Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
The heat of the summer broke at last. Sunlight filtered through the trees into the garden, where the first leaves of autumn rested among the mossy stones leading the way to the tea house. October 16—Isaac was less than two weeks old and we’d leave Japan for the States in under a month, but this…
Surrounded by boxes and the detritus of moving a month ago, I said to Chris, “In a bold move, I signed up to host Bible study in March.” Chris looked up. “A bold move indeed, Krueger.” I finished unpacking just in time for last Thursday; the next day, some Japan friends came over for Friday…
I dream of wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling bookcases. With a sliding ladder. And an upper balcony with even more books, kind of like at the Sydney Library, or Moscow‘s Pushkin Cafe, or in Beauty and the Beast. We have the next best thing: an entire wall of bookcases in the library/office. It’s hard to make a bookcase…
We planted a sakura tree in our front yard this weekend, one year after eastern Japan was rocked by a catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear scare. I wore a silver necklace with a cherry blossom and a tab etched, “fearless.” I’ve worn it a lot since we left Japan. To say that a year ago…
“Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.” ~Maya Angelou I did not decorate for Valentine’s Day. Adding seasonal decor to the…
The first thing you see upon entering our home is the dining room to the right. Please note the nice big table with extremely comfortable chairs. We plan to rotate out the wedding kimono based on the season. Chris actually picked out this kimono at one of our last visits to the Yamato Open Market….
…at the living room in Casa de Krueger! We took breakfast on the patio in the sunshine, so imagine my surprise to find the temperature had dropped 20 degrees this afternoon. Chris and I had dinner in front of the fire. Feeling contemplative? Unfurl a scroll from the scroll bowl to ponder. Customer feedback at…
