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Friday, August 16, 2013

Exploring & Dining Out in D-ville (with Photos)

TGIF! Thank God, It's Friday! Thank you God; we're alive and well...

Today, while daughter Tintin is at work, my wife Freny and I decided to go out today, drove around D-ville, and took photos along the way. We stopped by at Riverside Produce and Plants store, bought two each of watermelon and cantaloupe, and a bag of onions. As we were cruising 29 North (as if we're going to Greensboro, North Carolina), we passed by Old Dan River, then a church, a particular house that caught our attention. Eventually, we went "fishing" at John Long Silver's and enjoyed it. So, here we are sharing with you what we encountered...
































Copyright photos 2013 by Chris A. Quilpa

Well, this is all for now. Until next time around. Thank you, my dear folks and friends, for visiting my blog. Take care and have a wonderful weekend, everyone! May God bless US and keep US safe from harm!-chris a. quilpa, 16 August 2013

Thursday, August 15, 2013

No Limit to Life (A Poem)

(NOTE: The following piece was conceived by the budding poet-writer while watching/listening to a documentary about the late actor James Dean (1931-1955) on YouTube on Tuesday, 13 August 2013@2100.)

No Limit to Life

Unless you're stone-dead, there's no limit to life.
Once you were born, there are no impossibilities.
You dream and you aspire and you find a way to survive.
Making your life the way you want it is up to you.

Unless you're stone-dead, there's no limit to life.
There are no rules you can't break.
No hardships you can't take.
Because you have Life, you're alive and powerful.

Unless you're stone-dead, there's no limit to life.
You visit places and conquer saints and sinners. 
Making friendship and fellowship depends on your initiative.
You can break hearts and mend a broken soul.

Unless you're stone-dead, there's no limit to life
You laugh, you cry, you smile, you sigh.
No one can live your life but only you.
Your success (or failure) is nobody else's business...

Copyright 2013 by Chris A. Quilpa

Monday, August 12, 2013

Summertime in D-ville and Beyond: Wonderful Weekend, in Pictures, part 2

Good day, everyone! Thank GOD, we're alive and well...

Blogging again, here we are with the highlights of our summertime in D-ville and beyond, in pictures, part 2. Enjoy!

Saturday, August 10. My wife Freny and I went to Ringold Flea Market and then to D-ville's Community Market. As usual, Freny is on the wheel. Check out our Market's haul below.
















 Daughter Tintin, who didn't go with us to Ringold Flea Market and D-ville Community Market, was making faces when we arrived at her apartment.


 Sunday, August 11. As daughter Tintin and I were waiting for Mama Freny (who was still in the bathroom at the time), I put my camera to work.


 Aboard our van, we're set to our Sunday mission...Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, where we attended, with thanksgiving to and love of God Our Heavenly Father, the 11:00 o'clock Mass. Our Faith has led us to new places, to be in support and unity or communion with others...



 Arriving at our destination, we found out that parking was a challenge. But, thank God, we were able to find a spot across the street where we saw a different Christian church. We were at least five-ten minutes late for the Mass because of difficulty finding a parking spot. Btw, photos (below) were taken after the Mass.



























 After the Mass, we decided to go Italian for lunch. So, we went dining out to Romano's Macaroni Grill Restaurant, at Friendly Center, about five minutes drive from Our lady of Grace Church. Fine dining at its best! Excellent food, excellent service! (We had the opportunity to come to know Jeremy, one of the restaurant's servers, who we found out later on that he's a veteran having served in the US Marines briefly.)





 Daughter Tintin has this for lunch...Yummy!
 Mama Freny has this for lunch...Yummy!
 This is what I got for lunch---Italian sausage pizza, with a glass of Valoroso Toscano red wine. Grazie!


 Jeremy graciously accepted our invite to join us for this pictorial.

 After lunch, outside of the restaurant, we had more photos taken, as you guys can see...


 After luncheon, we went to this store---bought Tintin an air bed, some stuff for her apartment, etc.





 On the road again...This time, it's back to Tintin's place in D-ville...Thank God, we arrived her place safe and sound, but a little tired I was! Overall, we had a blessed and beneficent Sunday!






                                         Copyright photos 2013 by Chris A. Quilpa

Thank you, my dear folks and friends, near or far, for having visited my blog. Hope you enjoyed my presentation. Take care and have a blessed day, everyone! As always, I pray, "May God bless US and keep US safe from harm always!"-chris a. quilpa, 12 August 2013