Remember the lantana flowers I got two to three weeks ago that I repotted? Sometime last week I saw the tiny flowers falling off so I was kinda worried they were going to die. But I also noticed new buds so I sort of held my breath.
So happy to see new flowers this morning:
Meanwhile, the pompoms and sunflower are both in the ICU. Gah. You win some, you lose some. #
I love pink things. I know that the pink supermoon won't be literally pink, but I was tickled pink (pun intended) when I looked up and saw a big moon with a pinkish hue.
Yesterday was my hubby and I’s wedding anniversary and he said that he forgot to order a bouquet. I replied that I want to go to Mindanao Avenue Garden Center to buy flowering plants na lang.
We went this morning after running a couple of errands. It was our first time to go. We noticed that there was a line of cars going inside the place and my hubby started complaining. 🙄 The center has several stalls but the path for cars is so narrow it was one-way. When we left we had to back up the car. I had to be quick.
I was looking for plants that I can put in my vacant plant boxes. I already have a lantana and it is easy to care for and flowers easily. I bought six pots.
I used to have a pompom plant which died so I bought one. I also liked the dwarf sunflower. It was not my intention to buy mostly yellow flowers but they look so cheery so there. My haul was 400 pesos for eight plants without pots.
I was planning to re-pot them tomorrow morning but I got excited na.
Please please please don’t die on me. 🙏🏻 #
When the lockdown started last year, my son suddenly developed high-grade fever followed by intense coughing. COVID tests were really scarce then and we were scared to go to a hospital. We gave him paracetamol every 4 hours but the fever kept coming back. We had no choice but to bring him to the ER where he was diagnosed with acute respiratory infection and sent home to continue meds. When he and hubby arrived home, he had watery poop. His former pedia said to treat him as if he had COVID. We had no yaya then and my senior citizen MIL was helping us out so we had to send her to my SIL's house so she won't catch what my son had. I became mommy, yaya, cook, lavandera and cleaning lady for 2 weeks so I didn't have the luxury of bingeing on Netflix, decluttering, or taking up a new hobby like the rest. It was the longest 2 weeks of my life and while we never found it if it was COVID, I am now grateful that we managed to survive it.
Alas, we are back on lockdown and mercifully, none of my kids are sick. I finally have the time and mental head space to open the big box of crafts my friend sent my kids last Christmas pa. We discovered that my kids like to paint. Well, more of my daughter, who has appropriated a big box of crayons and markers supposedly gifted to her brother.
Here are my son's works:
I have not tasted the ubiquitos Philippine Airlines arroz caldo because I have never been to their Mabuhay Lounge. So when I saw on Instagram that they were now selling it in a box, I gave in.
I chose April 5 as the delivery date even if I ordered mid-March and it was already April 7 or 8 when I realized I have not received my order yet. I followed up on @FlyPALcafe and they said they will deliver on April 9.
It arrived at around 6:00 P.M. I ordered two boxes. In a box is a pack of cold arroz caldo, two wooden bowls, two wooden spoons, a salted egg, and small containers of calamansi, dulong (dilis?), green onion, and toasted garlic.
We reheated the arroz caldo for breakfast the next day.
As someone who sort of knows how to cook (naks!), I think the taste was sakto lang. Although the hubby, who is not fond of arroz caldo, said it was delicious. I love more the wooden bowls LOL! #
Whenever we walk around the condo compound, my son likes to pick gumamelas. So when one of our neighbors started selling plants from Tagaytay and I saw a gumamela plant, I immediately ordered one.
When it arrived, I think it had two flowers. Then for the looongest time, it did not grow any buds. My husband wanted to get rid of it because he said it was just taking up space. Its branches were growing but no flowers.
Then one day, it just started sprouting flowers...
When you have sooo many plant photos and plant Instagram accounts want to follow your private personal profile, it's time to have a separate plant account LOL.
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