Alfalfa is a flowering plant that belongs to the pea family. In the West, it has long been grown for cattle feed. In Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, alfalfa has been used for … [Read more...]
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Paintings, frames and easels
February 13, 2012 By 10 Comments
A few years ago, a girl friend visited her younger brother's new house and told us about the ornamental mirrors on the floor. Okay, I grew up with mirrors on the wall, at eye … [Read more...]
Got young kids? Look! Bladeless electric fans.
February 8, 2012 By 15 Comments
After running errands and spending hours at the showroom of a custom kitchen designer, Speedy and I had dinner then proceeded to the grocery -- first at S&R for dog food, cat … [Read more...]
Ponkan in our garden
January 15, 2012 By 7 Comments
Almost three years ago, we spent a weekend in Tagaytay and came home with several grafted fruit trees -- lime, kalamansi, avocado, ponkan... Both the lime and the kalamansi … [Read more...]
The Lagundi (Vitex Negundo) shrubs in the garden
January 10, 2012 By 4 Comments
In February last year, Speedy bought Lagundi seedlings. I had been suffering from hives and Lagundi capsules (and, later, lagundi herbal brew) were the only things that made … [Read more...]
The correct posture for working on the computer and the baby on my pillow
January 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
About two months ago, there was a graphic circulating on Facebook about the proper posture when working on the computer. For starters, the table shouldn't be higher than the … [Read more...]
A cook’s working kitchen
December 20, 2011 By 12 Comments
One of my favorite past times is browsing through house designs. I frequent sites like this, this, this and this and I imagine what it would be like to live in one of those … [Read more...]
Dear KK: the vine tomatoes are growing wonderfully in our garden
November 29, 2011 By 6 Comments
Last summer, fellow blogger KK offered to send me seeds of vine tomatoes. She did. But because the typhoon season came early this year, I postponed planting the seeds. Speedy … [Read more...]
The new dining room
November 18, 2011 By 21 Comments
We wanted to achieve three things when we decided to relocate the dining room: 1. Maximize natural light which I so need for taking food photos; 2. Declutter (some say … [Read more...]
It’s true: 50 is the new 30. Speedy is living proof.
October 27, 2011 By 13 Comments
We're still in the midst of redoing parts of the house. It started simply enough as an attempt to maximize the use of natural light in areas where I normally take food photos … [Read more...]
Colorful christmas lanterns for sale
October 22, 2011 By 6 Comments
They started appearing as early as September at about the same time that supermarkets and department stores started selling Christmas trees and decor, and playing Christmas … [Read more...]
Maximizing the use of natural light inside the house
October 15, 2011 By 10 Comments
In my mother's house, all through the years that my brother and I were growing up, the room assignments and arrangement of furniture and appliances stayed the same. The living … [Read more...]
Dog grooming day. Father and daughter bonding time.
October 10, 2011 By 9 Comments
When I was a little girl, a time when I never heard of "bonding time" (or, even if I had, I doubt if I would have understood it anyway), I spent a lot of Saturday mornings at … [Read more...]
Indoor plants, flower vases and coffee table center pieces
October 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
If you're a long time reader, you'd probably know my abhorrence toward artificial flowers. Artistically arranged dried leaves, twigs and buds are okay with me but not plastic … [Read more...]
What were you doing on September 23rd in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010?
September 23, 2011 By 6 Comments
If you're a new reader, I'll tell you something that everyone else probably knows already -- I take photos everyday. Well, almost everyday. I have to make exceptions for the … [Read more...]
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