Cloudy, but then….

On the bright mornings, there are sharp beams of light coming through the edges of the curtains in the bedroom. This morning, there was the gentle light of yet another cloudy day. Yesterday’s brilliance is past.
But, look! Climbing valiantly up the fence is the first morning glory. Can you see the tiny visitor?

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So much to be thankful for

There is so much to be thankful for every single day. This morning I chatted with my adventure girl in New York. She showed me her street by webcam. Out of her window, I could see the buildings across the street so clearly. I could really see her face, she could really see ours. Her [...]

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Commencement

Yesterday morning, the sun came out and we went downtown for the commencement at Nativity. As I wrote before, the daughter of dear, dear UP Concert Chorus friends was a teacher there, and passed away in May.
We went downtown to represent her family. It was fitting, because the UP Concert Chorus, is one of my [...]

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Only Love Lasts

I’m listening to kundiman on this rainy morning. I hope to get this post done before we leave for Boston.
An image keeps coming into my mind. I am in the early 1960’s. It’s late afternoon and I am looking at the play of sunlight on bamboo walls. My parents are young and they are laughing. [...]

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My Grandparents on their Wedding Day

Can you see my grandmother’s writing? “A Pepe y Consuelo, Mercy y Paquito”
Look how dapper my grandfather was, how pretty my grandmother was. Look at the dresses. In those days, people still wore our national costume as formal wear. Aren’t the lines so beautiful? Look at the pañuelo, the shawl angled over the shoulders. Look [...]

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