Here's my woodland poppy looking big and happy. This is the plant mom brought with her on a plane trip from home. I want a bunch of them. A few weeks ago Jennifer and mom came my way on their way to see Jenna. We celebrated mom's birthday with a carrot cake. A new recipe…

…and a couple questionable plaster walls. I completed a painting project today. One of the few spaces left in the house that I have not coated in my choice of color. The front closet – by our front door. The plaster on the outside wall of this closet has been peeling and ugly since we…

I have more photos to share from Japan – the details. There is cute everywhere – even on serious security messages at train stations there are cute characters. Don't get your arm caught in the train door or you will be a sad bunny. Kitten delivery truck. Also, notice how clean and tidy that street…

For the second part of our trip we went west to a city called Kanazawa and gosh I took a lot of photos. Our ride on the high speed train was peaceful with a surprising amount of mountain views. Kanazawa gave us a chance to see traditional Japanese architecture and garden design which I was…

Somewhere along the line travel has became our family's thing. We had not taken the girls to Asia (other than Bea and Brian's trip to a wedding in Singapore). So somehow Japan was decided on for spring break. Now I feel really grateful that I got to know Japan a little bit. What a unique…