My first trip to Italy was in 2019 with my daughter, sister-in-law, and nieces as part of a school tour via Explorica. Italy was my favorite part of our three country tour (England, France, Italy) …
A Week in Italy: Rome, Sorrento, and Pompeii
Autumn in My Garden
Even while the last blooms of summer fade and the trees shed their leaves, there’s still much to enjoy in the autumn garden. I went out this morning with my camera to save its late-season …
October 2025 K-pop Highlights
I was debating whether to talk about K-pop on this blog, but what’s a personal blog for, if not to talk about stuff you enjoy? Here’s some of what I was listening to this October. …
September 2025 K-pop Highlights
I was debating whether to talk about K-pop on this blog, but what’s a personal blog for, if not to talk about stuff you enjoy? Here’s some of what I was listening to this September. …
August 2025 K-pop Highlights
I was debating whether to talk about K-pop on this blog, but what’s a personal blog for, if not to talk about stuff you enjoy? Here’s some of what I was listening to this August. …
Fall is coming (thank goodness)
Maybe if I lived closer to a nice beach, I’d enjoy August more, but I don’t, so as it is, August is one of my least favorite months. It’s usually so hot and dry here …
A K-pop Primer For Parents
Thanks to the enormous global success of the Netflix animated film Kpop Demon Hunters, Korean pop music, or K-pop, is experiencing a revival of interest among tween and teen audiences. My daughter was into K-pop …
July 2025 K-pop Highlights
I was debating whether to talk about K-pop on this blog, but what’s a personal blog for, if not to talk about stuff you enjoy? July was a busy month in K-pop this year! Honestly, …
Some morning gardening in mid-July
I just returned a few days ago from almost three weeks out of town. It feels like we travel somewhere in early or mid-July more years than not. I love travel, but it’s a somewhat …
June 2025 K-pop Highlights
I was debating whether to talk about K-pop on this blog, but what’s a personal blog for, if not to talk about stuff you enjoy? So here’s some of what I’ve been listening to this …