Monday, November 7, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Is it possible to fall in love with a park?
This place is one of my favorite spots in the city. Thank you M and Sunset Magazine for the introduction.
I took some time to meditate, pray, and spend time with God here this past weekend and it was good. I felt so full and rejuvenated. Not to sound overly sentimental but there were all these cheery yellow flowers bordering a flight of stairs and I felt like they were old friends welcoming me to sit down and enjoy the sun and fresh air. Ha, I sound like an English Romantic poet!
I would love to come here for a picnic sometime. If you are reading this post, hit me up so we can plan a fun picnic. I want to enjoy this park with human friends too.
I took some time to meditate, pray, and spend time with God here this past weekend and it was good. I felt so full and rejuvenated. Not to sound overly sentimental but there were all these cheery yellow flowers bordering a flight of stairs and I felt like they were old friends welcoming me to sit down and enjoy the sun and fresh air. Ha, I sound like an English Romantic poet!
I would love to come here for a picnic sometime. If you are reading this post, hit me up so we can plan a fun picnic. I want to enjoy this park with human friends too.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Home
I just wanted to share some pictures of my new home in L.A.
A very nice surprise: My plants have been growing twice their size here in L.A.
I've also been enjoying our version of fall here in So Cal.
I found some magnolia leaves and created a small fall arrangement to complement the pumpkins.
My friend, L, an inspiring home chef who is both intuitive and practical in her approach to cooking posted a recipe on cooking with pumpkins here so I took the opportunity to experiment with my pumpkins before they went bad.
My pumpkin seeds are a honeyed curry version.
I also made this salad with roasted pumpkin, broccoli, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds with a light curry mayo dressing (gotta love my current hippie bent towards cooking) but if I were to do it again, I would roast the broccoli and maybe add bacon and shallots (and take out the walnuts and pomegranate seeds). It was a pretty good salad though.
On another note, for my Korean readers--do your parents forage? My parents seem to find things in the forest or at local parks that most Americans don't eat or use but are more common in Korea. Their latest find was mistletoe (I think) for tea. I think it's supposed to lower your blood pressure. Hehe, it's nice to know where MY foraging tendencies come from.
A very nice surprise: My plants have been growing twice their size here in L.A.
I've also been enjoying our version of fall here in So Cal.
I found some magnolia leaves and created a small fall arrangement to complement the pumpkins.
My friend, L, an inspiring home chef who is both intuitive and practical in her approach to cooking posted a recipe on cooking with pumpkins here so I took the opportunity to experiment with my pumpkins before they went bad.
My pumpkin seeds are a honeyed curry version.
I also made this salad with roasted pumpkin, broccoli, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds with a light curry mayo dressing (gotta love my current hippie bent towards cooking) but if I were to do it again, I would roast the broccoli and maybe add bacon and shallots (and take out the walnuts and pomegranate seeds). It was a pretty good salad though.
On another note, for my Korean readers--do your parents forage? My parents seem to find things in the forest or at local parks that most Americans don't eat or use but are more common in Korea. Their latest find was mistletoe (I think) for tea. I think it's supposed to lower your blood pressure. Hehe, it's nice to know where MY foraging tendencies come from.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A Prayer
I sometimes find that I have a hard time knowing how to pray so I find it helpful to use the prayers of others to express my thoughts to God. I discovered this prayer in high school and have gone back to it time and time again . . .
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
-Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
-Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Monday, October 31, 2011
Old Friends
I had the chance to visit some old friends in Orange County this past weekend. It was so nice to see familiar faces and catch up on life.
It was also really nice to see my four-legged friend, Tomales. He is such a good dog!
It was also really nice to see my four-legged friend, Tomales. He is such a good dog!
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| Cody and Tommy playing fetch in the park in Irvine. |
Friday, October 28, 2011
Cooking Updates
I'm trying to cook seasonally, eat healthy, and incorporate more Korean influences into my cooking these days. This talk helped me consider eating mostly vegetarian during the week so that weekends can be free-for-alls (ok, maybe not free-for-alls but having more freedom to indulge with friends and family at gatherings and dining out). *Oh yeah--and also for social and environmental reasons as well.
Shared Meal, I think we should have a Korean cooking session and blog about it :) You can cook, I can style the photos.
Speaking of taking advantage of seasonal foods, my friend C and I recently tested out her new canning equipment by making some late summer pluot jam. It was a very fun process! I can't wait to taste our jam.
Shared Meal, I think we should have a Korean cooking session and blog about it :) You can cook, I can style the photos.
Speaking of taking advantage of seasonal foods, my friend C and I recently tested out her new canning equipment by making some late summer pluot jam. It was a very fun process! I can't wait to taste our jam.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Free Art Show on Saturday, November 12
I'm participating in a small community art show on Saturday, November 12 from 3-8 pm in Gardena. Please stop by if you're free that day. I'll be selling some of my work, including cards and other handcrafted items. You can find more information here.
The last time I was in a show was like in junior high. I was actually quite an active participant in local community arts as a kid . . . I'll have to dig up some old photos and post them at some point.
I'm excited for the opportunity and look forward to meeting some other creatives!
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