Category Archives: Close to Heart & Home

Family, friends & home

It’s almost midnight, and all I can think of is…

  Yummy, creamy, sinful Portuguese egg tarts…which I have been stuffing myself with for the past 2 days.  See how fabulously golden brown they are? 😀 I just got back from my hometown in Ipoh.  The drive back was smooth … Continue reading

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A Poet, A Poem, A Song, A Songstress

For the next few days, my living room will be a little bit more colorful, because I have a pretty floral basket sitting in one corner. I had been selected as one of the 10 finalists of the recent Gurney Plaza Love … Continue reading

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A place to call a cookbook home

Over the years, I have amassed quite a number of cookbooks; some bought and some gifts.  Well, not a LOT like it will fill up a whole bookshelf, but roughly a stack.  In fact, I also have recipe clippings sitting somewhere … Continue reading

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Love and Loot from the US of A

January is officially MY busiest time of the year!  Hubster got back from a business trip in the States almost two weeks ago, and here I am, posting an update only now.  A slacker, that’s what I am. He was … Continue reading

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It ain’t easy taking a picture…

I don’t know about you, but I’m the kind of person who simply cannot resist taking a picture of a beautiful Christmas tree when I see one.  And I love to have my kids stand in front of it when … Continue reading

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