Fall is rolling in at a snail's pace. Days are still hot but we've been able to turn off the air conditioner on some days and get by with opening the windows and running some fans. Sweet potato and pumpkin flavored items are filling stores and hot coffee and tea tastes delicious on a busy morning.

September tested the positivity I was feeling in ( Read more... )

The family reunion that was supposed to take break over Obon Yasumi never happened. On the day we were meant to go, Ryu's mother called to tell us one of Ryu's older brothers and his family -- who were staying at the house-- had started coming down with fevers. She worried that it was COVID and that it was best not to take Reo. It did turn out to ( Read more... )