Hello friends, I have resurfaced from the world of books (and work, I guess) to bring you a mini monthly update! If you’ve noticed, I’ve not had many of the planned “themed” posts because they’ve not been written! I did have a few posts here and there (and the review of the smoked Japanese teas… Read More June 2024 in Review
Friend, I think the draft of this post has been sitting here for well over a year! So I’m going to take my best attempt at finishing it and I welcome more recommendations from you. The idea of this post comes from the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai (百物語怪談会), an Edo-period storytelling game. Essentially, participants sit in a… Read More Book List: Spine-Chilling Books for Hot Summer Months
I initially wasn’t going to write too much about Okinawa but well… months after the trip, I felt like hopping back to the start of the year and telling you why visiting Okinawa in January was a great idea. Good (no, PERFECT) Weather Coming from hot and humid Singapore, Okinawa in January was perfect. Temperatures… Read More 3 Reasons to Visit Okinawa in January
I’m always very excited when I realise a new Below Stairs mystery is out. In this case, I was even more excited when I got the book because I found out about it before the library bought copies. So once it was available in my local library, I rushed to get it. Speculations in Sin… Read More Book Review: Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley
The post is finally here!!! I bought these smoked teas over a year ago and was waiting for a good time to sit down and drink them and… that time never really came. So I just bit the bullet and had them anyway (now I just have to do the same for the teas I… Read More Trying 3 Japanese Smoked Teas
Recently, my foodie friend (or is it foodie enabler?) and I went to a pastry-based omakase! I was intrigued by the concept, which is why I agreed to go. And although I was a bit worried that I would not be full on pastries alone, I am happy to report that we had a GREAT… Read More Trying a Pastry-based Omakase at Ami Patisserie
Hello! I’m poking my head back up from my reading/crocheting hole to talk about what’s been happening in May. First up: I’ve still not finished my smoked tea review post. If I don’t get it done in June, I’m just going to have to accept that I’m just enjoying teas and not writing about them… Read More May 2024 in Review
I chanced upon this book at an online bookstore and immediately bought it because of its title. But when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised to find there was quite a lot of substance in this beautiful book! Broken into five sections, Kimono Now aims to explore the world of the contemporary kimono (at… Read More Book Review: Kimono Now by Manami Okazaki
I’m back with a short review to tell you to buy Gwelf: Into the Hinterlands! If you remember, I really adored the original Gwelf: The Survival Guide for its detailed worldbuilding that made the pictures come to life. The only downside of the original book was that it was all world-building and no story. But… Read More Book Review: Gwelf – Into the Hinterlands by Larry MacDougall
Since I have been reading books that look at culture more broadly (and through a lot of examples of modern art), I thought it might be time to reread How to do Nothing. As it turns out: yes, the book felt a lot easier to read this time, no doubt helped by the difficulty level… Read More Rereading: How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell
