The Wall

The Cook and I plan to settle and have a family in the province. We bought a small lot in the barangay where I live in. The lot is part of a privately-owned land. The owner is now selling these lots so most of our soon-to-be neighbors are from our community and nearby barangays. We started to build a concrete wall around the lot to mark it.

After about three weeks of removing unwanted plants and building the wall, it now looks like this. It's just three layers or so of hollow blocks, enough to mark our lot.

We will plant Mahogany trees on the left side to shade our future home from the harsh afternoon sun. Fruit trees will be on the right side.


We imagine having our master bedroom to have a veranda, facing Mt. Makiling (you can see a bit of the mountain in the upper right corner). It's nice to have a small cozy space to relax and unwind while sipping a cold drink after a busy day.