Back in the Year 1969

 1969 was a very good year ...

We, as a family, legally immigrated to the United States of America from the Philippines in 1969.  Five years later, we applied for our American citizenship and got it --- hooorray!!!!

Note the price of a gallon of gas back then -- $0.35 😮😐

🎜"Who will Buy"🎝

🎜 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 🎝

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

(Psalm 90 )

Singer, BJ Thomas

Oliver!

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MacKenzie-Childs: Paradise Home Fragrance Diffuser

We all enjoy MC's Paradise Room Diffuser!

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Outdoor Black Wall Lights With Auto Sensor

 What's not to like? ... Our recently installed Cute, Inexpensive, Waterproof, Automatic, Rust-resistant, Ripple-Glass, Open-bottom, Easy to Install, Energy Efficient, and designed with Grids ❤💛💙❤ pair of lights.  They also match our Modern Farmhouse goals.

pc: WIHTU, Amazon

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AIRBNB: Darmstadt, Germany

 Throw Back Tuesday Time!   This may have been the occasion that further promoted my love for skylights, large windows, and free-standing bathtubs  😀😁😃

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Our very first rental though AIRBNB! We arrived safely from Chi-town, and this gem was our destination for our first 2 nights. We rented a whole apartment located on the 3rd floor. 

Frankfurt

The apartment itself had 3 levels of living space. There were enough beds to house 4 guests. Complete with kitchen, full bath, wifi, cable, and plenty of windows to let the sunshine in.  Its real appeal to me was its modern vibe and airiness; along with its reasonable rental cost. The whole building is owned and designed by a friendly architect married to a hairdresser wife (her shop was in the basement). They also happen to live in the same building, one floor down. 

Front of building facing the street.  

That's our bedroom and balcony on the third level.

Metal stairs to the apartment's  upper level and catwalk. 

Entry/Front door on left

Upper level kitchen

Upper level sitting area; same level as the kitchen. 

 Rooms connected by catwalk

Steps to loft area, uppermost level.

 View is facing catwalk to the kitchen from upper-level sitting area.

Bedroom (ours), lower level 

Another view of the bedroom; balcony, mirror, floor-to-ceiling window.  Faces the main street.

Bathroom's bathtub area, lower level

Outdoor view from kitchen, upper level

Looking down at the backyard from the same kitchen. 

We saw a cat "fishing" at the little pond

Flower pot in garden

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