happy 4th of july!!

Bowl of berries

[july 2008 :: oregon berries]

alphabet man

Alphabet man 2

:: first day of summer vacation :: rainy day ::


Alphabet man

:: the boys stayed in their pajamas all day long ::

Alphabet man 3

:: had fun with the label maker :: created the "alphabet man" ::

cozy lunch

Sarah lunch

We survived the last week of school! Phew! It has been very busy around here lately with Baby J's birthday party, end-of-the-school-year activities, sprained arm [Big J], tackling a long list of birthday/farewell gifts [8 down, 15 more to go...no joke!], dealing with some unexpected changes and preparing for new adventures this summer.

Sarah salad

So in the midst of a hectic week it was really refreshing to take time out to share a meal with some wonderful friends. My dear friend Sarah invited six of us over to her apartment for lunch. Sarah is an amazing cook [she makes THE best salads ever], wife, mother and artist. And she really knows how to set a beautiful table.

Sarah lunch 2

She is also one of the most thoughtful people I know. Sarah gifted me with one of her custom fiber art pieces and I couldn't be more happy!

Artwork by sarah

I love all the details in her work. She uses beautiful hanbok [traditional Korean dress] fabric and adds texture via machine stitching and embroidery. And of course she already knows me so well, do you see all the grey?

Artwork by sarah closeup

I love the fact that this piece will always be a reminder of our friendship--a Norwegian-American from Norway and a Korean-American from the U.S. who met in beautiful Busan, South Korea.

happy father's day, appah!

Happy father's day

+ from your two favorite mateys +

[p.s. Apparently I have no concept of time and thought Father's Day was LAST weekend! Anyways, we celebrated today with a yummy sushi lunch + some nice r+r at home + homemade calzones for dinner. Happy Father's Day!]

beach day

Jeremiah and cornelia 

:: celebrating the last week of school with classmates ::

Jeremiah and erin

:: enjoying the sun and cool breeze ::

Jeremiah frisbee

:: at songjeong beach ::

happy father's day

Appah laughing

Appah :: 3 years old :: Seoul, South Korea

hello, mr. four-year-old!

Biker j

gijang :: south korea :: part two

Gijang 19

After lunch at the duck restaurant we headed next door to a local greenhouse.

Gijang 10

There were so many beautiful flowers and plants on display.

Gijang 11

I love the small delicate ones...

Gijang 9

...and this grouping of mini plants.

Gijang 20

But my favorite thing to see was this traditional clay village.

Gijang 21

See the halmuhni [grandmother] chopping up the radish? Too cute!

gijang :: south korea

Gijang 8

Last week I had lunch with some school mums at a traditional duck restaurant in Gijang, a 1/2-hour drive from Busan.

Gijang 15

The restaurant consists of a main eating room along with several individual rooms and traditional clay huts.

Gijang duck 2

We had a lovely meal of duck, served two different ways--one was roasted in a pumpkin and the other was served in a clay pot with different grains.

Gijang duck 3

The duck was accompanied with a spicy salad of fresh greens and mushrooms.

Gijang 3

But I have to say the highlight of the experience was walking around the grounds after the meal.

Gijang 2

There was so many things...

Gijang 5

...to enjoy...

Gijang 12

...and see...

Gijang 14

...like beautiful stone pots filled with homemade soy sauce and bean curd...

Gijang 16

...and antique yellow school chairs...

Gijang baby j 4

...the perfect place to sit while enjoying a treat from one of the school mums...

Gijang baby j

...after hopping around the grounds.

thank you

Tape_grid

:: I'm in love with our local bookstore :: I find all sorts of cute things there like this red grid tape ::

Rubber stamp
:: and this rolling alphabet stamp ::

Japanese magazines

:: one of the mums at school let me borrow a stack of ku:nel + come home! magazines :: I've been in japanese magazine heaven! ::

Japanese magazine bags

:: and they came in this beautiful drawstring bag ::

Fabric + card_drops

:: I stick a handmade thank you card in the bag when I return it to her every week ::

Fabric + card_handstamp

:: and she brings me a new stack of magazines ::

Fabric + card_red grid tape

:: we have a nice system going :: and it has reminds how everyone loves a good old fashioned thank you card ::

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