I haven’t had much time for sewing this week. Temperatures in California have been record-breaking high, which meant my fruit trees started coming out of… Read More »Lake Titicaca Islands: What to Expect from a Home Stay on Amantani Island
About a year ago I was casually scrolling through my Facebook feed, when a post from TAFA List made me pause. The post advertised textile… Read More »Peruvian Textiles and Tourism
Thinking of visiting Cusco, Peru with kids? I would strongly urge you to do so! The city itself can easily entertain families for a few… Read More »Cusco, Peru with Kids: Things to Do in the Capital of the Incas
My family and I just returned from an amazing vacation to Cusco, Peru, the capital of the Inca empire. Cusco is a great place to… Read More »Visiting Cusco, Peru? What to Pack and Things to Notice
A few weeks ago I wrote about my visit to the Summer of Love exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. I was… Read More »Interested in the Summer of Love but Can’t Visit SF? New York Has an Exhibition, Too!
If you have a couple of days in New York City, make sure to get art-drunk at some of its amazing museums! I got to… Read More »Textile Lovers’ Must-See Exhibitions in New York City: Art Bingeing and the City!
It’s been a year and a half since the Hamilton Craze swept over the land. Newspaper articles. Radio talk shows. Endless Facebook posts of friends… Read More »How Hamilton Turned a Middle-aged Mom into a Paparazzi, and Why You Should See It, Too!
Fifty summers ago, in 1967, 100,000 youngsters converged on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. What began as a concert in Golden Gate Park developed into… Read More »The Summer of Love: Still Relevant Fifty Years Later!