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where I sew ... 7 Mar 2012 | 05:53 pm
A couple months back, one of our big windows shattered. It didn't crash down to the floor but there was a loud cracking noise & it was the biggest window in my studio. Later, we learnt that this can h...
A full moon, a couple of lanterns & mooncakes. 12 Sep 2011 | 07:12 pm
Happy Mid-Autumn everyone! A favourite Chinese celebration in yet another city. Happy Mooncake & Lantern Festival too. There's a full moon tonight. The day started with this pretty box of mooncak...
Partying, sewing & sneaks of my studio ... 25 May 2011 | 08:31 pm
It was a hectic week. After we got back from our Easter break in Singapore, it was more unpacking in a frenzy & more spring cleaning to get the house ready for some guests. Here's a glimpse of our new...
Happy Birthday, Annika ! 16 May 2011 | 03:51 am
When you keep moving around the way we do, it is hard to form any friendship, let alone maintain the friendship when it's time to move again. So my little girl became my best friend & we do many thing...
Special times. 8 May 2011 | 06:26 pm
I never had any toy as a child. Not store-bought ones, at least. We play like most kids in our village - running around, hide and seek games & climbing lots of trees. One fond memory was the "5-stone"...
Quilting for Japan. 30 Mar 2011 | 05:27 pm
Thank you for writing, in regards to previous post. I truly appreciate the comforting words. Since then, there doesn't seem much we can do from here ..... except sew. I am making this quilt & giving.....
Sad, guilty & lucky - a post with no pics. 13 Mar 2011 | 10:09 pm
It's been weeks & months since I've posted. We are now living in Dubai, amidst lots of boxes still waiting to be unpacked. This past weekend, we enjoyed our first dip in our own pool, at our new home....
Over the oceans & across the dunes, from Tokyo to Dubai ! 16 Dec 2010 | 01:47 am
Our new life will be starting in an oasis. As you are reading this, the movers are here & we are preparing to leave Tokyo. With fond memories, we say goodbye to these : For the next few years, we wi....
Countdown, twice ! 5 Dec 2010 | 01:07 am
We are counting down frantically over here. We count down in between panics, not only to Christmas but to our big move across the oceans. This year, we will spend Christmas in another country, wher....
Sayonara soon 16 Nov 2010 | 07:44 pm
This is our Tokyo home where we have been living, these past 4 1/2 years. Here is where I started to sew & collect gorgeous Japanese fabrics, Each year, we look forward to the first blooms on the p....
