Rose Petal Milk Bath
If you are wondering what to do with all of those roses from your Valentine, I have a tutorial just for you! I absolutely adore flowers and hate throwing them in the trash after each holiday, so I wanted to find a…
Valentine’s Day Fondue Party + Recipe
This year, we decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a romantic fondue feast… my favorite way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, in fact! My plan for the dinner party was to incorporate a rich color scheme that would pair nicely with…
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Located in Nagasaki, Japan, the Nagasaki Lantern Festival is an annual event celebrating the Chinese New Year. This festival takes place over the first 15 days of the Chinese new year, and similar to the Lantern Festival in China, over 15,000…
January Photo Diary
Welcome back, friends, and happy New Year! After the holidays, I took a break from blogging in order to work on redesigning the website… something I enjoy doing at the beginning of every year. There are a lot of things about the…
Christmas at Huis Ten Bosch
Translated as the “House in the Forest,” Huis Ten Bosch is a large amusement park located in Sasebo, Japan, modeled after a traditional Dutch village complete with beautiful canals, European shops and restaurants, gardens, museums, and hotels. With year-round attractions like their…
I’m Dreaming of a Pink Christmas
I have been so excited for December to roll around this year because this is the first Christmas Summer will be old enough to appreciate all of the holiday goodness that is going on around her. This month as we’ve been preparing for the holidays, we…