What to do with all this mint?
This is a perfect recipe for anyone with bunches and bunches of mint growing in the yard. The recipe I use is Mint Lime Cucumber Agua Fresca, from Elise of Simply Recipes —… Continue reading
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Act Swiftly, Awesome Pacyderm!
I’ll probably stick this on my office door — everyone is asking for things ASAP. The Dr. Seuss quotation is from Horton Hears a Who, and I like that somehow the elephant I… Continue reading
happy birthday to a cyclist friend
A happy birthday card to a colleague who is an avid cyclist. I doubt her bike is outfitted with a flower basket, but if she did, it would certainly have a bottle of… Continue reading
yellow flowers and Doi Bansui
Etegami of yellow flowers, don’t know the name, from my garden. The words are read, “hana no en,” and mean “a celebration of flowers.” The words are from Doi Bansui’s 1901poem: “in spring… Continue reading
white flower, happy birthday to a colleague
A simple white flower… the thin, papery petaled kind that I find often in the mid-Atlantic area in which I live. I’ve uploaded the photo of a flower that inspired me to do… Continue reading
seashell card for a new baby, with Shinkawa Kazue poem
A cousin recently had a baby girl, and I composed this “welcome baby!” card for them. The card features the first stanza of the poem by Shinkawa Kazue, “赤ちゃんに寄す”. My translation: “Please tell… Continue reading
eggplant on cutting board
I made this etegami to thank my uncle Jack, for the beautiful cutting board he made me. The seal on this says “ari”, or “ant” in Japanese. I had it made in Hong… Continue reading
the super moon and ogiwara seisensui
Etegami composed to celebrate the “super moon” of 5 May 2012 (details here from WBUR, NPR). The words translate to: ”it walks the sky, cloudless, / clear: the moon alone.” The poet is… Continue reading
on stamps for etegami
This is my one of my hankos that I use on my etegami. A hanko is a stamp or seal or chop. Another one I use simply has my first initial “ア” in… Continue reading