my mom is making a trek back to her
village in the province of guangxi next spring–
her first time back since leaving china at age five
or so. she’s been back to china since, but never
to her home village.
guangxi is where the famous and gorgeous
guilin mountains are located, immortalized by
brush painters, then tourists and their fotographs.
how i [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2009
i dream of guilin
November 29, 2009 – 9:07 pm
i pine
November 19, 2009 – 10:11 am
*especially low tide this past sunday.
so much so that the mossy green rocks
furthest out were revealed along with its
tidepools. munchkin is clinging to the love
like a rabid monkey and the sweet pea is a
smudge of red. i feel much blessed to live so
close to this beauty.
i haven’t seen my wild canyon bunny for near
two months. [...]
izakaya anyone?
November 16, 2009 – 3:12 pm
the hub and i were able to go out on
a date night and have some delicious
izakaya. i had had it only twice maybe while
living in los angeles and k found this awesome
tucked away restaurant that is absolutely
delicious and quaint.
the place was nearly full at 6pm!
i was glad we made a reservation. also
love sitting at the [...]
the espressologist by kristina springer
November 15, 2009 – 8:26 pm
About The Espressologist
What’s your drink of choice? Is it a small pumpkin
spice latte? Then you’re lots of fun and a bit sassy.
Or a medium americano? You prefer simplicity in life.
Or perhaps it’s a small decaf soy sugar-free hazelnut
caffe latte? Some might call you a yuppie.
Seventeen-year-old barista Jane Turner has this theory
that you can tell a [...]
happy 6th birthday sweet pea!
November 10, 2009 – 2:42 pm
*summer picnic in the back garden. sweet pea
around seven months here.
my sweet pea is six years old today!
i sent her to school with some brownie bites
and mini chocolate chip cookies (purchased)
and she got to open her pressies this morning.
she chose both, one a sort of bejeweled sticker
by numbers and another paper beading bracelets
or some such. [...]