In the evening we met up with some friends at an Asia After Dark event at the Freer Sackler Gallery. The theme was "Korean Soul Train" The invite encouraged costumes. Naturally,…
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My mom's recipe for Vietnamese beef stew with lemongrass - bo kho xa - is one of my favorites from childhood. Eaten with hand-torn hunks of fresh French bread dunked into…
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Birthdays are not a big deal to the hubs. Every year he tells me not to get him a gift, not to plan anything, and not to kill myself doing anything…
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Outside: I put on my Xtra Tufs and walked around in the woods listening to the snow crunching beneath my boots. Finally! Real snow! It snowed and snowed and snowed --…
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We stayed up all night waiting for the snow storm, huddled together downstairs watching movies and peering outside frequently to see if the storm had arrived. I logged online every hour…
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Sometimes I forget how energizing it feels to walk in the woods. Sometimes I forget how much I need to be in nature. Sometimes I take for granted what is right…
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Every good survival story starts with locking yourself outside on your own deck. Which is what happened to me yesterday when I went outside to set up and photograph some product…
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A quiet Saturday afternoon on a sunny Winter's day. We have been experimenting with letting the kitties outside on our upper decks when the weather is nice. So far they have…
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In lieu of the traditional family portrait of matching sweaters, gritting teeth and stiff, awkward poses in front of a gloriously large tree/roaring fireplace bedecked with stacks of neatly wrapped gifts,…