Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites

"We have a Lord who is capable of crying with us and capable of walking with us in the most difficult moments of life." - Pope Francis

Easter for me as a child was always filled with happiness, emotionally, spiritually and always included having my palm blessed at Palm Sunday, a new Easter bonnet for Easter mass on Sunday, a huge family dinner with the people I loved and sometimes a little rabbit or baby chick surprise!

Thank you so much for all your prayer's for Papa, who no doubt is smiling down on us from heaven. Our newest Pope, from my home town Chicago, is fabulous and so inspiring! I am determined to remember what Easter is and stay in the spirit of "Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again"!

MISSING ROME -- Birds-Eye View of the Vatican at Rome Les etoiles Ristorante

This trip to Rome on Viking was the premier story gathering trip for the new senior savvy travel publication that went up on New Year's 2025. It is www.coastingwithbonnie.com. We hope you will visit the site and like us on FB (Bonnie Carroll & Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News), + Instagram (bclbn).

We have some fun April event stories and tips in this issue as well as helpful informaton on travel thanks to Johnny Jet, a wonderful source for what's happening now in travel. Lot's of California wine and food activities and ongoing film festival excitement as well. Oscar stories in TinsleTown Tidbits last month, offered a

collection of great actors who received awards at SBIFF 40th Anniversary and walked the red carpet just before wining Oscars 2025 in March. I have included some of the fabulous photos I was able to shoot of them on the carpet and delighted so many of them went home with Oscars!

Twas yet another wonderful gathering in Santa Barbara for the American Irish Historial Society to savor a faboulous Irish inspired dinner, toast St. Patrick's Day and be lead in song by the talented McDermott brothers to sing 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' and just enjoy the gift of being Irish at the Little Club. Many thank to President Frank McGinty on his special award for many years of service and thank you to the Board for a wonderful evening.

We hope your Easter is peaceful and happy as it can be. I will be spending this Easter close to home in Santa Barbara enjoying Mass at the Santa Barbara Mission and brunch with family and friends. God Bless you and we thank you for joining us this month and every month for the past 21 years. If you have any questions regarding editorial or advertising rates please email us at: writebc@aol.com.

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