Sta. Maria is Miggie's hometown, but when she was still single and teaching in Urdaneta, she seldom comes home. She prefers Dagupan where her Uncle lives and where life was more exciting. However, time shifts everything like a deck of cards. Their old house is already gone. All her siblings have drifted to many places: in Manila or in the US. But their big lot is still there, a witness to the many happy childhood events with which she grew up with. Now her sights are beamed towards home, sweet home, this time in Asingan.
The next photos were taken in the backyard of a childhood friend, Manang Gloria, a retired nurse from California who decided to spend her retirement years in Sta. Maria. She has a number of Bon Sai plants aside from the different fruit trees and flowering plants that gives a pleasant verdant color especially during the rainy months. Gloria has a full time gardener to look after the front and backyard.
A part of the PERGOLA or GAZEBO found in the backyard.
This is a fine way of recycling materials. This capiz window came from their old house ( Gloria's ) and instead of throwing it away, she had it fastened to a part of the concrete wall surrounding their house. At first glance, I thought her surrounding walls have windows through which you could see what is happening in the neighbour's !
Many Filipinos are naturally religious. Gloria spends much time as a volunteer in their local Catholic church. If I am not mistaken, this is an image of St. Anthony de Padua found in a corner of her front garden..
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