ifarmgirl (79)in #personalgrowth • yesterdaySaboteur-Busting Series [Introduction]Magandang buhay💚 It's a lovely Thursday morning on this side of the world, which reminded me of something I've wanted to do for a while, and I guess it's time to start before it drowns in my occasionalifarmgirl (79)in #mondaydrive • 3 days agoMonday's RunMagandang buhay💛 The husband invited us to join him in delivering seedlings to the other farm (in another town) yesterday, and since I planned to visit the dentist, Yongi and I tagged along. First, weifarmgirl (79)in #sunday • 4 days agoSunday Aftie: Unexpectedly Productive & Well, Ouchy😅What I thought would be my lazy day turned out to be very productive. Sunday. I spent most of the afternoon in the garden—watering and rearranging potted plants, installing bamboo poles and hangers, clearingifarmgirl (79)in #wingedhitchrider • 6 days agoThe Unexpected HitchRider [A Wanderer]Magandang buhay 💛 I was snapping photos as we were about to cross the border (leaving Ilocos Sur and entering La Union) when my husband suddenly said, "Take this off me, please." Union Welcomeifarmgirl (79)in #expensivelesson • 7 days agoAn Expensive LessonNever trust someone completely just because you know them. Our recent experience taught us that. It is one of the most expensive lessons we have learned yet. My siblings and I acquired a portion of a largeifarmgirl (79)in #donsegundo • 8 days agoDon Segundo [House of Antiques & Restaurant]From the workshop in Balaoan, we headed to Luna for brunch. The hubby had a restaurant in mind and thought we'd try it because, from what he read, diners appreciated and recommended it. Nestled among lushifarmgirl (79)in #november • 12 days agoFading EmbersHello, November💚 Long weekend. It's Undas after all. A significant family tradition here in the country, where people go back to their home provinces to visit cemeteries (public or private), turning themifarmgirl (79)in #boundaries • 13 days agoDrawing the Hard LinesWhew! And just like that, October is practically over. Did the calendar spin twice as fast? It's wild how quickly time slips by. It feels like we're on a high-speed train and we can't pull the emergencyifarmgirl (79)in #chaoticscramble • 14 days agoChaotic Scramble [in the Field]I went for a walk around 3 pm yesterday. While up the hill, I decided to check the field just above the backyard. The overgrowth was already dry, ready to be cleared. I thought we'd hire Brandon's friendsifarmgirl (79)in #sweettooth • 15 days agoSweet Addiction"He is addicted to sweets and chocolates," my new sister-in-law was saying last week, referring to my brother. She was genuinely concerned about his quiet coughs, but he refuses to get checkedifarmgirl (79)in #batilpatong • 17 days agoSecond Try [Panciteria]After taking the FIL's weekly allowance, the hubby and I thought we'd get a light fill before heading to the wake. Pasta came to mind, but the food place is a bit farther away, so we decided to give theifarmgirl (79)in #blessings • 18 days agoWhat's Meant For You Finds YouSaying 'hello' to a lovely Monday in DD. It feels like we've been away for weeks, even though we've only been in the other town for 3 days. It seems we have become so attached to this place more than weifarmgirl (79)in #weeteddy • 19 days agoTeddy & SuchMagandang buhay💚 A wee teddy with a Santa hat peeking out of a holiday stocking is the only early Christmas decor we have in DD. It has been hanging on the shelf wall for months now, waiting for someifarmgirl (79)in #solemnday • 20 days agoSolemn Day [What Story Am I Writing?]Waking up to the weekend in BC. We were home late last night. We might have stayed until 3 am, but Dad was already tired and sleepy (we have been at Kuya T's wake early in the day), so we left just beforeifarmgirl (79)in #saturdaydrive • 21 days agoLilGuy's SabadoWe left BC early for the wedding, and he stayed mostly curled up in his car seat (bed) for the whole ride (3.75 hours), probably because the windows were closed, as it was breezy and cold that morning.ifarmgirl (79)in #gonetoosoon • 22 days agoWay Too Soon, Kuya TWe visited him on Sunday. He was obviously in pain, but still tried to keep a happy face, teasing us (Dad, another cousin's husband, and me) to say something when we quietly approached him on his sickbed.ifarmgirl (79)in #trek • 27 days agoUnexpected Trek [to A Wake]Gorgeous day, lovely sky. They were to attend another wake. "We'll have to walk," their companion said, so they left their car by the roadside. What she didn't expect was that they would go downifarmgirl (79)in #suddenillness • 28 days agoLife Changes in a HeartbeatA relative on Dad's side of the family fell critically ill all of a sudden. My sister visited him at the hospital last weekend and shared that he had undergone multiple therapeutic thoracenteses (liquidifarmgirl (79)in #endings • 29 days agoBeyond Loss or Closed DoorsLosing something we value is difficult, especially when we poured our heart into it. Almost always, the body gets tense, the stomach tightens, and the mind runs wild, screaming. It's like a door slammedifarmgirl (79)in #monday • last monthHormones, Disputes & MondayThe LilGuy and I ended up staying instead of joining the hubby and my brother for a trip half an hour's drive from the city center (3.5 hours from here) for the final monumentation (line marking) of a