Has a most wonderful vacation or trip become nothing more than a blur in the weeks, months, and years that follow? Yes, we take pictures, and pictures are worth a thousand words as they say. Pictures do a great job of capturing a scene, but… Words capture...
There’s nothing like a paper that has a good age behind it. But old paper doesn’t necessarily mean number of years it’s been around, it also refers to the history. For example, here’s a sampling of paper that’s been around for a...
Many people are not familiar with Tibetan singing bowls also called Himalayan Singing bowls, and they’re missing out. The rich tone from a Tibetan singing bowl soothes and relaxes, not to mention it’s an enjoyable musical instrument to learn to play. You...
Different cultures have used various forms and types of papers over the centuries, but what makes Lokta paper so different? Today’s mass produced computer printer and copy paper are processed from trees that are cut down and turned into wood pulp to create...
There are rustic leather journals, and then there are rustic leather journals. Many journals now a days lack what makes them truly rustic. They certainly look the part, and may even be distressed in all the right places with “rough cut” paper edges and...
Going through my closet, I found shirt I bought in 2007 to support Super Sherpas, an Everest expedition made up of entirely of Sherpas. Sherpas are common guides for mountaineers who want to summit the highest mountain in the world. They live in the high, very high,...
