We listened to "kundiman" on the lazy afternoons...
We sewn love by our hands and pour out our emotions in the broth,
Her hand was hard as iron but her heart was ever so soft for her apos
Thank you Florencia, my Nanay.
Jacelyn
Friday, April 29, 2011
Florencia
For the best cook in the family, she is now waltzing on the clouds with her beloved and singing songs only angels could hear...
We listened to "kundiman" on the lazy afternoons...
We sewn love by our hands and pour out our emotions in the broth,
Her hand was hard as iron but her heart was ever so soft for her apos
Thank you Florencia, my Nanay.
Jacelyn
We listened to "kundiman" on the lazy afternoons...
We sewn love by our hands and pour out our emotions in the broth,
Her hand was hard as iron but her heart was ever so soft for her apos
Thank you Florencia, my Nanay.
Jacelyn
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Flower
Easter flower for you... happy Easter!
May you always find peace and joy in everything that you hold and cherish ♥xo♥
Friday, April 22, 2011
Beauty in the Ordinary
Just at dawn I saw you sitting silently with your companions.
While the leaves dry out towards noon...
I walk slowly past you and watched you glow.
All day you pray without ceasing, until finally came a new beginning.
Such a small wonder spread its beauty under the piercing sun,
Then came a soft drizzle to cool your cheeks as you lay on the ground.
I am forever left with awe and wonder, thinking that maybe magical creatures live among your flowers.
As the wind blew across the meadows, you sat still under the sleepy old tree with your companions...
My eyes may forget you today, but my heart will always hold the sweet memory of your glow.
jacelyndarelam
a sweet reminder: images are nice to look at, please reach out if you'd like to do more than that ♥xo♥
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Paramour
I like the word Paramour, it's one of my favorite words aside from "um" and "hello" hee hee! This beautiful and intriguing word both have negative and positive meanings, depends on how you use it and look at it. I use this word to describe how I would do and achieve 32 things I am passionate about... my goals, my family, dreams and wishes!
Before I proceed my lovely readers, let's look at the etymology of this word for a moment ♥♥♥
Paramour is a French word or phrase that means "to be involved in an affair, or a love affair" oooh... sounds intriguing isn't it? while it literally means from the Middle English, from par amour, by way of love, passionately, from Anglo-Norman : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amour, love (from Latin amor, from amre, to love).] ... and I assure you my dear friends that I am totally inclined into the latter meaning!
So let's get back to the real subject here,shall we? I have listed down 32 of my goals, wishes and dreams in my journal, I am serious in making them happen, and "by way of love" I am going to do them... here are some of the 32 wishes, things and activitites on my list, there are more but that's for another time:
1. Eat Right- there is nothing more important than being healthy! How can we do all the things that we love if we are sick? We need to be out and about =) and for the sake of our loved ones... we must be fresh and healthy... I know you very much with me in this... so let's keep healthy and stay beautiful inside out ;-)
2. To give and send out pretty packages wrapped with love and sweetness:
I need to open up the online shop of my dreams and start working on the orders... please please please, Lord let me have the time to organise and and create and start that small small step into making this dream true...
Also, send out all those handmade gifts to friends and make them smile a little more ;)
3. To send out handwritten notes and letters
I miss sending and receiving hand written notes! Really, it's been ages since I receive and send out one, so this year I will make sure to send out hand written letters to friends and love ones... I sincerely apologise in advance if you would have a very tough time reading them though, but surely it will be worth it!
4. To Sew & Craft... I love sewing, my "nanay" (grandmother) taught me how to sew using both my hands and a manual sewing machine... so I am reviving the old ways of creating thru sewing... it takes time but I know I will make some!
5. To go and discover places and meet people
May it be in the local botanic gardens or back to Manila, I must go and explore a place and meet people ;-) life should also be about discovery... so that's what I am going to do, of course most of these activities will be done with my sweet Mister and cute girls =)
6. Wake up to beautiful mornings! and the ugly ones too =) Well to be honest I am not a morning person, but I do have the habit of waking up as early as 7am during weekdays and 9am on weekends! Haha but because of my sweet girls, me and the mister must be up when they are!... but really, they said early to rise, makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise... have to be early to bed then. Now that's another challenge
7. To write, write, write!
In anyway possible.. I must write! Whether in this little blog, in my journals, in my hand written notes, I must write it all down baby =)
So many things to do this year... I hope this will be another fruitful, inspiring and lovely year for all of us.
May you always find time to do things that matter to you with the ones you love. Send penned letters, travel the world, meet people... eat right and do everything par amour!
Have a lovely day!
♥xo♥
darelammy
PS. photos taken from my iphone and edited using a few apps and one of them is this cool app called instagram
Before I proceed my lovely readers, let's look at the etymology of this word for a moment ♥♥♥
Paramour is a French word or phrase that means "to be involved in an affair, or a love affair" oooh... sounds intriguing isn't it? while it literally means from the Middle English, from par amour, by way of love, passionately, from Anglo-Norman : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amour, love (from Latin amor, from amre, to love).] ... and I assure you my dear friends that I am totally inclined into the latter meaning!
So let's get back to the real subject here,shall we? I have listed down 32 of my goals, wishes and dreams in my journal, I am serious in making them happen, and "by way of love" I am going to do them... here are some of the 32 wishes, things and activitites on my list, there are more but that's for another time:
1. Eat Right- there is nothing more important than being healthy! How can we do all the things that we love if we are sick? We need to be out and about =) and for the sake of our loved ones... we must be fresh and healthy... I know you very much with me in this... so let's keep healthy and stay beautiful inside out ;-)
2. To give and send out pretty packages wrapped with love and sweetness:
I need to open up the online shop of my dreams and start working on the orders... please please please, Lord let me have the time to organise and and create and start that small small step into making this dream true...
Also, send out all those handmade gifts to friends and make them smile a little more ;)
3. To send out handwritten notes and letters
I miss sending and receiving hand written notes! Really, it's been ages since I receive and send out one, so this year I will make sure to send out hand written letters to friends and love ones... I sincerely apologise in advance if you would have a very tough time reading them though, but surely it will be worth it!
4. To Sew & Craft... I love sewing, my "nanay" (grandmother) taught me how to sew using both my hands and a manual sewing machine... so I am reviving the old ways of creating thru sewing... it takes time but I know I will make some!
5. To go and discover places and meet people
May it be in the local botanic gardens or back to Manila, I must go and explore a place and meet people ;-) life should also be about discovery... so that's what I am going to do, of course most of these activities will be done with my sweet Mister and cute girls =)
6. Wake up to beautiful mornings! and the ugly ones too =) Well to be honest I am not a morning person, but I do have the habit of waking up as early as 7am during weekdays and 9am on weekends! Haha but because of my sweet girls, me and the mister must be up when they are!... but really, they said early to rise, makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise... have to be early to bed then. Now that's another challenge
7. To write, write, write!
In anyway possible.. I must write! Whether in this little blog, in my journals, in my hand written notes, I must write it all down baby =)
So many things to do this year... I hope this will be another fruitful, inspiring and lovely year for all of us.
May you always find time to do things that matter to you with the ones you love. Send penned letters, travel the world, meet people... eat right and do everything par amour!
Have a lovely day!
♥xo♥
darelammy
PS. photos taken from my iphone and edited using a few apps and one of them is this cool app called instagram
Friday, April 1, 2011
My Secret Garden
I am sucker for flowers! ♥ Yes I am...
Hello my sweet readers, today's post is dedicated to the jewels of spring... Flowers!
I love them all... from the wildest of kind to the sweetest of breed!
I used to have a small collection of roses back home in Manila, I plant them... admire them and they never fail to soothe my spirit, keeps me feeling lovely all over.
It is a bit sad that there isn't enough places in Singapore that sells many kinds of roses and blooms... my favorite spot to buy fresh cut flowers here would either be at Cold Storage or at the local market... it may cost from 80 cents a stem up to 2sgd! Goodness gracious me...
But each week or two I try to buy a bouquet or few stems of these sweet lovelies...
They grace my dining table and bring cheer to my sweet little home of love♥♥♥
I am starting to work on some terrariums and marimo plants... in case I have no enough dollars to buy some fresh lilies or gerberas.
One of my goals for this year is to always have flowers to grace my home... pom poms, lilies, roses... sunflowers, and pretend I am in a secret garden where my handsome lover would meet at midnight.
Their colours refresh me and just lifts my spirit... so may you have the time to stop and smell the roses (or flowers) today. May the wonders of this lovely creation fill you with glee always.
Happy Spring!
♥darelam♥
Hello my sweet readers, today's post is dedicated to the jewels of spring... Flowers!
I love them all... from the wildest of kind to the sweetest of breed!
I used to have a small collection of roses back home in Manila, I plant them... admire them and they never fail to soothe my spirit, keeps me feeling lovely all over.
It is a bit sad that there isn't enough places in Singapore that sells many kinds of roses and blooms... my favorite spot to buy fresh cut flowers here would either be at Cold Storage or at the local market... it may cost from 80 cents a stem up to 2sgd! Goodness gracious me...
But each week or two I try to buy a bouquet or few stems of these sweet lovelies...
They grace my dining table and bring cheer to my sweet little home of love♥♥♥
I am starting to work on some terrariums and marimo plants... in case I have no enough dollars to buy some fresh lilies or gerberas.
One of my goals for this year is to always have flowers to grace my home... pom poms, lilies, roses... sunflowers, and pretend I am in a secret garden where my handsome lover would meet at midnight.
Their colours refresh me and just lifts my spirit... so may you have the time to stop and smell the roses (or flowers) today. May the wonders of this lovely creation fill you with glee always.
Happy Spring!
♥darelam♥
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