Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

Wohoho! It's a real nice feeling to be able to post anew after more than a week! Gosh, I've been craving to do this all the time but the volume of work just prevented me :( I was browsing my Blogger dashboard when I saw a new post by Fiber Flux. Oh, you should see her curlicue roses! Here, click on this link to see her work. Fiber Flux... Adventures in Stitching: How to Crochet a curlicue Rose See, they are just so pretty that I was so inspired to make my own. Her pattern came at such a perfect time, while I was packing for a trip out-of-town. I was invited by my husband to join him while he attended a two-day workshop for the university where he's working as mathematics professor. My schedule allowed it :) and so off I went! Perfect time for me to unwind... relax, crochet, stroll around and bond together. Hmmm... I also had some time to organize my files in my computer :) I will feature the resort in a separate post. Did I say crochet earlier? Oh yes, o...

Hello there! It's been more than a week since my last post and I really am not happy about it. Well, I believe I was lost in some events with the family just before the whole world celebrated Mother's Day. For the first time, our family made a double celebration for that day and Ayana Grace's 23rd birthday together. Family bonding it was--- night swimming, watching a movie and enjoying meals out.  Credits to Ana Cristina for this photo But wait, there's more... Ayana Grace and I joined a Mother and Daughter Nail Art Promo by Nails by Chic Centre. Joining the contest is very easy and simple. All we had to do was upload a photo collage of me and my daughter's nail art design using Bobbie/Chic nail products. Ayana Grace did my nails, of course! The voting period starts today until 12 noon of May 31, 2013. Only one photo entry which garners the most number of online votes via the Facebook promo application will be chosen as "Fan Favorite" for the Vot...

Last Sunday, I played connoisseur of recycling left-overs. I just had a simple plan of preparing a dish for the dory I bought the previous day, but opening the ref and seeing some left-over  lumpia wrappers, several pieces of overripe saba, bell peppers, small sachets of tomato ketchup from food chains and a bottle of Paradise Mango Rum Liqueur challenged me into concocting a new dish.   By the way, the Paradise Mango Rum Liqueur was brought home by my youngest daughter, Ana Cristina, as a winning prize in a raffle contest last December. I've been using it as marinade in some dishes. Back to my concoction... I call it Dory Float Fries because while placing slices of dory into crispy pieces of lumpia wrappers which I fried in a stainless pan, it seemed like I was playing with paper sail boats.  Here's how I did it. Ingredients: 6 pcs Dory, sliced into 2-inch squares per piece 3 pcs calamansi, juiced (lemon may be used) 1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced t...

In my previous post, " Waking Up to a New Face " I mentioned about some beauty products given to me by Ayana Grace, my eldest daughter. These include Chestnut Color HairSpa Sachets and Age Defense powder from hbc , a beauty/cosmetics center. Talking about hbc ... Ayana Grace blogs about hbc (Hortaleza Beauty Center) products and look... they got her among the featured bloggers in a promo poster for this whole month of May! Here's Ayana (Aya Sison) featured at the hbc timeline and cover photos of FB page of hbc .   Photos captured from hbc FB page I have to admit that I've already been a beneficiary of the various hbc products (San San Matte Finish Liquid Foundation, San San Natural Concealer, San San 2-Way Cake with Vitamins A, C, E, SPF 15 and San San Really Red lipstick) all from Ayana's haul.       But of course, I wouldn't pass the opportunity of posing beside the poster where Aya Sison is featured! Taken at hbc Fairview Center Mall Br...

Wohoho! What could be better than enjoying a mid-week relaxation!  As Labor Day is a global event, I bet, you and I are celebrating something in common... today's holiday!?? The "how" may differ though.  Well, today, I remember someone who is celebrating her birthday. That's Lilibeth, a former colleague of mine. Beth, as she is known to friends, has left our country to work in the U.S.A. late last year (2012). Before she left, we gave her a Despedida (Farewell) Party.  Here are some photos taken during the party where we gave her some gifts she could bring along to the U.S..  Beth seated on her throne during the Farewell Party We gave Beth a scrapbook where everybody wrote messages for her Beth and us, her family at the workplace!! We gave her a cute Hello Kitty bag (sorry Beth, there was no photo taken) and two pieces of neck warmers. Here are the neck warmers I crocheted for her.  First,  the Butternut Squash Neckwarmer (l...