The author with five of her great grandchildren
Written in 2017, this is included in the author’s recently launched book, My Chair…
This is from the author’s newly launched book, My Chair Rocks, a compilation of essays written by her over the years. The book is…
Maningning all-purpose greeting cards
“Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.” – C.S. Lewis
When my daughter Maningning…
This is the message of Kiko Aquino Dee, one of Ninoy Aquino’s eight grandchildren, given to mark his lolo’s 90th birth…
The handy walker, useful for two surgeries spaced two years apart
I remember the year—2014—when my knees started acting funny. My eldest…
Benny and Corit Alejandro during their later years: She made stuff toys from scrap cloth and displayed them in the window.
papemelroti in…
The author before facsimile of Juan Luna’s ‘Parisian Lady’ at Bahay Nakpil (Photo from Peachie Gaston)
As I write this, I’ve…
From the author’s Facebook, publishing with permission
2014
This picture of a wonderful time in Palawan just popped up on my feed. It’s…
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. greeting Cecile Licad after her performance of Rachmaninoff Concert No. 2 on the evening of June 30…
A dog comes to you and lives with you in your own house,
but you
do not therefore own her, as you do not own the rain, or the
trees, or the…
