With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I wanted to embrace the russet colors, crunchy leaves, pumpkin spiced world of the autumn season for just a little longer before Santa and his red-and-green posse take over. I’ll be ready to embrace peppermint mochas and icicles and such in a few days but I’m just not…
I admit it. I’ve spent my summer inside, pretending to be a little, big-eyed kitty running around on a fantasy island swimming like a mermaid, baking pastries and scavenging for shells, lemons and pineapples. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’ve fallen victim to the delights of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. It’s a…
Lunar New Year officially begins tomorrow but my co-workers in China have been celebrating since last week. 2024 is the year of the Dragon which is always considered an auspicious occasion. Celebrate Lunar New Year by sharing a meal with friends and family, leave offerings for your ancestors, and clean house to bring a fresh,…
Hobonichi Techo Weeks Cover in Liberty Fabrics Hollyhocks ($129) YSTUDIO Glamour Evolve Rollerball Pen in Sunset Orange ($49.95) Mark’s A5 Academic Weekly Planner 2024 in Mountain Orange ($31.50) Pentel Fude Touch Brush Sign Pen in Coral Orange ($2.50) Pennonia Rági Bubblegum Ink ($16 for 60ml bottle) IWI Colors of Nature Spring Equinox Ink ($3.75 for…
As I continue to convalesce with bronchitis and laryngitis, I don’t have the energy or stamina to go out shopping or decorate for the holidays so I am doing it digitally. I want to bundle up in a tartan plaid scarf and wear sparkly holiday polish while sitting in a local coffee shop sipping peppermint…
It’s been too long since I’ve done a Fashionable Friday but this week seemed like a good time to do a little fantasy shopping. As the days get darker earlier and earlier, my inner witch floats to the surface . I want to light candles and spend the long nights, reading and writing so why…
While much of the world is starting to adapt to a life of working from home, I am in the process of setting up a home office in preparation for my new life. What form that will take exactly, I’m not sure. I was recently laid-off from my job of 19 years. This lay-off occurred…
