The Orangery was originally built for Queen Anne in 1704 at the Kensington Palace grounds to house orange and lemon trees which would otherwise not grow in the cold London weather. The elegant architecture and beautiful garden setting more private than the palace itself evolved into her fashionable court entertainment venue. Since its early years…
Category: Seeing God’s Hand in Daily Adventures or Misadventures
24 Hours In Bordeaux (In Between Cooking Courses)
The major reason for my France trip was the Manger (Cooking) Workshop with Mimi Thorisson in Medoc. To maximize my trek to the other side of the globe, I looked for other activities to do in the vicinity and found the cooking course with Marlene Deparis of Le Gargantua. Meanwhile, there was one day in…
Woburn Part 2: Sunrise and The Gardens
Please click the title for Part 1: Woburn Abbey: Where Afternoon Tea Ritual Started At dawn, I drove up a mile or so to catch the sunrise. Later, Monique and I headed off to Bletchley Park about twenty minutes away. We should not have planned anything after Bletchley Park so we could explore it more. But due…
Woburn Abbey: Afternoon Tea Tradition Birthplace
As my deer, errr, as my dear friend, Monique and I entered the grounds of the Woburn Abbey, I couldn’t help but break out into whisper-singing this song: As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship Thee Monique spontaneously…
Woburn Abbey: Where Afternoon Tea Ritual Started
As my deer, errr, as my dear friend, Monique and I entered the grounds of the Woburn Abbey, I couldn’t help but break out into whisper-singing this song: As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship Thee Monique spontaneously…
Gift of Fragrance
This beautiful gift of Talesfromtheheart‘s Jane Go from Korea is so chic: a Granhand Marine Vacth Fabric Spray with my name inscribed at the bottom of the label. My name inscribed on the linen label made it so special because it expressed the deliberate intention of my friend to give this gift just for me. The…
More Water, More Fruit
There were three orange trees lined up in the backyard. The sprinkler system had gone haywire and the two trees on the left didn’t get water while the one on the right got a turbo watering boost. The result was that the two trees on the left were barren while the one on the right…
An Unexpected Opportunity to Meet the President
My cousin, Grace, wrote, “I didn’t see you reply. Did you see… Tita Day is organizing a trip to Malacanang in two days!” Who, what, when where? It was my dormant Facebook account in the loop so I was unaware until then! Just the week before, I pulled some good muscles that made walking and standing…
Redecorating Project
Sometimes God does not hand cash out but blesses financially nevertheless! Not having to get medicine or specific foods to make our bodies function properly, not getting run over, a friend sending some food, an unexpected discount or gift. The list goes on endlessly. The blessing I want to thank God for is enabling me to…
From Pulled Muscle to Dancing
Three weeks ago, this was the YouVersion Verse of the Day: It was an especially sweet Word for me because at that very time, I couldn’t move freely without an involuntary yelp after having pulled muscles from too much avid calisthenics to the La La Land soundtrack. I had an upcoming scheduled trip one week…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 