Funny story: One morning, while we were having coffee, the boyfriend told me about his dream the night before. He said that Angelina Jolie visited our house. Apparently, our house was a cafe. Angelina’s taste, in the boyfriend’s dreamworld, was low-key; she liked casual, kitschy, and Bohemian places. He also called her Angie.

My reply: Huh. That sounds like our house all right.

(I did not tease him about the dream. He is not a fan of Angelina. The boyfriend thinks that Brad Pitt is more beautiful than the actress.)

So this is what our yellow house looks like today. 

You know those inns or stores that look straight out of the Kitsch Fairy’s imagination? You know, those places that at first glance, you find interesting but then you tell yourself that you could never live in a house like it. THAT is our yellow house.

We enjoy those kitschy places as much as the next person but unlike most people, we actually never want to leave. In fact, we often find ourselves pointing at things and asking, “I wonder if they’ll sell us that.” or “Where did they find these?”

So this is our yellow house. Whenever my mother is in town, she insists that we hire a cleaning lady to help us dust our dust-gathering dust-gatherers. I say we don’t need one. If the place is clean enough for Angelina, it’s clean enough for us.

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Ahh, it’s good to be back. We had a virus outbreak and had to lay low for a while.

Hi! Give me a hug; don’t worry, I’m virus-free. 

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I’ve also been catching up on Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston is delightful to watch. 

• Remember when I said that there are not that many craft adventures that the boyfriend and I can do together? We recently added “draw and write” to the short list. And by that, I mean I write and he draws.
• He made the illustrations above for a post I wrote on Hanging Rice >> THE 9 PEOPLE YOU MEET AT A CEBU CAFE
• Incidentally, when the boyfriend and I met, it was in a company where I wrote and he drew.

• When we first met, I lived with my sister and a few other friends. Our (my sister’s, really) cat then was this orange tabby named Ty. This is him now; a grumpy and spoiled old cat.

Moss crafts!

DIY Sunnies!

• I’m on Instagram. Follow a catlady? @boredandcrafty

• Perhaps one of the worst things about living with me is my need to organize. It  is always on overdrive. I just don’t know where and when to stop. I want to say I blame Pinterest but that’s also where I found this fantastic photo display idea for a finicky girl like me.Wire hangers? Uh, yeah. Today they display my collection of pretty Japanese sewing magazines. When I get tired of these covers, I’ll clip photos. And when I get tired of those, I’ll clip drawings.

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