by melodie@melodiek.com | May 15, 2012 | Australia, Costa Rica, Culinary Tours, Inspiration, Travelogues, United States
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. ~ Blaise Pascal Sometimes silence is not only golden but vital. I got a reminder of this the other night as I sat on the sofa watching a favorite television show. My hands were busy...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Jul 29, 2011 | Asia, Asia, Culinary Tours, Destinations, Dishes, Foods and Dishes, Inspiration, Japan
On five-color strips of paper I have written. (ごしきの たんざくわたしが かいた/Goshiki no tanzaku watashi ga kaita) ~ lyrics from “The Tanabata Song” Miserable and drenched in sweat. That’s how you’ll likely to feel your first summer in central Japan where hot and humid is the...