Ces And Her Dishes: 11/01/2013

11/30/13

What The Sea Giveth, The Sea Taketh

What The Sea Giveth, The Sea Taketh. ©C.P.Adorio. Pen and Ink on 11"x14" Bristol Board

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11/26/13

A Thousand Lights, A Flicker of Hope

There is no electricity there. It is very dark and quiet. It is so peaceful. When night falls, it is total darkness, except for the full moon and the stars. But when the fireflies appear, there are thousands of them! They obliterate the darkness and light up the sky so bright. It almost seems like daytime in Inday Leah's farm.

I remember how Inday Lynette described Inday Leah's farm in the mountains. I have never been there. The last three times I went home was to see Inday Leah as she battled lung cancer. She lost that fight. It was the longest year for my sisters, my brothers and me. In my helplessness, I painted a picture I called "My Favorite Things" or "Sunflowers". In the painting, there are paintings in the background and one is of my brothers, my sisters and myself watching the fireflies flicker. The painting was my prayer, filled with hope as Inday Leah was undergoing cancer treatment. People asked me who the woman is in the painting. It was my sister who had the cancer but I replied "me". I wanted so much to take her place in her suffering.

It is a sobering day. I woke up reading a friend's thoughts about her dying husband. I cannot stop myself from feeling sadness and sorrow for her. I know so well that pain of watching a beloved cling to life. There is nothing you can do but pray that your beloved has abandoned that ailing body and has become a hovering spirit, sharing the scene. Other's may not agree with this but I do believe that blessed are those who are present in the moment of a beloved's passing. It is so painful and filled with sorrow but what a great honor to be present giving comfort as they take their last breath. As a nurse, I have seen it many times. I always felt it a great honor to be allowed in the most sacred rites of life. I was not present for my father's passing. I was not present for Inday Leah's passing, only my mother's. There are no words to describe this act of witnessing. I do not deny the pain and the sorrow. And while the breaking of hearts are eventually healed by love and sweet remembrances, the longing never ends.

God bless those who suffer and those who grieve for them.

The fireflies are symbols of impermanence.

A Thousand Lights, A Flicker of Hope. Pen and Ink on 11"x14" Bristol Board

"Come to Inday Lec's farm. There are thousands of fireflies."

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11/22/13

The Most Beautiful Thing

“I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

On The Brighter Side:
Happy Birthday to my beloved Viking. I love you. Tsup!!

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11/14/13

A Thank You Giveaway

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the strongest typhoon ever recorded. It ravaged the land I first called home, my birthplace, the Philippines. I cannot describe the catastrophic destruction and havoc it has caused. We have seen the heartbreaking images.

I appeal to you to give directly to the American Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan aid..

I am drawing 5 art cards to give to the first five people who pledge or have already donated directly, $50.00, to the American Red Cross for the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) appeal.

There are over 600 extant oak species all over the world. This is the only one found in the Philippines, Quercus merrilli. Unlike tall oaks, Quercus merrilli is a bush. It is found in the province of Palawan. Its incidence is counted in individual specimen for it is becoming rare or endangered due to habitat loss. The mature acorn of Quercus merrilli measures 2 cm, ovoid, brown, hairless and enclosed half by a stalkless cup. The cupule has 7-8 denticulate rings.

These Art Cards measure 3.5 inches x 2.5 inches, are mounted on double-matted 8"x10" boards. All materials are acid-free, archival and of museum quality. They are unframed. They will be shipped in acid-free, archival protective clear bags. If interested, please send me a personal message stating your pledge or send me an email showing your American Red Cross receipt (please delete any personal credit/debit card information).

Thank you very much.

Update 11/15/2013 9:00PM. All the 5 cards are reserved for 5 generous donors who donated more than $600.00 directly to the American Red Cross, Unicef, Doctors Without Borders, and the Typhhon Haiyan relief campaign through Baylor University, and Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems. Thank you very much. :)