Japanese Cooking Class #1
Our first class started with an introduction to a bewildering array of difficult-to-pronounce ingredients, most of which were to be used in the class recipes. We were to start with […]
Mayan Jewelry Journey through Mexico & Guatemala
In 2005, I went on a trip from Mexico City through Oaxaca and Chiapas, and on into Guatemala. In Oaxaca I found some charming silver animal charms, in San Cristobal […]
black-winged dragonfly captured in Laos silver
There were so many different dragonflies in Laos. These ones with black wings looked like black orchids tumbling in the breeze. Below is a necklace inspired by these beauties. The […]
A ‘roll your own’ sushi party!
Here is a fun ‘interactive’ party; you set out the ingredients, the guests ‘roll their own’ cone sushi. The ingredients: NORI – large flat sheets of seaweed cut into ~ […]
I feel like I’m living in a bloody rain forest!
Oh wait a minute, I am. Some thoughts about taking pictures in the rain, by a generally fair weather photographer, who from some reason lives in a city in the […]
