Or should those Christmas cards been mailed a few weeks ago?
I think the art of sending handwritten Christmas cards and letters is now lost because of the new technology that keeps people connected in more ways than one.
I love receiving Christmas photo cards. I told myself that the kids will do these handwritten cards but the truth is, we haven’t started yet.
Last year’s Christmas craft projects like photo ornaments and gift cards went underway early. I know I am to blame because I have been too busy with not so important things and have neglected this aspect of our routine.
I hope it is not too late to start these projects.
Tags: Christmas, family, Frugal Christmas, Purse Strings, technology
Walking birds in this other entry.
Here is a photo of a fun and colorful toucan balloon, taken from a party of an extra-ordinaire party organizer/friend/”kumare” Kim.
Ooops! Major blunder, wrong URL in the photo. Anyway, photo IS still mine, lol.
Sorry son, had to blur that wonderful smile on your handsome face 🙂
Here is another photo of the said party in this post.
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Tags: balloons, children, family, Philippines, Photography, toys
I got an sms from my brother asking us if we can go home to the province as soon as possible. Apparently, our granduncle or grandfather, married to a grandaunt (our blood relations) has been getting weaker and is bedridden.
Brother said he can still recognize people and in fact, he calls my brother with his (bro’s) pet name. Hmmm…
“Lolo O_ _ _” we call him. He used to work in an American military installation (where my father used to work too) but had to retire early due to a disability which rendered him unable to hear without hearing aid. He filed for disability appeal and won. He uses these regular amounts getting sent to him to pay for visits to the ear doctors.
I really hope we would be able to go visit him the soonest possible.
Tags: family
My eldest daughter’s project last year was to make a bag from a pair of denim pants.
Here is a part of her project with some dainty beads:
I featured a different bead in this photo for another photomeme.
My other entry for bag.
Tags: children, family, Photo Hunter, Photography, Purse Strings
Dona Elena Cuisinera Club is a virtual hub where mothers, health practitioners and foodies get together virtually to share recipes that will promote healthy eating.
Not only do these members meet in the virtual world, they get to meet each other too, through monthly cooking lessons.
Can healthy and nutritious food go hand in hand? Yes!
How can this be?
Through the use of olive oil in preparing healthy, nutritious and of course, yummy food.
What are the benefits of olive oil?
- It is rich in monounsaturated fat with anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive properties.
- It can lower cholesterol level and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease AS LONG AS healthy and active lifestyle is also being practiced.
- Olive oil is rich in polyphenols which is a potent antioxidant that scavenges harmful free radicals in the body.
Go ahead, throw away those fat-laden and/or salty junk food and start learning to cook healthy and nutritious food.
You won’t need to read a lot about chemical-based weight loss supplements, herbal whatnot, alli and why starving yourself is bad (LOL) to be able to live a healthy lifestyle 🙂
The choice is yours to make, here is to healthy living!
Tags: dining, family, food, pasta, Purse Strings
The Dona Elena Cuisinera Club Celebrity Cook-off Challenge happened at Annabel’s Restaurant on Tomas Morato in Quezon City yesterday, October 24, 2009.
Two teams competed for the coveted Golden Spoon. Both teams had a chef who instructed the team members what to do.
One team was called Hijos and Hijas with Gladys Reyes (in green) and blogger Sire Arevalo (in printed blue blouse).
The other team was called Don and Donas with Bernadette Allyson.
Both teams were asked to choose the ingredients readily available for their use. They were given an hour to whip up their scrumptious dishes.
Presenting the cooked dishes to the audience:
And the winner is…
…team Don and Donas led by Chef Senen Araneta with Bernadette Allyson, hershey Bardon, Jovie Gonzales and Catherine Yu.
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Tags: cooking, dining, Dona Elena Cuisinera Club, Dona Elena Olive Oil, family, Filipino food, food, food photos, Philippines
