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From the traveling penniless scholar to the servantless Filipina mom, this photo blog is all about love. Love for family, life, and, of course, food. Nomnomnom. ☀

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Because of COVID-19, we have gone to so many new parks, forced ourselves to play during the day everyday, and have gotten so much closer to our little one. It's a tough time for us parents to have no daycare and still have to work and manage deadlines, but I'm also so happy to be reminded of more important things. ⭐☀️♥️ (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_c-2_FH8h9oyYH0OMbfpVe8TV4FCHTEBTn-040/?igshid=d7wg1kgnenck

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Homemade for life. #oatmealcookies #chai #homeiswherethefoodis (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxpd93dAEW3a487nC_EWt4TqBgu2BEAwPxt6nQ0/?igshid=bk126al4fmvj

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2019 April. Agfa optima 1035.

This is the first non-toy, non-slr, completely automatic film camera with a focus ring that I've ever used. First, i was really scared with the focus ring + rangefinder combo. To tell the camera where to focus, I had to estimate my distance from the subject in meters. But I don't know if I got it right until I get the photos from the developer. Second, it's fully automatic. While this might be convenient, it is unnerving not to have full control and to tell your camera to brighten it up a notch or darken up to capture the sunset. For a forever manual user of an slr, this experience with the agfa 1035 was a fun challenge and quite a successful one :)

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2019.03. Lomo Konstruktor.

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2019 March. Praktica MTL5b roll#1.

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I found rolls of used, undeveloped film in our flat and had them developed. It’s like Christmas morning when these finally come back from the lab. What a wonderful surprise this was. These pictures were taken from a 3-day summer camp party somewhere remote in Germany. I don’t even remember taking these photos, but that’s the exciting part in using film, isn’t it? :)

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This is one of 5 similar pots of tomatoes. My supermarket seed babies' fruits have been happily harvested and eaten by my 22 month old who now knows which tomatoes are ripe and which not. #homeiswherethefoodis #earlyeducation #urbanagriculture #cherrytomatoes (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnwml5mCl3H76l9PdQp5d92qYSg1pDF2wbyR_c0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nm8wgnfnqx2h

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My first official beer at home is a test brew (new beer!) by my darling boyfriend's company. No label yet and oh so delicious. We are celebrating our successful week of not breastfeeding! This is it. The end of an era. ❤ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnt6goQilYWZiYeKgXrOV5pK2BxGp84fTKtze40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bivstue2fbda

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#wheninItaly (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZfwO1g5BkhsKJkfzemVYrQGkkHjzKtYWDznU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=adv4nbhjr2b3

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This is how I work during business trips: cheese, wine, economics. #Frascati #wine #wheninItaly (at Frascati, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZOIhDA8jInpAxkBAQ7EpEtrLkfpXuubCvd5Q0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h013u08ujxo8

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Homemade pesto with basil and calamondin harvested from our balcony. The cuttings from the basil are again put in bottles of water for rooting and replanting. #endlesssupply #basil #basilikum #homeiswherethefoodgrows (at Berlin, Germany)

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Because people at home do not know how to wait for cake to cool. #homeiswherethefoodis #ilovechocolate (at Berlin, Germany)

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I can't. (at Berlin, Germany)

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Waited for all buds to open up before taking a photo. This orchid has been with me for 2 years, and I have seen it lose flowers and regrow new ones. It's always so exciting to see buds regrowing after a year ❤ (at Berlin, Germany)

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Waiting for the cake to cool is the hardest part of baking. #homeiswherethefoodis #carrotapplecake (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmDgu7yA2Z484U36oD12S_mjPuWoYBsx5M8Da40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cgaitxa01a6b

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Guten apetit, bumble bee! 🐝❤🌱 #calamondin #homeiswherethefoodgrows (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmDED_fgDUM_lZtmBUEs9D6czOlt3Zii-hFq5w0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ixkqjmo2y9v4

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I sat on a bench in front of this big tree where a man was taking out some mushrooms in between roots. I was curious and asked what he was doing, and he was very happy to explain that the mushrooms destroy the trees, and the park management is not doing anything about it. So he does it out of his own free will. He said, normally, mushrooms thrive during rainy season, but since it has been a streak of very warm days, he doesn't know why this big mushroom (biggest he has taken out) is living. Maybe there is more moisture kept between two big trees . #Berlinstories (at Bürgerpark Pankow) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmAngJgH-4Rh1OCevTp4EjtXCdpiO6q2K-ARSA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xxpxjg4433dd