Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine

[David-and-Mae 15]

As I promised, here are the pictures of "my" garden that I thought would never survive --knowing I killed most of our plants in Pinas. Surprisingly, they did pretty good. These were taken last memorial day so by now, they have doubled their sizes and the tomatoes are wilder... so are the potatoes.

Here's where I planted onions, sweet corn, potatoes and sweet peas.

Different kinds of tomatoes and peppers, a vine of string beans from Pinas... I also have lettuces, red radishes and at the far end some zucchinis.

More tomatoes... along with herbs like regular oregano, rosemary, greek oregano and parsley.

Sweet potato po para sa talbos... sarap igisa with Ligo sardines, hehe.

To be continued...

[David-and-Mae 15]

Eto naman po ang aming pond... I also have some vegetables here like cucumbers, more string beans, we have a patch of asparagus (but didn't come back this year) and a small bush of rhubarb (David loves rhubarb pie).

This will be our back deck where we hang out at night... We have some flowering plants here.

My experiment...

To be continued...

[David-and-Mae 15]

A bit of our backyard... gotta keep up with the grass or it's going to be a jungle out here... We are next to a school of nursing so kung gusto kong mag aral, ililiban na lang ako ni David sa bakod, hehehe.

Our rose trellis on the garage didn't bloom that much but it still looks pretty.

Front deck po... tambayan namin ni David pag may thunderstorm or pag 4th of July kase we have a nice view of fireworks display on this side. Pati na rin po sunset. May bench kami here that swings.

More rose trellis on every corner of the house.

Ni-nenok ko isa sa mga roses, hehehe.

At eto naman po ang aming apple trees na favorite tambayan ng squirrels for free fruits. We also have nectarines, plums, cherries, peaches and pears pero next time ko na sila post pag visible na fruits nila.

Yung pond namin, meron po dung grape vines... hopefully this year e mapatay muna namin ang japanese beetle bugs bago lantakan ang aming grapes.

[David-and-Mae 15]

Some of our flowers on our front deck...

Miscellaneous pictures... greeneries around the house pero some of them namumulaklak din.

--- Hosta for the heart-shaped leaves and I forgot the name of the next bush that produce pretty pink bouquets of flowers.

Daylilies and more hosta

Tambayan dati ni Pepper kapag nag-ga-garden kami ng asawa ko. Bed nya yan...

Meet Pepper... we will miss her so much.

My husband and I both love gardening... passion nya yan and he really takes pride of everything. I used to pick almost all the flowers that bloom. Hehehe. So ayan po mga kafatid... Sana ay nag-enjoy kayo.

Edited June 6, 2009 by David-Mae Forever

[Brettanne 1]

Hello mga ate, sali na nga ako. I got interested just by looking to all your pictures and discussions here. Nahihiya pa kasi ako dati, kaya kakapalan ko na mukha ko kahit di nyo ko i welcome. hehe. Sana maging successful ang pag attached ko ng pics. Sa sunod na yung iba kasi nahihiya pa kong mag take ng picture sa mga lugar na napupuntahan namin, pinagtatawanan nga ako ng asawa ko bakit daw nahihiya ako.

Welcome to the thread Brettane. Hwag kang mahiya mag take ng pictures kasi ang mga puti naman friendly at wa paki. Minsan nga nago-offer pa sila na mag-take ng picture naming mag-asawa or family.

At the bowling alley with the nephews, in fairness maganda ang bowling alley natin sa pinas kesa dito sa lugar namin.

True talaga. Maski sinehan nila dito walang sinabi sa sinehan natin sa Philippines. Ang liliit ng cinema nila tapos hindi maganda talaga. Nami-miss ko tuloy ang sinehan ng Ayala, SM at Greenbelt. Sabi ko nga, ano ba ito, bakit ang pangit ng mga sinehan dito? Pati bowlingan nila puros luma din samantalang sa Philippines, high-tech na high-tech tayo doon, with matching dancing lights.

AngelSaint, punta ka sa photobucket.com tapos mag-upload ka doon ng pictures mo. Pag gusto mo i-post dito, i-copy mo dito yung link. Meron pa sigurong makakapag-explain in detail, help naman. Hindi kasi ako tech savvy at hindi ako marunog mag-explain pag dating sa computer hehe. Nag-hit and miss lang ako sa pag-post dito hanggang sa natutunan ko.

Pinaywife, Oo nga te, di na ko masyadong nahihiya ngayon kasi ganyan din sabi ng husband ko, wala daw paki ang mga puti and that is true minsan me mga nag oofer sa amin para sila mag take ng picture. First time ko palang manonood ng movie dito sa sinehan sa opening ng Transformer, pero nakikita ko na mga theater dito, naka separate. Di tulad sa atin na nasa loob ng mall. Nami miss ko rin mga mall sa atin, MOA, Glorietta, SM ang liliit ng mga mall dito. Tsaka ang mall sa atin me bowlingan sa loob, me ice skating hehe.

Angel Saint, meron kang makikitang box sa bandang baba sa right side, box, tapos browse then upload. Trial and error lang yan ako rin nga medyo nahirapan, i preview post mo muna para makita mo kung successful ang pag attach mo bago mo i post. Pag aaralan ko rin yung sa photobucket, me account ako dun pero tignan ko kung pano ako makakapag post dito thru photobucket.

[Brettanne 1]

Some of our flowers on our front deck...

Miscellaneous pictures... greeneries around the house pero some of them namumulaklak din.

--- Hosta for the heart-shaped leaves and I forgot the name of the next bush that produce pretty pink bouquets of flowers.

Daylilies and more hosta

Tambayan dati ni Pepper kapag nag-ga-garden kami ng asawa ko. Bed nya yan...

Meet Pepper... we will miss her so much.

My husband and I both love gardening... passion nya yan and he really takes pride of everything. I used to pick almost all the flowers that bloom. Hehehe. So ayan po mga kafatid... Sana ay nag-enjoy kayo.

Good job te, dito ko lang naririnig ang mga name ng mga ibang halaman. Di kasi ako familiar sa mga name ang alam ko lang ay rose. Magtanim ka rin te ng kalamansi para kumpleto na masarap yun sa salad na talbos ng kamote hehe, excite na nga ako by August bakasyon ako sa Tita ko sa Florida, bibigyan daw nya ako ng halaman ng kalamansi na nasa paso. Asawa ko mahilig din mag garden ng mga vegetable pero this time wala syang garden. Ako cguro mag aaral palang, last time kasi na nag garden ako nung highschool palang ako. hehe. God Bless!

[GaryC 7]

hi Luzy, i enjoyed following your own visa journey, glad to see youre back. nice in laws by the way

Hi Sasha..salamat naman at naaliw ka namin ni Gary sa aming journey..masyadong makulay ano? Looking back feeling ko hindi na matapos-tapos ang mga problema.. yun pala yung mga trials and obstacle pala ang mas magpapatibay sa aming dalawa, mas na appreciate namin ang isa-t isa, tignan mo ngayon si Gary nakakalbo na sa kunsumisyon sa akin hehe, joke lang po.

ang gaganda nman ng flowers mo ate gusto ko din sana mag gardening kso nka apartment lng kme cguro yung nkabitin na lng ang bibilhin ko pra pde isabit sa labas ng bahay

Salamat po, akala ko hindi magwo work ang green thumb ko d2..mag hanging plant kana lang less maintenace pa..kunin mo yung miniature petunias, matagal ang buhay nun saka ang ganda-ganda pag full bloom sila.

ako rin, gusto ko na mag-housing tuloy! inggit ako sa plants ni ate luz. nice work pala ate! saka ang ganda ng pics, may development talaga!

Hey Felb, sige sige mag housing ka na din, nakaka aliw mag garden..nagu umpisa palang din ako kasi kakabili lang din namin ng bahay..mas maganda yung garden ni Mae nakakatuwa!Kasi naman mahilig din mag garden asawa nya kaya all out talaga sila sa garden nila.Share mo sa amin pag nag garden ka na ha.

Ate Luz, HUGS

You still running around taking pictures.

nice picture of your inlaws.

Take care

Yogi

Akala ko dati si yogib37 ay boy? Girl pala, galing mo kasi mag-English

Mareng Cors, mama as in mama yang si yogib37,How do I know? kasi bumisita yan sa amin last year, ang bait-bait nyan saka napaka friendly, yung asawa nya na Pinay hindi ko pa nakita. Hindi nya kasama that time.

[GaryC 7]

My experiment...

Ang ganda naman, galing mo sa flower arrangement. Ask ko lang Mae, ano ginagawa mo pag winter time..nasa labas pa din ba sila or ipinapasok mo sila sa loob ng bahay ?

Our rose trellis on the garage didn't bloom that much but it still looks pretty.

Your Rose trellis ang pinaka paborito ko sa garden mo! Ang ganda nilang tignan! May Rose trellis din kami na naabutan na namin dito, muntik akong himatayin nung lumiit sya sa kaka trim ni Gary kasi daw masyado ng lumago paayat na daw ng bahay, baka daw sa wall mag ugat, . Ang asawa ko talaga!

Saka nga pala (tanong uli) saan ka nakabili ng talbos? ayan tuloy nagki crave ako ng ginisang talbos sa sardinas.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

This was the lone rose, before the deer came by and ate everything. Next time, adobo usa!

Edited June 6, 2009 by Rocky_nBullwinkle

[o0pink0o 3]

Wow Mae! ganda naman ng yard nyo at ng mga plants and flowers na tanim nyo Ang pinaka fave ko is yung prang mini pond kasi refreshing ang dating may grren thumb ka nmn pla eh! pang istyets nga lang

[David-and-Mae 15]

Ang ganda naman, galing mo sa flower arrangement. Ask ko lang Mae, ano ginagawa mo pag winter time..nasa labas pa din ba sila or ipinapasok mo sila sa loob ng bahay ?

Your Rose trellis ang pinaka paborito ko sa garden mo! Ang ganda nilang tignan! May Rose trellis din kami na naabutan na namin dito, muntik akong himatayin nung lumiit sya sa kaka trim ni Gary kasi daw masyado ng lumago paayat na daw ng bahay, baka daw sa wall mag ugat, . Ang asawa ko talaga!

Saka nga pala (tanong uli) saan ka nakabili ng talbos? ayan tuloy nagki crave ako ng ginisang talbos sa sardinas.

Pag winter pinapasok namin ang mga pwedeng i-save na halaman. Most of the time kase yung mga annuals pag tapos na time nila, wala ng pwedeng ipasok sa bahay. Geraniums are good, they can outlast the winter pag nasa loob sila ng house. Lahat ng natitira naming plants, puro indoor sila. Kaya tuloy mukhang jungle house namin during winter.

Our rose trellis are mostly 6-8 years old. Trim-trim lang pag winter kase mamamatay din naman sila dahil sa frost. You'll be surprise when they come back on spring... full-bloom talaga. Not much this year kase we had strong winds and blew most of the buds.

I got the talbos from ACE hardware for $3.00. Akala ni David I'm after the sweet potatoes which is the roots. Ini-explain ko sa kanya na I'm after the tops. Weird daw at first pero nasanay na rin sya. We passed by a newly developed subdi and the main gate was adorned with yellow and red sweet potato vines for plants. As in ang lago talaga. Muntik na kami mag pull over para makapanalbos ako, kaso bawal daw e, hehehe.

Wow Mae! ganda naman ng yard nyo at ng mga plants and flowers na tanim nyo Ang pinaka fave ko is yung prang mini pond kasi refreshing ang dating may grren thumb ka nmn pla eh! pang istyets nga lang

Thank you pow! Buti na nga lang at they survived. Kung hindi super depress siguro ako at embarrased na kababaeng tao e di makabuhay ng pananim. Hehehe... I like to hang out by the pond kase may malalaking puno na naglililim dun so mahangin. Therapeutic din ang sound ng lumalagaslas na tubig. Feeling ko nasa ilog ako at nagtatampisaw. Hahaha!

[o0pink0o 3]

Ask ko lang po kasi hindi talaga ako marunong magtanim. When ba ang tamang season pra magtanim ng pumpkin? Kasi gusto namin magtanim pra pagdating ng Halloween eh sariling tanim namin gagamitin hehe.

[pnelsonj 0]

PW thanks for starting this thread... hehehe... ako din mag share din ako... ano bang dapat ipakita? lol... joke!

here's some of the activities we've done

renewing our vows on top of the hill and snowboarding down the hill after the ceremony...

segway tour in Fl...

fishing sa lake hehe

eto lng muna... babanat mamaya! good night all!!! God bless!!!

S**T!!!!!!!! I SO ENVY YOU! YAN KAYA GUSTO....WEDDING DURING WINTER SEASON.......

BUTI NALANG LMATAGAL SNOW SA MINNESOTA....I CAN HAVE MY DREAM WEDDING!!!! NEXT YEAR (HOPEFULLY) GUYS!!!! PUNTA KAYO HA?HEHEHEHE

ATE PINAY WIFE MUKHANG MAGEENJOY NA TLGA AKONG MAGLUTO DYAN....KASI WALANG IPIS...SUPER TAKOT AKO DUN..LALO NA SA LUMILIPAD...LUMABAS NGA AKO NG BANYO NA NAKAHUBAD DAHIL SA IPIS NA YAN E...

hey where are u in MN My husband was born there hay naku never akong tumira dyan mamatay ako sa lamig but we occasionally visiting my inlaws kaya lang ako sumasama sa asawa ko my inlaws love to see me )

[rlogan 2,036]

Lira lives in the interior of Alaska. Gets down to -50 F in normal winters, as low as -65 F or colder in the really good ones. Not wind chill. Raw temperature.

We live in the forest about 35 miles from town. Here she is running a D-3 bulldozer clearing the road to our cabin:

A skid-steer (some call it a bobcat, which is a brand of skid steer):

Cutting with a chain saw (we heat with wood):

She can handle a .44 magnum pistol:

Her doggy Torque, who weighs 30 lbs more than she does:

Sleeping with a grizzly bear hide blanket (husband shot this bear in self defense)

Oh, then there's her husband. Renegade Bush Pilot:

Pretty much the same life she had in the Philippines.

She has a blog at

http://alaskafilippina.blogspot.com/

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

Lira lives in the interior of Alaska. Gets down to -50 F in normal winters, as low as -65 F or colder in the really good ones. Not wind chill. Raw temperature.

We live in the forest about 35 miles from town. Here she is running a D-3 bulldozer clearing the road to our cabin:

A skid-steer (some call it a bobcat, which is a brand of skid steer):

Cutting with a chain saw (we heat with wood):

She can handle a .44 magnum pistol:

Her doggy Torque, who weighs 30 lbs more than she does:

Sleeping with a grizzly bear hide blanket (husband shot this bear in self defense)

Oh, then there's her husband. Renegade Bush Pilot:

Pretty much the same life she had in the Philippines.

She has a blog at

http://alaskafilippina.blogspot.com/

It's freakin' cold out there. I won't survive the winter. I'm a wuss. Must be tough navigating your way through the snow using that bulldozer eh? Have you seen any mooses?