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What an amazing trip! 10 days in Japan now seems more like a few months of vacation. So many temples, restaurants, shops, trees, monkeys….all of it amazing. I’m still sifting through the photos and recovering from jetlag. Stay tuned for all the details!

I’ve figured out how to say “yes” but not “no” in Japanese. And I think I know how to get to the first hotel from the airport. That’s about it. Time for an adventure! Happy Thanksgiving. See you in December.

Rob and I went to the opera last night to see Xerxes. I considered cancelling altogether in favor of packing for Japan, but I’m so glad I didn’t. This was my favorite show of the season so far! Weighing in at a whopping 3 hours and 40 minutes, with Handel’s famously repetitive “second verse same…

Packing for the trip is nearly done! I decided on a muted jewel-tone theme, inspired by a favorite mustard-yellow Japanese scarf. With a lot of layers that can be mixed and matched. So far: 1 pair of dark, straight leg jeans 4 skirts (tweed, corduroy, denim and chambray, mini in the J.Crew fashion) 1 pair…

I’m imagining all-Japanese holiday decor this year. With paper and fabric supplies from our trip to Japan, there’s all kind of wrapping and ornaments to be made. These quilted fabric balls are apparently sold at a big monthly flea market in Kyoto. Wouldn’t they be pretty strung up on a ribbon around the mantelpiece? How…

Very mellow weekend after working like mad on Friday. I helped organize a user conference for 1,000+ attendees. It was a lot of fun, but tremendously stressful. On Friday night, I came home an exhausted heap and Rob cooked me dinner. Saturday morning, we had a lazy breakfast and then went to return the u-Haul…

Lingerie and sleepwear are 30% off at Anthropologie right now. Pretty tempting!

I’ve been reading a lot now that winter is here and it’s colder outside. Here are a couple books I’ve run through lately: Tenting To-night – A fun book about a massive camping trip around 1915 in the cascade mountains complete with guides, pack horses and adventures. I’d read many of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s mysteries…

This was a very mellow weekend thanks to the freezing cold weather and just generally feeling burnt out. We took it pretty easy. I’m working on learning to use the Bamboo Pen Rob bought me for my birthday, so I went for sketches instead of photos for this post. Bear with me, I have no…

I’ve been working on what to pack for our trip to Japan. Lots of layers to keep warm and flat shoes for walking all day. Here’s one template: Beanie – In ivory cableknit. Sweater – A striped gold sweater from J. Crew. Cardigan – Cozy layer from Topshop. Puffer – A classic black down jacket.…