by kuribod | Oct 17, 2020 | blog post, life in iloilo
Yesterday, because of a bet that I would chip in with the food and drinks if one of the guys in our village ever get married, I got to participate in an old Filipino tradition that I have never taken part of before (and one that I happily will admit that I’m...
by kuribod | Sep 20, 2019 | blog post, farming, life in iloilo
Okay, Kate requested a photo tour of the farm house, so I’m using my blog because FB is a little too clunky to use for a photo tour. As most of you know, we’re in a constant state of ‘moving’ to the farm house. We’re in this there-but-not-yet...
by kuribod | Oct 2, 2018 | life in iloilo, recipes
Most of my posts these days are mostly about food. That says quite a bit about what we prioritize. The photos are courtesy of Mike Araña and were taken during one of our game nights. A few months back, our oven broke. It’s going to cost quite a bit of money to...
by kuribod | Aug 20, 2018 | blog post, life in iloilo
One of the things that we as a family love to do is share our home with friends, breaking bread, playing games, sharing life stories, and our faith. When we were in China we did this in with semi-regularity with some of our closest friends there and we usually played...
by kuribod | Jul 19, 2018 | farming, life in iloilo
A few weeks ago when our friends from Florida (the Holtons) were here we started getting the beds ready for strawberries. We ordered originally about 150 seedlings from Baguio City, and we were pretty excited as this will be our first crop. Last week, we received the...
by kuribod | Dec 7, 2017 | blog post, life in iloilo
we recently acquired a mini dachshund that we named charlie brown (although maya insists that his name is peanut). a week later my brother gave us a kitten. we suddenly increased our family by 40%. puppy has adjusted to our household rather well. within a couple of...