Mini Kimchi Pot Giveaway

 Hi, from an Army wife at Camp Humphrey’s, South Korea!  OK everybody.  I found some cute Korean stuff I know you all will love.  I’m going to give you a chance to win this set of mini kimchi pots. They are not really big enough to make kimchi in, but they would make great sugar bowls.  [...]

Planting Hope

I’m a gardener. The sound of seeds rattling happily in a seed packet makes me hopeful and gives me visions of lush flower beds.  I see vibrant petals nodding in gentle spring breezes.  Living in the center of agriculture for South Korea I hope will be interesting.  Right now it is still winter brown outside [...]

Pull Over!

If you see this man in your rear view mirror, it is a sign that A.  You have been driving too fast. B.   You may have had one too many in the Ville outside Camp Humphreys gate. C.    One of your tailights is out. D.   All of the above Beware of him, as he is [...]

The Truth About My Motives

Yesterday I wrote something I did not really believe.  It came at the end of my haircut story.  I said that I could not fix the system here.  The thing is that I don’t really believe that.   Many illustrations come to mind, but the clearest one is the story of the Starfish.  It’s a little tale, [...]

Male Bonding Experience

I Love this picture from Norman Rockwell. When my kids were little, this is what getting a haircut was like. It was absolute pain.   But as they got older they started to remind me to take them to the barbershop. I have had to do this without their Dad so many times. Consequently it [...]