Happy Halloween!

Teaching middle school has sadly taught me to hate Halloween.  From about a week before to about a week after, my kids would turn i...

Window Shopping

It seems like moto jackets are everywhere I look these days.  Here's a round up of some of my favorites for The Silhouettist that ...

Osaka - Museum of Housing and Living

Continuing on our exploration of unique sights in Osaka, we headed to the Museum of Housing and Living which we were happy to find d...

A Fantastic Voyage with Nissin

Instant ramen has always had a special place in my heart, but having just returned from Japan, it's especially on the forefront...

Osaka - Open Air Farmhouse Museum

As T's father lives in Osaka, it naturally became our home base during our trip to Japan.  That said, we spent most of our days...

Window Shopping

Despite a warm start, October has definitely brought more autumnal weather to Japan and Korea, which has got me thinking more about oute...

The 2 Chainz Cookbook

I am not exaggerating when I say that this is probably the most amazing thing I have run across in a while.  Thanks to an email fro...

Window Shopping

Still running around Japan this week where the weather has been unseasonably warm. For some one who loves the crisp chill of autumn, I co...

Signing Off...

We're off to travel in and around Japan for the next week so things will be a little quiet around here for awhile.  But I'll ...

Neighborhood Walk Part Deux

Kizoa slideshow: Neighborhood Walk Horizontal - Slideshow The Seoul I come to visit is different every time.  Alleys that were o...

Window Shopping

When I'm browsing around, usually individual items will spring out at me.  But this week, I kept running into entire outfits ( or as m...

My New Favorite Old Artist

I'm not sure how I've managed to miss Alphonse Mucha for all this time... we've been like ships passing in the night.  Loo...

A Walk Through the Neighborhood

We've been taking lots of walks through the neighborhoods surrounding my parents' apartment lately.  It's been really in...

Namsan Park

Namsan, which literally translates to "south mountain" is the perch from which Seoul Tower overlooks South Korea'...

Snaps of Seoul

We've actually been in Korea for the past month, visiting with my parents in Seoul and travelling locally within the country.  It'...

Window Shopping

Fall always gets me feeling somewhat nostalgic so for this week's wishlist for The Silhouettist , I thought I'd take a look at some...

The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

On the last day of my parents' visit to Kenya, we ventured over to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust  (DSWT) in hopes of learning...