Nine years ago today, 2012 to be precise, I celebrated my 45th birthday surrounded by alpacas somewhere in the Deep South of Germany and grinned
Category: Nostalgia
The Final Shot: R.I.P. Manny Goloyugo (1945 – 2021)
Without the mentorship, master classes, encouragement, support, love and friendship of Manny Goloyugo there would be no FrogDiva Photography today. My beloved mentor, friend and
Mourning the Lost Art of Conversation
Let me ask those of you over 50 a question: what do you miss most about life before the internet and mobile phones? Here’s my
A Mother’s Hands
A mother’s hands are the first to receive you when you enter this world. A mother’s hands were the first to reach out to you
Listen With Your Soul
When was the last time you listened to the rain? Really listened? We all hear it, especially when it comes down like a deluge, but
Soul Cooking: Past meets Present in a Jam Jar
My father began his career in food processing in the early 1960s. His journey began in the pineapple fields and cannery of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon,
