The hot chocolate drink I had at Baia Verde bar in Catania, Sicily

This hot chocolate was so creamy, I could just eat it, not drink. It’s so different from the hot choco drink I usually have in a café here, which is almost the same as what my Tassimo can make. But this thick choco drink is a real energy booster to me. I wonder how to make this – perhaps melt a block of chocolate in a pan and add some milk, or is it just cacao powder mixed in a hot milk. I’ll make an experiment.

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There is no such thing as blue snow but why do I make the snow blue in my pictures? In the world of failed photography I think I succeeded in this. I often get blue snow even if it’s clearly white in reality. I’ve read before that it’s not a good picture of a snow at all. When this failure repeats every now and then I decided to search for answers why it is happening. Fortunately, I found ephotozine‘s website that has an article about why snow appears blue.

Speaking of snow, we had our first real winter of the year past Saturday and the happiest were the children enjoying their ride on the sledges. Finally, this season shows what it’s supposed to show. Though I wish it would be over soon.

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I left these grapes in a bowl for later indulgence but it seemed I left them for a long time until they looked dry and shriveled. When hubby saw what was in the bowl, he asked me if I was going to make a raisin out of the grapes. I said I had no intention of doing so but I could as well let them become raisins if it’s the way it would be done.

I was looking for a box of raisins at the grocery store today because I thought of making a macaroni salad á la Filipino style. I’m not good at baking or cooking but I’ve learned to improvise. I just hope that the raisins would add flavour to it.

~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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This is how 3:46 p.m. looked today. Imagine leaving home for work while it’s still dark and coming home when it’s already dark. I can’t wait for our school break to begin so I can sleep this darkness away, lol! But until then, I just have to deal with it in a subtle manner, like forcing myself to get up in the morning and lie in bed when I come home from work. Ugh!

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I wish I’m good at naming plants and flowers. But it’s something I can’t think about of doing, perhaps I’m not that interested in botany. It doesn’t run in my blood. Oh, I like how the green plants’ twirling look. At least I have something I’m good at when it comes to flowers – admire them!

And this, too, adds beauty to the port behind. I wonder how it looks now that it’s fall when all plants wither. It must be dull!

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Awooo! I didn’t realize at first that the holes of the fort indicate parts of a face. It looks like a head coming out of the house to see outside. Skansen Lejonet used to be a military facility but later became a military museum, then deserted in 1942.

Now it serves as a place for events like parties, weddings, and other celebrations. And how about fixing a Halloween Party at Skansen Lejonet and spook your way to the city.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

~ Mellow Yellow Monday ~

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I managed a snapshot of the holed sky while the car was running but it seemed I took it while standing still. Hubby normally drives faster, too, on a motorway, say 110 km/h or more.  And is that a rainbow over the hole? That’s the one that prompted me to shot it. It wasn’t actually dark yet at past 3 p.m. but it showed that way since I was facing the daylight. What do you think of this mobile snapshot?

This one’s I took earlier but on the same day, say, half past 1 p.m. in another place. Hubby parked the car for a couple of minutes to mind his phone and I took the chance to grab mine to shoot the blue and white sky. So invigorating to see this color of the sky in a cold, autumn afternoon.

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