April showers have definitely brought May flowers, and also very fragrant and healthy herbs, such as this sampler of six varieties in my garden ... click on title for more
Six on Saturday – Herbs
The Rabbit on the Moon
Different cultures around the world have found one or more rabbits hidden in the dark spots of the lunarscape since ancient times ... click on title for more
Japanese Sticks – Palitos Japoneses
I am lucky enough to be the keeper of my mom’s recipe notebooks. In my previous post, I talked about the pick-up sticks game Mikado™, which is also the name in Europe of Pocky™, the Japanese biscuits shaped as sticks. That made me notice this recipe in one of my mom's notebooks, called, no less, "Palitos Japoneses" - "Japanese Sticks" ... click on title for more
Pick-Up Sticks – Palitos Chinos
Pick-Up Sticks is a simple game, played with a set of sticks in different colours. In Europe, there is a version called Mikado (Japanese emperor), and in Mexico, they are called "Palitos chinos" - "Chinese Sticks" which seem to suggest an Asian origin ... click on title for more
Barquito de Papel – Little Paper Boat
A paper boat, those that many kids used to make with a piece of newspaper, or a page from a notebook, and then place in a puddle after a rain shower, or in a pond, was the inspiration for the song Barquito de papel - Little Paper Boat. This song appeared in the 1971 LP album Mediterráneo by Spanish singer and song writer Joan Manuel Serrat, considered one of the most influential artists in 20th century pop music, both in Spanish and Catalan languages ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 