Christmas Party with Friends 2018

We recently hosted a party at our pad...

This is a piece I bought from Project Reo Collective's past Loteria art exhibit this past spring. It's called "Ang Estrelya", a Filipino take on the Mexican loteria card for "La Estrella" (the "star"; the artist is Nina Cristobal of Nina Cee Studio)...

Christmas Day Lunch 2018

Now for Pancit Bihon 2.0

This time for Christmas Day lunch at the male sibling's abode...

Christmas Eve Dinner 2018

First of all,  Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to those that celebrate!

This vacation was spent with great company and good homemade food...

Christmas 2017

We put the tree up right after Thanksgiving...

(Talking Yoda in Santa hat on window ledge)

Because...Type A

Non boring Christmas music

Quite lovely these are...

this is what a real poinsettia plant looks like fully grown...

Christmas Pez 2017 + Christmas Kliks

After Thanksgiving..

the tree went up and along with that...

Christmas decor at the Parol Festival 2017

Bert sent me this photos from the 20th Parol Festival...

held at the Jacobs Center for Innovation. I didn't go this year...

Christmas 2016

It's Christmas time once again...

(Tokidoki calendar in my  office)

for those of you that celebrate it, Merry Christmas to you!

Christmas 2015

Christmas it is...

Merry it shall be...hmmmm?

You know it's the holidays when you see these paintings....

This is actually a throwback photo from four years ago...

but nothing shows that the holidays are here in San Diego until you see store windows painted (usually by the prolific Dano)...

My Star Wars Tree

Several years ago when Borders was going out of business...

I bought this lovely purple Christmas tree, which I used on and off over the years.

This year however, was the best version yet...

Making the The Man Eating Wreath from "Nightmare Before Christmas"

Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas" is one of my favorite movies...

I recently saw a tutorial how to make this...

Christmas Time is Here Again

Merry Christmas...

(Christmas tree in Graffiti Beach shop in South Park)

and best wishes for a prosperous, happy, and healthy new year...

Christmas Videos - Pop Culture faves

I guess it's because I don't have a small kid anymore that I didn't know what the big deal with this was...

"The Elf on a Shelf", which apparently has its fans as well as detractors....

Soup Three Ways Part 2 - Pho, Arroz Caldo & Ramen

Sometimes I get a craving for soup...

La Ley and I were here recently; it was her second time and my umpteenth...

Christmas Decor....

I didn't put out too many decoration this year...

On top of our piano is this...

Christmas books Part 3 - The Golden Books

See the Pez with the green "body"?  That's the newest Christmas Pez.

 I like it so much better than the previous elf (not shown) which looks a bit on the creepy side. This one is more cute. Plus he's green!  Some of the Pez dispensers have candy in them, but I don't really eat the candy. To be honest, I don't know how old some of it is, so yeah, that would be gross to ingest it. But I digress, this post is about books....

Christmas Books Part 1 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

You know it's Christmas time when you see these in Seafood City...

Red wax covered imported Edam cheese. Yes, Just like the "bola bola" cheese heralds the Christmas season, so begins the Christmas traditions in our household...

Assorted food gifts...or why it's great to have food bloggers as friends!

This post detailing food or food related gifts is a little late but better late than never I say.

t's always nice getting unexpected treats like these, from the always charming Jenny of Jenny Wenny Cakes whom I met up with before Christmas time...

Happy Xmas

I can't believe time has flown so quickly! Pretty soon it will be 2014, but first of all...

(as seen on the window of Peking Cafe Chop Suey restaurant in North Park, circa January 2013)

 "Merry Christmas" to all of you out there...