Landing in the US a few months ago was really, really weird. A crazy combo of excitement and dread … which, incidentally, describes much of our transition thus far. In the photo we had juuuust entered the US and we were pretty darn excited! Now we’re finally settling in and feeling “home” again, but that
Long-time readers will know that Anner and I have sort of gotten caught up in the world of textiles. In fact, that might be a bit of an understatement. From the embroidery work in Peru to the amazing printed designs in Tanzania, the colors of the Mongolian gers to the Bali batiks, and on to the
This post is about “Stuff”. You know, that combination of things we actually need intermingled with a lot of things we don’t and quite possibly a few things we let define us. I can’t tell you how many people ask some version of, “What did you do with all your stuff from home?“, “Where’s all the
Welcome back to Barcelona’s street art scene! If there’s one thing you can say about Barcelonans, they certainly prefer their street art colorful! One of my absolute favorite artists does, I think, nothing but stencils. SM172, you do great work! Though it wasn’t really my style, I’d be remiss if I didn’t also include the
4/11/2016 Update!!! The folks at Darn Tough, sockmakers extraordinaire, responded to my letter! It’s below if you haven’t already read it. I like a company that puts in the effort to respond with a real person who obviously read my letter, not just send an auto-response. Don’t think I need to send my socks back