bisperas sa bag-ong tuig abtik nako gitilawan ang gipabugnaw ni Lola Nila nga fruit salad. sekreto pud ni Islaw gipaksitan ang kagubkob nga fried lumpia, bago lang gihaon ni Lolo Nito. wala nakabantay sila mama ug Tiya Isyat sa among mga krimen, lingaw kaayo sila og hisgot sa gipananaw nga drama dungan pag-hikutar sa lecheContinue reading “bisperas sa bag-ong tuig / new year’s eve”
Yearly Archives: 2023
Closing reads of 2023
i want to share with you some of the last quarter of 2023 (e)books i enjoyed (re)reading:
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pink spider flowersbathe the tears of pristine rainsoul-cleansing cycle ✒️ tea solonDecember 30, 2023 | Cebu CityPhilippines
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moonsoon leads the danceheaps of yellow ginkgo whirlerhu sweeps the soul ✒️ tea solonDecember 28, 2023 | Cebu CityPhilippines
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she readsuntil the curlsin her raven hairare overlapping braidsof vocabularies in the ancientlanguages of her ancestors andthe modern languages of the times ✒️ tea solonDecember 28, 2023 | Cebu CityPhilippines
she writes
from the marrowof her boneswith blood cellsforming cursivesinto wordsher wordspure asevening rainlight as morning dew ✒️ tea solonDecember 28, 2023 | Cebu CityPhilippines
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air dances with sweetnangka, buko, mango scents—mom is truly here ✒️ tea solonDecember 28, 2023 | Cebu CityPhilippines
📚 Only 2 days left!
dear friends, are you having enough rest after all the christmas rush? if you are up for a read or three, you still have enough time to enjoy Palwa, Solon Descendants, and Dew of My Memories books. go to MgaButung or scan the QR codes on the book covers below to read them on issuu.Continue reading “📚 Only 2 days left!”
take a retreat to the gentleness of the ordinary
today, i share this post, which houses some of the pauses i took during the morning walk. may the yuletide season bless you and your family with the gentleness of the ordinary. love & light, tea —– gentleness of the ordinary series2023 © tea solonSubangdaku, Mandaue City, CebuPhilippines
a view of the world on the field of grass
a couple blissfully sits on the picnic cloth, tickles their happy child a baby excitedly takes the first steps with bare feet on the ticklish grass, whose beaming parents readily walk behind with joy four teenage friends laugh at their play of volleyball two giggling teams of young boys hurriedly chase after a soccer ballContinue reading “a view of the world on the field of grass”
BUTUNG IS LAYP | Coconut is Life 