Month: November 2024
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My Nephew Sam Part 2
Mud dyeing is a technique that is said to be at least 1300 years old. Today it is most famously practiced on Amami Island in Japan. I became interested in this technique when I was just reading and watching videos…
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My Nephew Sam Following His Passion Part 1
My aunt Corey asked me to do a two part blog posts about myself. As she admires my work and has been collecting fabrics and buttons for me. You see I am a clothes designer- Well let me give you…
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Why Pumpkin Pie?
Why Pumpkin Pie when you could have: Charlotte Framboise: Crème légère framboise, gelée de framboises, biscuit aux amandes French Husband wants to know why Pumpkin Pie when you could have: Félicia: Crème légère framboise et rose, gelée de litchis, framboises entières, biscuit…
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Banana Chocolate Walnut Bread
When I was back home in California, my cousin Shelley brought over a banana bread that had chopped walnuts in it. It was so packed with walnuts, I jokingly called it “walnut flour.” The topping was like a caramelized, crunchy…
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The Banana Duct Taped to the Wall
Have you heard about the banana duct taped to a wall? Do you know how it has rocked the art world? Do you find it fascinating? “…Anyone with basic motor skills can tape a banana to the wall. But this…
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The Small Town
Behind my Mother’s home are rice fields, canals, a walnut orchard, blackberry bushes, sheep, dirt roads, the Buttes, the Sacramento Valley, and years of seeding, toil, and life lived. I flew kites in these fields, rode motorcycles, fell, learned to…