How to Use LED Lights in Feng Shui
This is a guest post by Jocelyn Brown. Feng-Shui is the ancient Chinese practice of creating harmony in the environment by letting energy flow freely through …
Adapting from City Life to Country Life
It’s been over a year since we moved from the city to the country. Enumclaw, is beginning to feel like home now. The people are …
Happy Girl’s Day
Today March 3rd is Girl’s Day in Japan. I was thinking about this all day today. Girl’s Day. I don’t know any other country that …
The Year of the Rooster
The Japanese New Year is on January 1st, which has come and gone. The Chinese New Year based on the lunar calendar changes every year. …
New Year, New Beginnings
May 2017 bring good health, much love and joy to you and your family. In Japan, if there is a death in the family during …
Why Do Relationships Come to an End?
Relationships are complicated. Only those in the relationship understand what’s going on between them. Even if you’re the one in the relationship, we often wonder …
What is the Feng Shui of Dark Mirrored Ceilings?
The function of mirrors is reflection. For example, there are times in interior design where a mirror will be placed adjacent to a large sunny …
Thai Basil and Macadamia Nut Pesto Recipe
I’m a home cook. And just like most of the home cooks I know, I make an effort to use whatever I have in the …
Vegetarian Sushi Secrets by Marisa Baggett
In Japan, the traditional vegetarian sushi fillings are cucumber, kampyo, which is a dried gourd cooked in a sweet soy based sauce, shiitake mushrooms, takuan, …
Window Treatments for Your Bathroom
First, let me say that if you need a window treatment in your bathroom, consider yourself lucky! That’s because today, many bathrooms don’t have the …
Japanese Forest Bathing For Your Health!
Now is the season to go hiking and enjoy the outdoors. Living in the Pacific Northwest, we are blessed with many trails throughout the area …
Tuna Spring Roll Recipe
The typical Asian spring roll has a combination of ground pork, beansprouts, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage and some bean thread. However, this tuna spring roll recipe is …