It's August and I'm Reminiscin'

Hello my dear friends welcome to the month of August! I know it's a little too late for that greeting as we're already midway towards September =)
But I'm feeling a bit nostalgic this month... so, this post is dedicated to my 'Abuela', my 'Nanay' or 'Lola'.

Remembering my 'lola' and her bakuran'; when I was a little girl, I used to play alone at my nana's backyard, being the only 'babaeng apo' or female grandchild who lives with her back then. I remembered the yellowbell trees around the yard, the hibiscus flowers I'm so fond of playing with, I used its sap mixed with soap for blowing bubbles, the flowers around like the bougainvillas are condiments to my play house's kitchen or 'bahay-bahayan'.

Walking past this small garden at the center of our community suddenly bring back those childhood memories; the sunny weather, the cool thirst quenching 'sago' drink, my nana forcing me to take siesta, I sneaking out to play and pluck her precious garden flowers, hearing her yell threats at me while doing the naughty deed. What I would give to hear her empty threats again while I play bahay bahayan within the refuge of her 'bakuran'.

Hope you have those good memories to keep you company on a nostalgic day like this...

xx
jacelyndarelam

A Haiku of Flowers

lasso a flower,
a lover's gift and promise.
lasso a color,
pink hues and thousand rainbows.
lasso this beauty,
to cherish forevermore.

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

Easter Flower

Easter flower for you... happy Easter!
May you always find peace and joy in everything that you hold and cherish ♥xo♥

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♥