Happy Birthday Beautiful Daughter!

 Happiness is having Erica Rome living in Baltimore and celebrating her birthday with us.

 Going through photos, it is pretty amazing that this little baby girl is now a beautiful, talented, interesting young woman who makes me very proud. That bottom right picture is Erica about 2 years old using my eye make up! When I 'caught' her, the words were "don't move until I get the camera".

Happiness is having Erica Rome living in Baltimore and celebrating her birthday with us.

Happy Birthday Beautiful Daughter!

Summer Fun Contest, A Big Birthday, and an Anniversary

                Fun in the Sun While the Business Still Runs.

This is an entry for the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group Contest! | Fun in the Sun While the Business Still Runs!  Join in on the Challenge!

                  

It is very late but this contest is run on PST and I might make the deadline just for Sally.

It was a very special two days... a Great Big TLH Birthday and our anniversary.

Our beautiful daughter, Erica, came over and created the special Rome Cake for her daddy. Thought it would be fun to capture a few pictures to share.

   

                                
                                

                                
                           

Kathy  and Chet Rome were on the phone while Dad was opening his present, almost as good as being there.

                                

And the next day was our wedding anniversary. We've been married 16,073 Days and we decided to go to our very  favorite restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland. We have had many celebrations at Tio Pepes since they first opened their doors. Never have been disappointed with a meal. This time we did a celebratory lunch...and experienced total perfection. Just look at these exquisite treats.

                               

       A slice of pine nut roll was brought to celebrate the occasions.

                                                       

 The phone was on vibrate and no one was able to interrupt our Romantic lunch at Tio Pepes in Baltimore, Maryland

           Summer Fun Contest  A Big Birthday and an Anniversary.

                                                       

Hands of a Pianist Erica Rome

I am one lucky mom!  This past week I had the privilege of watching my beautiful talented daughter play Gilbert and Sullivan on her grand piano? 

When Is a Dining Room Not a Dining Room? 

 

There were 25 -30 G & S singers from several states who came together with this music in common. It is all day of singing and laughing and lots of fun. Erica has organized several of these gatherings and is also the accompanist. I admire her amazing talent and skills.  

  Love to watch her play. Love to hear her music.

                                                                 
                              
                               

 It was fun having my iPad downloaded with the music of Gilbert and Sullivan so I could follow the words and enjoy this talented group of singers and musicians.

                                                    
                                           

Thank you,Erica, for inviting Dad and I to join your party!

                                                           

Set Up The iPhone From The iPad Via Skype..

Do you remember not too long ago when I got my First Apple Product?

Today the second Apple product..the iPhone arrived. I took a picture of the box, then a picture of the phone in the box, then went to the AT&T store and Paul was a tremendous help and very patient switching my service from another carrier and transferring data from two previous phones into the new very pretty iPhone. (That's another post for later.)

And then my beautiful brilliant daughter who convinced me to get involved with the apple had a meeting and limited time. No problem.. Erica asked me to Skype her and from my iPad she walked me right through the set up.

      
         
                                  



                                     

                                                                                  

This is really exciting. Now to find some time to play in between showings, listings, sales and settlements.

Set Up The iPhone From The iPad Via Skype...Better go check what's going on in the iPad group.

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My Very First Apple Product...Thanks to Erica Rome!

My Very First Apple Product...Thanks to Erica Rome!

Last week my daughter asked what I wanted for my birthday. She knows I never want anything and am not easy to buy for. I love her phone calls, visits, special cards and notes.

Gifts for occasions are not the important things with our family.

Thursday night Erica picked me up, introduced  me to the Apple Store in the Towsontown Mall with lots of shops and restaurants . 

Erica took charge, signed me up and we left with a brand new iPad...My Very First Apple Product. The store was crowded but our consultant took plenty of time answering my questions.

                                                      

Erica loves he Mac and everything about Apple. My first cousin, Arnold Reinhold, authored Switching to a Mac for Dummies.  Whenever I have a question about technology...Arnold replies: when are you going to get a Mac?

                                                                                            

Now I can tell Arnold I have My Very First Apple Product...Thanks to Erica Rome!

Thank You Erica For Finding Phoebe a New Home...The HomeRome!

Thank you Erica Rome for finding the purrfect cat for your dad (also known as TLH) You did all the work for us... all the searching, all the emailing, all the communication with Susan Lopez and the wonderful adoption agency CatHavenCats.org.

You made all the arrangements, helped get everything ready for Phoebe and even drove to Virginia with us to meet Susan, the adoptive family and Phoebe.  You did all this after your busy week.

A few years ago I remember going to visit some other kitty cats.

Yesterday was a big day for the Rome family. We went to visit Phoebe and were interviewed by Phoebe and her family.   This is one little kitty we saw.

Great news! They liked us and we brought Phoebe home with us. The entire ride home which was well over an hour, Phoebe meowed. What a talkative feline we have.

As soon as we got her into our house and now more than 24 hours later...not a peep, not a mew, not a purr and no meows.

She is hiding from us...getting used to her new owners. I have found her under furniture, in the bathtub, under what used to be Erica's bed, in a corner next to my sofa in my office. Still no sounds and she is still hiding. I managed a couple of photos.

Phoebe sticking her head out of the carrier in the car. 

                                              

Curled up in a corner...not easy to photograph but so pretty!

                                 

As soon as Phoebe is feeling more at home with us, I am sure there will be lots of photos and fun things to report. Stay tuned to Phoebe Rome in her new home...The HomeRome!

..and thank you Erica Rome for finding Phoebe for us!!

'Love Between Acts..' The Baltimore Vocal Arts Foundation...January 29th and 30th

"LOVE BETWEEN ACTS - A Program of Operatic Intermezzi"

Baltimore, MD

A dynamic opera company has been born: the Baltimore Vocal Arts Foundation.

Founder and artistic director Robyn Stevens has hand-picked two wonderful casts for her January performances of La Serva Padrona ("The Servant Mistress") composed by Pergolesi and Mirena e Floro ("Mirena and Floro") composed by Gasparini and Bononcini.  Both will be performed in English.  These two short comic operas have just 2 singers each.  Soprano Kimberly Christie joins baritone Jason Buckwalter and actor Jeff Tremper to comprise the cast of The Servant Mistress.  Laura Strickling and Andrew Sauvageau will appear as Mirena and Floro. Tara Cariaso is the stage director.

                                      


You might be wondering why I am talking about opera on my real estate blog.  That's easy: my daughter, pianist Erica Rome, will be accompanying both operas, along with a violinist and a cellist.  Erica will be playing on an electronic keyboard that sounds like a harpsichord, which is how these operas were performed when they were written in the early 1700s.   She and Robyn starting working together over 15 years ago, and Erica is thrilled to be a part of this new project.

The concerts will take place at the Baltimore Theatre Project at 45 West Preston Street in downtown Baltimore city on Saturday. January 29 at 7:00pm and Sunday, January 30 at 3:00pm.  Tickets are $20; students and seniors pay $15.    Tickets can be purchased here or by calling 410-752-8558.

You can read more about the event on FACEBOOK