Jerry's school assignment this week was a video of himself handwashing the laundry. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the project and maybe this blog will demonstrate why.
Tag: Floods
It Always Rains on Saturdays Tita Mel
Taking the Jeep to Jerry's ballet class in Iloilo City, Jerry tells me 'It always rains on Saturdays". After more than a month of flooding rain he's been right. The sun has been out 'some' of this week, so here's…
Christmas Reflections
It's raining here in Estancia and my iPhone just started screaming out another emergency weather alert. Apart from minor flooding we don't have too much to worry about here, but my prayers are with the people in Mindanao, Palawan and Leyte who are having a third typhoon (in less than 2 weeks) flood out their homes and crops. Oh life here in the Philippines is hard on the poor.
Urduja Floodwaters
Living in a rural area of the Philippines is not without it's challenges but if you look closely enough there are little pockets of joy even in things like the Urduja floodwaters.