In my lectures I often mention that you need five things in life. One of my students (Stephanie Tang) designed this poster for me…I love it!
This is our boy Eli, he loves to check out the neighborhood from my home office window. We adopted him in November 2020.
I grew these heirloom cherry tomatoes in my garden, most of them were grown from seed!
The ocean was too rough for swimming but we enjoyed the beach!
Kauai 2021
I love old type. I love classic type. I love type!
We went to Switzerland in June 2022, it’s THE MOST beautiful place in the world!
I love books…I love reading books, I love designing books and I love listening to books.
What are you reading right now?
This is my list of all-time fave books:
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Untamed, by Glennon Doyle
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michelle Richardson
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Guest List, by Lucy Foley
The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown
Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
I try to read this book every few years:
The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch
I read (and listen to) a lot of books, here are a few that I recently read:
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Counterfeit by Kristen Chen
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyThe Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (fascinating story, moved to my list of all-time faves)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner
Things We Lost in the Water by Eric Nguyen
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Think Again by Adam Grant
Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (I love all his books!)
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (I love all her books!)
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (amazing!!! One of my faves of the year!!!)
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (this one has been added to my all-time faves, such a great story!!!)
The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
From Scratch by Tembi Locke (Oh how I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!)
I love the numbers in old clocks. I have a collection of old clocks, many do not work but I just love the numbers and the style of old clocks.
I have perfected my blueberry muffins. I bake them in a popover pan so they’re quite tall!
Snorkeling on the Nā Pali coast.
Kauai 2021
I love living on the central coast. We lived in Shell Beach for many years before buying our current home. This photo is from our old home in Shell Beach, we had an amazing view. We still love walking the neighborhoods there.