The news has just heralded the highest power rate hike which dampened, i must admit, my meager efforts to create a festive atmosphere at home. We decided to light up the tree on the eve itself. Yep, in twenty days. Simple is the operative word.
Toning down the festivities, not just because of the looming bills, is also extending still our oneness with the Mega Typhoon's victims. This just feels right.
If there's any splurging happening -- i leave it to mother nature to take the lead. Here's a photo of a shrub that shows off in wild abandon its eye-catching purplish offshoots.
Thank you for such generosity!
