I’m sitting here watching the opening ceremony, trying to figure out the trick with the big roll of paper and the projections on it. $100 million is the figure being thrown about for the cost of the ceremony – quite an incredible sum I have to say. So far, the people painting on the huge […]

Well, it hasn’t been easy but my transition from Blogger to WordPress is finally complete. I’m sure I’ll find another thousand gadgets and gizmos in the meantime to add here and there, but I finally have all the posts organized and filed which was not exactly an easy task. For starters, the migration from Blogger […]

Another Lantern Fest has come and gone, sadly, but we’re once again taking some great memories with us. We absolutely love that the whole town comes together for this event and parties for 4 days straight until they are just done for. Some of our neighbors living in newer sections of town hate this time […]

Yesterday, I finally gave canning with German jars a try. Why is that so strange, you might ask? Well most people who can in the US are familiar with Ball and Kerr jars (and all those similar). They have two-piece metal lids on them and you can put just about anything in them as long […]

After we got back from the evening walk with Ayla yesterday, we were partaking of our usual routine which involves checking on our container garden in the courtyard and watering all the plants. Ayla is generally obliged to lie in the courtyard and just observe everything going on. But yesterday we also had to take […]