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I saw this recipe by Mae Mae’s Happy Table on Youtube and I was so excited because her recipe for fried collard greens was almost like my grandma’s. Mae Mae is a delight to watch and makes this down-home Southern delicacy with the utmost care and knowledge. Just looking at how Mae Mae preps and carefully puts this recipe together, there is no doubt she is a seasoned pro who has been making delicious soul food her entire life. If you follow her step by step method, Mae Mae will not steer you wrong and your end result will be...

As we have had to shelter in place this past month, I’ve been faithfully getting up logging onto my laptop for my 8-to-5 job sometimes in my PJs, t-shirt, shorts or even sweats. Well, it all depends on how many face-to-face Zoom meetings are on the calendar for the day because then I have to dress professionally from the waist up. But, as things begin slowly returning to normalcy, we will soon be able to physically return to the workspace. I never thought I would say this, but I am ready to get back in the office, put on my...

A while back I was wondering what outdoor gear / camping equipment stores were like in Tokyo and where to find them.  My interest stemmed from watching outdoors anime like Yuru Camp and Encouragement of Climb, but there is also a yama girl (mountain girl) trend in Japan where women go hiking in fashionable outdoors clothes and equipment.  In general, hikers in Japan seem to have more gear than I would have back home here for day hiking.  Go light, wear layers, bring water and food, have good boots, a hat, sunscreen, and off I go. On a side-note, it...

A lazy day Are you watching the free BluPrint videos? I got hooked. I went through the list of quilting ones and there are loads that I'd like to watch. I may just have to get a subscription for a year and then watch them all. I have a quilt on the long arm that I wanted to custom quilt. It's my own and it's small. I've been meaning to get it quilted for years. I've not been inspired or perhaps afraid to do anything with it. I did some stitch in the ditch the other day and I'm not...

Arvind Krishna is not the only CEO to step into a new job this week, but he is the only one charged with helping turn around one of the world’s most iconic companies. Adding to the degree of difficulty, he took the role in the midst of a global pandemic and economic crisis. No pressure or anything. IBM has struggled in recent years to find its identity as technology has evolved rapidly. While Krishna’s predecessor Ginni Rometty left a complex legacy as she worked to bring IBM into the modern age, she presided over a dreadful string of 22 straight...