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Viv and I visited her friends’ family garden two weeks ago. We gathered several kinds of Asian vegetables and one of them was bittermelon fruits and tops. Asians particularly like bittermelons and they are prepared in so many ways. Salad, … Continue reading →

Whatever your religion, prayer is a way to connect to our favorite saint, god or deity. This lady could have said her prayers inside the church but she picked this location for personal reasons. Maybe she felt the connection here … Continue reading →

Yesterday I attended Caleb’s first birthday and I got a chance to carry him. He’s such a delight to care for – just so calm and still even though almost all the adults around him were whining about the stifling … Continue reading →

My entry to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for the week. Go here to join or to see more entries. Not my favorite colors. My university color, remembering wearing maroon bloomers (ha ha ha am aging myself) as our physical education … Continue reading →

Where is Volo? When I posted the barn my friends in FB asked, “Where is Volo”? According to Wikipedia, Volo is a tiny village in Lake County, Illinois. It is only 4 square miles, of which 98% is land and … Continue reading →

Not the loveliest bare feet but when you are at the shore of a body of water like an ocean, you can’t help but kick off your shoes and enjoy the water. Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach. At Carmel. There’s something … Continue reading →

Am not a big fan of roses but while at the grocery store one day, these caught my attention because of their unusual color. It reminds me of my favorite Oberweis ice cream – mango and pomegranate. I wish I … Continue reading →

The characters of the Land of Oz descended in our office building the other day. They brought plenty of food, music, games and other entertainment. It was our building’s appreciation day of its tenants. My entry to WordPress Challenge for … Continue reading →

My entry to Ailsa’s challenge for the week – Grasses I’d much prefer looking at a sight like this than being in a city of glass and steel. . Grasses and wild flowers are not strange bedfellows in God’s garden.

This one caught my attention because it is very simple and requires very few ingredients. I attended a baby shower hosted by LolaWi of Simply Beautiful last Sunday. It was a potluck and with the heat, I didn’t want to … Continue reading →