Wandering through Places and Moments
Earlier today, I shared some of my Paris photos that were more reminiscent of cartes postales (postcards). With this post, I’ll share some photos that are less stereotypically Paris (at least in the Tourist Imaginary), but are still very much Paris (and still a little…
Bonjour, blogosphere! I’m back from my trip back to Paris (and several other parts of France + Florence), and excited to share photos and tidbits with you. I always feel at home à Paris, and this trip was no different. A perfect mix of brusque…
I like to think that the beauty and quirks of a country (as well as the frustrations and horrors) can be seen in the everyday. When I was back in the homeland in the springtime, I was busy cherry blossom-ing and traveling around, and though I tried…
I feel like whenever people find out I’m from California, they assume blue skies, warm beaches and sunshine all the time. I hate to disappoint, but I’m from NorCal and San Francisco, in particular, often looks like this: foggy, grey and windy. A few weeks…
Today’s summer harvest! Grape tomatoes, mini eggplants, green peppers, yellow squash. Also picked some Perilla leaves, but they aren’t pictured. It’s funny, my mom didn’t plant any Perilla seeds this year, but they must have been leftover from the previous year or something. Side story:…
More drawings from last summer’s Nightly Sketch series. These are based on Doisneau’s wonderful photographs! While they look not much like the original photos, I quite liked the effect! Happy drawing + Happy Monday!
On Tuesday, I went sailing for the first time ever. Kenji + his mom invited me to join them on their friend’s boat and we sailed a bit around the San Francisco bay, waiting until fireworks time. I actually can’t swim. [Not for a lack…
Some days are meant for hiking. With the long days of summer, blue skies and a general wish for frolicking, maybe you’ve been thinking about hiking too? Earlier this year, Kenji took me hiking/walking at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. It’s such a pretty place to…
Welcome to my new blog: (the) Traveling Flâneuse! After several years of off-and-on blogging, I finally decided to get my own domain name and try again with something (hopefully) more permanent! You can see my past semi-failed attempts here and here and my semi-successful attempt (probably…