As I mentioned the other day, one of my goals in the garden this year is to do a better job of edging one of the flower beds in my side garden. I created it …
An Evening In My Garden
My Favorite Borscht Recipe
I studied Russian in college. During my second year, my professor, who was Ukrainian, invited the class over to his house to celebrate the end of the semester with borscht and kotleti. Since then, I’ve …
Four Favorite Asian Dramas From Four Different Countries
A problem I sometimes have with American television shows is that they often rely on cliffhangers at the end of seasons to encourage viewers to return for the next season. As the show goes on, …
Four Recipes I Recently Added To My Repertoire
Like most home cooks with a family to feed, I’m always on the lookout for easy, healthy, and tasty recipes to try. We are big fans of 1) roasted veggies and 2) soup in my …
May 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 …
Gardening as Self-Care
One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to work more in my garden. I had several reasons for this, some of them purely practical. I was traveling for work for most of April …