ETHNIC

And, yes, the sign reads:

I want to be fuddled with it in
a person with you and men
proceed to a battlefield again
tomorrow this evening

…and I ask: What do we do after recognizing the existence of 4 lines such as that? Can we go on? Do we quit writing, out of respect for such glory? Out of fear? Out of mind?

I haven’t felt this way since the days of The Bee-killing Manchild.

Note: Photo sent to me by my local friend eatABug, aka Jason, who took it as he wandered downtown Kumamoto.

I'm coming to a huge milestone in "Mommyhood", in about a month. MY youngest, Joseph will be off to pre-k this fall...there will be noboby home but me and Sierra (the Portuguese Water Dog). I've been on this mommy track...

Click on over to my scrapbook.com gallery for a few snapshots of my studio, until I get my act together to post an album of images here on my blog.

The last sibling of my great grandfather just passed away this week. Aunt Elsie was 98 years old. I didn't get to share my most recent geneaology find with her, that I found just 5 days before she passed. Using...

Not sure who nominated me, but thanks. Please vote for me for BEST LIFESTYLE BLOG and BEST SITE for CRAFT, DECOR & CREATIVE LIVING all the things that I am about!

Over the past ten years of ?creative style? scrapbooking, I have learned hundreds of techniques, but I think my world really changes when I took a club scrap scrapbook canvas class. The instructor wasn?t so great, but what she taught...

El Tutumaso, 3018 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-531-1081 A very authentic Bolivian restaurant with a more extensive menu than most. Excellent soups and consistent all around, although I never like the dishes that use hot dog slices. One of...

Here's a photo of a Creating Keepsake Card set I fiddled with while on vacation. This type of kit is great for the beginner or someone short on time, but wants to "get crafty" sometimes. Everything comes in the kit...

Recently, I had an early afternoon appointment in downtown Baltimore, MD. Since my husband was off work that day I invited him and the kids to come along and wait for me to finish my meeting so we could visit...

They’ve besieged the sauce of our rice.
They’ve disgraced the fish of our sea.

Yet strong shall we stand and we’ll fight,
Oh so gas-i-ly.

La Caraqueña, web site, 300 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, VA, 703-533-0076, where Café Rose used to be in Falls Church City (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Yelp] They serve Venezuelan, Bolivian, and Chilean dishes; the proprietors...

My favorite home decor to make are scrapbook wall canvases. So, by popular demand, I'll be giving hands on instruction on how to make your very own this Sunday afternoon in my scrapbook studio. I have room for five more...

Tabard Inn, web site, 1739 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-785-1277 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | DC Foodies | openlist | Yelp | InTowner | Gayot] It is...

Jerin and I watch "What Not to Wear" just about every Friday night. We fantasize about being a mother/daughter makeover on the show. Well Jerin got to makeover her Grandmother ("Memaw") during our vacation. My mom picked out the clothes,...

Franny's on Flatbush Avenue was possibly the best pizza I've had in the U.S., Gala Manor in Flushing was definitely the best dim sum I've eaten in this country. Franny's, web site, 295 Flatbush Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718-230-0221...

While vacationing in Basye, VA near Bryce Resort, I had another opportunity to focus on another culture. Although this one is not ethnically based, it?s definitely a community where the lifestyle is similar for those living here, so it?s a...

My friend T.S. Grant wished me a ?liberating Fourth? and that got me to thinking about what I?m liberated from. This Fourth, I enjoyed watching my children enjoy the freedom of flight. I was liberated from finding a crystal vase...

Shashamene, 1909 9th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-328-2223 , where Abiti used to be. A new entry for the 9th Street Ethiopian row. The menu is narrower than most but quality is above average and the vegetarian sampler is especially...

Enjoying the great outdoors this week. Internet connection is slow to post images so... Jonathan has gotten the hang of casting and just sitting and waiting...it is a bit nerve wracking dealing with three kids and fishing poles with hooks...and...