Makings of a good bday card... Tuesday, April 30, 2013

T's birthday is coming up and as it is my custom to make him a card, I've been looking around for ideas and inspirations.  Here is ...

Withdrawal Monday, April 29, 2013

Power outages are a fact of life in Kenya, but I can't say I've gotten any more used to them yet.  No power means, no TV, n...

Test Kitchen - Lemon Drizzle Cake Thursday, April 25, 2013

A former work colleague of T's was in town this week so we had him over for dinner this past Tuesday.  For dessert, I decided to tr...

Wishlist - YSL Coloring Book Wednesday, April 24, 2013

As a kid I LOVED coloring.  I had buckets of crayons and kept my favorite ones in a separate ziplock bag that I took with me literally...

Through the Kitengela Looking Glass Tuesday, April 23, 2013

I was going through pictures on my camera and came across photos from our trip to Kitengela that I meant to post about back in Ja...

Test Kitchen - Homemade Thin Mints Monday, April 22, 2013

Having once been a Girl Scout for about 7 years, I have a love hate relationship with Girl Scout cookies that runs pretty deep.  I hated...

Wishlist - Kinetic Creatures Friday, April 19, 2013

I saw these guys featured on my Pulse news feed the other day and instantly felt an intense desire to own one.  If you haven't alr...

A Day to Remember at Hallasan Friday, April 19, 2013

On our second day in Jeju, we took the advice of Young Suk, our host at the guesthouse, and embarked upon the Yeongsil Trail up Hal...

Craft Lab - Kitenge Notebooks Wednesday, April 17, 2013

After shopping for notebooks and finding our options in Kenya less than enticing, T and I had the idea to make our own notebooks using...

Fiesta of Fusion Monday, April 15, 2013

Years before Korean tacos came into vogue in food trucks across America, my mother was serving them up for lunch at our home in Pittsburgh....

House of my mother's dreams Thursday, April 11, 2013

Despite Korea's staggering economic development and technological advancement, I'm often surprised and amused by how supersti...

Roadtrippin' Tuesday, April 09, 2013

I spent a lot of my childhood being driven across country in a Toyota van.  I guess it all started when my father learned to drive ...

Test Kitchen: Salted Caramel and Pretzel Blondies Monday, April 08, 2013

A lot of interesting new recipes keep popping up on my Pulse news feed.   This  being the latest.  Took a shot at it this afternoon an...

A Day to Remember at Bonte Museum Friday, April 05, 2013

During our last week in Korea, we decided to take a trip to Jeju island with my parents for a couple days.  Located just south of t...

Homesick Wednesday, April 03, 2013

There is a very special place in my heart for San Francisco.  I mean yeah, the weather isn't nearly as idyllic as the tourism pho...

High School Fantasy Wednesday, April 03, 2013

A couple weeks ago, while on the subject of "cool artistic spaces", we learned about Kuona Trust from a friend who descri...

Test Kitchen: Orange Almond Cake Tuesday, April 02, 2013

It's been awhile since I did any baking so when I saw this recipe on my Pulse news feed, I thought it was high time that I dove b...