if you’re a regular to the Blume blog, you probably know already about our recent philippines tour. it was amazing! we traveled with eileen’s parents, visiting relatives, seeing old homesteads, and learning the family history. and our baby girl, jasmine, impressed everyone by learning the customary filipino greeting, showing respect to her elders by taking […]

we met up with shirley and mandy at a farm and restaurant that is one of tacloban’s best-kept secrets — san rafael. the farm’s gorgeous landscape, along with its old world decor, is the handiwork of the very family who owns and operates the place. before the photo shoot, eileen and i sat down at […]