It's that time of the year when Frances of Miss Matatabi stocks her shop with the dreamiest, newest season of the Nani Iro fabric line designed by the one and only Naomi Ito. If you haven't already, do check out the interview Frances posted with Naomi's thoughtful and inspiring responses. It's my second year participating in Nani Iro Month, and the 2015 designs may be my favorite. I selected two to showcase, and the first one is called Free Way - hitoiki. Hitoiki, means a single breath, …
Cookbooks
These Japanese candies are called kompeito, little constellations of pure sugar. They taste like rock candy with perhaps a slight flowery undertone. I have quite a lot left over from the Little K launch party (they didn't fit in the piñata), and I'm not sure what to do with them, but they take me back to my childhood. My mom didn't buy very many sweet treats when I was a kid. She made almost everything from scratch, and the ones I requested over and over were sliced, candied sweet potatoes fried …
Monday Outfit: A New Favorite Outfit
Good morning! Although I make K a lot of clothes, there's really only a small subset that she'll wear over and over. This outfit I completed this weekend is destined to be in that small subset. The top is puff-sleeve top 2.0 (the actual tee version of this dress I made a couple of weeks ago). I got this amazing embossed-looking floral Anna Sui cotton/nylon blend knit at Nancy's Sewing Basket a year ago, and I've been on the hunt for the right pattern. I think I nailed it, if I do say so …
Happy Friday + Randomness
Ah, summer vacation...it's finally here. We've flitted from one end-of-the-school-year party to another these past few days, and we have consumed frightening amounts of ice cream and watermelon, sometimes together. I'm in full anticipation mode for the upcoming aimless, schedule-less moments until the camps kick in. I was pretty on the ball this year and have K signed up for a number of half-day camps, and I'm particularly excited about coding (yes, computer programming) camp that she …
Upper Limit Problem
"Earth laughs in flowers," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson -- the earth is guffawing uncontrollably around town and I can't stop taking photos of the blooms during my daily walks. I find the pink varieties particularly arresting, but I'll always pause to capture an image of white flowers too. I've also been wandering down memory lane and contemplating, as I'm wont to do when I celebrate a birthday. The actual celebration was quiet and understated with my favorite people, just the way I like it. I …