Every day little things happen that seem to have no real meaning until you learn to translate them. Example I sit on my wall in the morning and have a cup of coffee and watch life meander by. Depending on the day the meanings can differ. A Jeepney coming down the hill, the roof rack […]
Stupid Bucket List
Between the 22 years in the NAVY, living in Puerto Rico the Philippines and sailing around the world as a merchant seaman I thought my “Bucket List” was pretty much signed off. Where could I go? What could I see? And what was left to do that I’d not done before? Wandered the ruins of […]
Any Questions? Just Ask away!
I was standing on my roof surveying all that I can see when I noticed that the Sari-sari across the street was not open anymore. Then it occurred to me that I couldn’t remember when I last saw it open. Bankruptcy would normally be my first guess. I was soon joined by Mayang as she […]
Paella & popcorn shrimp: with my little touch in it!
Just a few days ago we celebrated Bob’s birthday. As a tradition in our household we would ask the celebrant what would they want to eat for dinner. Bob told me that he will think for a few minutes, then he remembered the recipe he really likes that we saw on MKR (My Kitchen Rules […]
Our baby has babies!
Well, almost over a year ago I wrote about that we had new baby in the house. The name of that baby was Blue. Our helper got her from the ditch (canal) here near the house. Well just 10 months from we found her she gave us 5 kittens. The runt kitten died the next day. […]
What Did You Do Last Weekend?
Sometimes life in the Philippines is just as simple as this. At 0400 I was on Face Book joking and chatting with a group from Dorchester Massachusetts, which is within the city limits of Boston. Now for those of you whom have met people from Boston, I’ll explain to you that they really weren’t from […]