How deep is your love?

And I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave
And it’s me you need to [...]

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Love in the time of election

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character. ~Peter Devries
At the heart of this farm, there lies a gazebo and lovely patios where my husband I sat under the gentle canopies of stately mango trees, some of which are over 50 years [...]

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Our roles change

I enjoy puttering around the house , being a neat freak dictatorial mom or Mrs. Handyman. Butch enjoys strolling at the grocery or supermarket ensuring our cupboards are filled to the brim. The weekly grocery used to belong to my territory until four years ago. For some reason, grocery shopping is therapeutic for him. [...]

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Love thyself first

“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.”- Dalai Lama
I glanced at the man behind the wheel, the same man I’ve been seeing the past 32 years. My heart [...]

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The Sweetness of Gratitude

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” MARCEL PROUST

The hot and humid afternoon coupled with a lot of deadlines made me lazy for the rest of the day. A text message arrived. It was from my husband.
I have something for you…_______________ because [...]

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Celebrating Our 24th Wedding Anniversary

“An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow. ”

If blogs were around in 1985, then I’d have a photo for every year of our wedding anniversary. Since the start of my blog in 2006, I’ve only written four times, counting this entry. Why [...]

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25 Random Things About the Love of my Life

I bet most of you have been tagged at least once on the Facebook’s 25 Random Things About me Note. Can you imagine the viral effect of this meme? Facebook reports that nearly 5 million notes were created by its users during the week of January 26 through February 2, which was more than [...]

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Long Distance Loving

My husband’s email the other day said something like “surviving here but missing you”. I’ve been trying to reach him via Skype but never got to. Finally at around lunchtime (Philippine time) he managed to get on Skype with the help of Lauren.
It’s his first time to use Skype so he has this huge smile [...]

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Men, Body Perfume and Pheremones

I called it a night. As is our usual loving ritual, my husband cuddles to kiss me a “Good night!”. Something different happened though. This time he whispered “You smell nice!” as he buried his nose into my hair. I turned around at him, incredulous and thought ” Oh my, [...]

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