The Strawberry & Cats I Almost Lost… and Somehow Found Again

 

I’m in my Home Manager season and lately, I find myself filling my home with beautiful, thoughtful finds from Flying Tiger. There’s one collection, The Strawberry and Cats, that I really, really wanted, but it came out before the Philippine Book Festival. 

I inspected the photos on Insta and declared, you’re mine! 

However, I couldn’t go and visit my branch because of all the prep needed for PBF, so I made a mental note to visit after PBF. 

After I was well-rested a few days after PBF, I texted the store supervisor. Unfortunately, they sold out. 

I was disappointed. 

Very disappointed. 

Then one night, a good friend texted saying that he and his colleague are in front of Flying Tiger. They just had dinner and happened to pass by it. He took photos and videos and asked me what I wanted. 

While watching the very fast video 😆, I noticed the strawberry and the cat hand towels below. So, I said “wait! can you take a photo instead?” And lo and behold, the complete line of strawberries and cats was still at that branch! 

And of course, everything I chose was to help me in my daily home management tasks. 

On the cover photo are kitchen cloths that you can use in a number of ways. I will write more about that in a future post. 

The next are the fish cleaning sponges. More about that soon, too!

And on the photo above, you already know about the hand towels. At the bottom are kitchen cloths. I use these more for my hands. I always have a kitchen towel when I’m working in the kitchen. 

My friend paid for everything, then sent me a photo of the bag that says, “Things that make you smile.” Don’t you just love Flying Tiger tote bags? I know I do. I have a whole collection of them! 

He sent the bag to me that same night. 

My wish came true, even though it seemed impossible. The kind of small, quiet magic you don’t question—you just receive. I’m grateful for the little magic that came my way that night

I’ll be sharing the rest of my Flying Tiger finds next… the ones I picked myself, with intention, for my home. Stay tuned for that post. 

This home manager season isn’t just about my kitchen and home finds—I’ve also been organizing my creative space, including my washi tapes and ephemera. I shared that whole process over on Glow by Lady E.

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’Til my next post,

Take it slow. Take it gently. Live it fully.

With love from my little corner of the world,

Lady E

Exhibitor and speaker at the Philippine Book Festival 2026

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