Vintage. Lovely, Life must be.

I think your whole life shows in your face

and you should be proud of that...

~Lauren Bacall

The Hubby and I met some high school classmates last weekend. It's getting very obvious- we are really people from a previous era heading right into vintageness.

But hey, older doesn't have to mean outmoded. I believe in classy appeal.

Here are some shots of us from my Lumix toy.

That's me and Liza Jane

Leonisa, Liza Jane, Me, The Hubby (yes, The Hubby was my classmate- lol)

still the four of us...

On a deeper thought, no matter how many years have piled up on your life counter, I believe the spirit is ageless. I would imagine myself getting wrinkles a few years from now. Yet, I would acknowledge, ripening is a sweet process.

Because of that, I don't feel awkward having to grow old and greying.

Happy, despite. I hope you are, too.

Tara

Weekend Baking Mode

Hello, hello...

It was my goal to try new things this year. Yes! I am busy in the kitchen most of the time. Today, I promised the hubby to bake something for our Saturday treat.

So, I am posting some pics of my recent Chiffon loaf and cupcakes. Here they go!

I am delighted to have tried another thing today. This is what I love being at home. I can do as I please. More baking to come! hooorray.

Rosemary Penne

Pics of my spicy rosemary penne pasta with red sauce.

weeds in the field

"I know nothing more enjoyable than that happy-go-lucky wandering life,
in which you are perfectly free; without shackles of any kind,
without care, without preoccupation, without thought even of to-morrow.
You go in any direction you please,
without any guide save your fancy."

Guy de Maupassant

Holla! Nothing big happened today. I am still going through low energy phase and a lingering cold plus a slight cough... Nevertheless, it's not a complete day without me getting some shots using my Lumix toy.

Here are my shots of grasses, weeds and plants living in the open field in my community. Their imperfect condition has become my point of interest; they -- so tough, free and random, so pure and beautiful in their flaws, so peaceful in their frailty.

And they manage to survive in the roughest weather like the rainy January we are having.

It's still the 28th. Tonight, however, the rain poured like there's no tomorrow. Albeit, thunder has gone elsewhere, this rain was vehemently beating against the roof and windows -- bringing equal intimidation into the scene.

Not to stray from my point, I share some pictures I took of field grasses amidst cloudy skies.

I love photography because I love sentimental moments. It's just silence, me and the object in focus; I, searching for that precise emotion to capture beyond the physical before hitting the button.

I must concede to Milton saying...

“Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!”

Because life is a series of memories,

Miumiu our pet cat

He has been with us for like three months now. We just found out that it was a boy cat. Anyhoo... boy or girl, we have called him Miumiu (variation of meowmeow) so that will be his name from now & beyond.

This is the snapshot of this brat cat who likes to play with the little mouse stuffed toy. We wondered why he loves to pick it, and roll with it, jump on it & simply hug it. Is it for the love of mice-- his mortal enemy?

Here's proof of it!

Loving Bokeh

Here is my recent work. I just can't go to sleep without posting it here... because I loved how I did them. Much obsessed with making the bokeh effect.

Sunny Windy Tuesday

Shots I made before noon sharp. The wind is nice today, plus the sun is a bit alive.

Got this for lunch as well:

It's a great life,