Roasted Raab

My cousin owns and runs a farm in Washington state, Red Dog Farms. In a recent email newsletter she writes…

I can get drunk on things like the gerbera daisy

The last few weeks I’ve been trying just plain pencil and ink drawing, using Keys to Drawing, by Bert Dodson as a…

A wonderful takenoko, or bamboo shoot, which are in season right now. The words read, “Live as honestly as you…

I received a lovely set of etegami from Hyu in Vietnam, enclosed in a stamp-covered envelop. I guess it takes…

A large collection of recently received etegami! I see I have some painting to do, to respond!…

I recently went to Joshua Tree National Park in California. For some reason, despite living in California all of my…

I tend to favor spicy, savory drinks, and one thing I am happy about regarding the upcoming DC summer is…

Cherry blossoms in DC are scarce. A long cold winter seems to have scared them off. I did find a…

Library Week 2014 will be April 13-19th this year. Sponsored by the American Library Association, the week highlights the positive…

It’s March 30th, in Washington, DC, Sunday. And it’s raining and sleeting. This really isn’t like you, DC, but if…