope you’ll consider the classes I’m offering through Rec & Ed this April and May:
Intensive Italian for Travelers
Writing for Special Occasions
Preserve Family History
I think you’ll be *particularly* interested in Writing for Special Occasions. I’ll be sharing some secrets I’ve learned as a Personalized [...]
Planning Ahead: Interview with Financial Advisor Susan Franke
Posted in Ann Arbor, Budget, Starting to plan, tagged bride, wedding, Ann Arbor, personalized wedding poems, Michigan, weddings, chloe yelena miller, Chloe Miller, wedding budget, planning for the future, financial planning, financial advisor, planning a wedding, susan franke, raymond james, planning your future, Budget, interview on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was impressed when I saw Susan Franke at the Brides-to-Be bridal show at Weber’s this winter. Among the tanning salons and DJs, here was someone interested in helping a couple plan for a healthy financial future. She shared her table with mortgage broker Emily Elliot.
Most of us bristle when we hear the words “financial” [...]
Auguri! Celebrating Festa della Donna in Ann Arbor
Posted in Ann Arbor, Cooking, tagged Italian, chloe yelena miller, Chloe Miller, Silvio's, silvios pizzeria, organic pizza, festa della donna, international women's day, mimosa, torta della mimosa, italian community, michigan italians, kc, paesanos, san giuseppe, italian food on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I first moved to Michigan, I wanted to find the Italian / Italian-American community. We had dinner at Paesano’s , bought the Italian Tribune and even drove around Clinton Township looking for restaurants and specialty shops. I wanted to know where to celebrate the Festa Della Donna (International Women’s Day on March 8), buy [...]
Some things can be used twice. Interview with BravoBride founder Susan Alexander Shapiro
Posted in Budget, Starting to plan, tagged bravobride.com, bride, cheap wedding, chloe yelena miller, craigslist for weddings, dress, Groom, love, preworn wedding dress, resell wedding, sell wedding items, shop wedding, susan alexander shapiro, used wedding, used wedding dress, used wedding items, wedding favors, wedding items, wedding planning, weddings on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I first came across BravoBride in a New York Times article . It is an online marketplace *just* for weddings. Perfect. I’ve been scouring the website weekly since I learned about it. Everything from dresses and diamond rings to favors are for sale, used and new.
Why pay full price in this economy?
Founder and recent bride [...]
