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Back from Hibernation

Our family lost my mother, Bessie Magsaysay-Sevilla, in March of this year. Before that, we went through a roller coaster ride with one health issue or another that made my head spin. But between the time Spouse and I came back to the Philippines in 2006, in time for my mom’s birthday in early November…we [...]

Hello world!

*Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! * The wonders of the modern world never cease to amaze…. Isn’t it  amazing how easily anyone – no matter how technologically handicapped they may be – can now go online and start polluting cyberspace with their own skewed, demented, [...]

Organic

This is a photograph of an ampalaya (bitter melon or bitter gourd) vine grown organically by my newly found cousin, Pito Garcia. We’re second cousins actually and we connected through a website on geneology my maternal relatives have just discovered.  It’s the coolest thing to find relatives online and meet them for the first time [...]

My Apologies

I inadvertently deleted a few posts that were meant for approval due to the unbelievable number of spam comments the blog had accumulated through the weeks I wasn’t moderating.  There were literally thousands of really ridiculous ads and comments that made my computer stall a number of times.  I tried to be careful not to [...]

An Anniversary

A year and some 9 days ago, my husband finally convinced me to start a food blog.  He had no idea there was so much HE had to do to help me get started.  But I was interested enough when I got the hang of it…then I really got into it and was posting almost [...]

In Memoriam

     Please take a minute to pray for those who perished on this day, five years ago….in New York City, in a field in Pennsylvania and in the Pentagon. Please also pray that God in His infinite wisdom will  grant the world peace and true understanding despite all our differences.  

  

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