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Merriest New Year
Our Merriest New Year lunch over freshly baked #brioche and #lobstersalad made by @coriput and dessert made by @nikkidoodledo of #cassavabrulee and #banoffeepie and of course #champagne with #bloodorangejuice, from backyard fruits grown by #hubby @enriquedlz Thank you...
John Arcilla, A Masterful Thespian And Actor Animating Heneral Luna, Hipolito And Healing Priest Suarez
“People learn who they are through the stories they tell. As they touch the imagination, stories become alive. The images trigger the imagination to realize what is in the narrative. When the imagination awakens, and the stories are told, existence itself comes to...
Love the Invisible
Bishop Marc Trudeau said mass today at @holyfamilyartesia celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family. He preached about the connectedness of people. That we recognize Baby Jesus as the one connected to our salvation history, as well as to our creation as a people. It...
Flames of Love
Hubby and I were listening, enjoying the fire, the smells of orange tree leaves and ripening fruits. It was a beautiful, sunny, joyful, bright Christmas morning. Maligayang Pasko sa inyong lahat. My heart is so full. We did not allow the Coronavirus to steal our joys,...
Grateful
I am so grateful to these pastors, Fr. Joachim Ablanida and the head pastor Fr. John Cordero with the occasional presence of Bishop Marc Trudeau in officiating meaningful masses with #mindexpanding#soulenriching and #heartdeepening homilies; beautiful on pitch singing...
Holy Spirit and Lights
Lord, thank you for animating our lives with Your Holy Spirit, for our family's safe behaviors of gathering outdoors and even the opportunity to see Christmas lights with our friends @neng213 and her caring husband, and our warm hearted #princess2015la who shared her...
Christmas Panettone 2020
Last Christmas, we raved about Loison panettone. Usually, panettone is ignored in our house. But, when Loison was given to us by Lucita Luciani, we loved it. We devoured it should be the descriptor as we would eat it for breakfast and snacks. This year, 2020, the...
Joelstylst
Thank you @joelstylst.men for these yummy munchies. Lord, please keep blessing this friend of mine. Whenever I need him and styling services, he comes and with gusto, brings out my inner self to show up on the outside. Salamat for our decade-long friendship full of...
Shabu Shabu
Shabu shabu #pilipinostyle with #liquidgold by @flipeats on #slicedbeef, served with #dashi broth, and dipped into #ponzusauce#sesamesauce and with #nappacabbage#firmtofu#enokimushroom#shitake#broccoli#bokchoy and #thinnoodles. I had no #udon. #usewhatyouhave