As of today, November 26, Blake has been away from home on temporary assignments for 101 days of this calendar year. He's had short tri...

I'm a member of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , also known as the Mormons. When possible on Sundays, I discuss som...

We live in a town called Zushi, which is directly east of Kamakura, which I've raved about many times. They are divided by mountains, o...

Back in January we did one the best things we've ever done in Tokyo - a puzzle scavenger hunt in and around the Tokyo Metro . We were...

My lemon meringue pie didn't turn out. I am officially 1 for 3 of lemon meringue pies I've attempted to make. Two of them have turn...

The experienced Thanksgiving cook knows that it's best to spread the cooking and baking over multiple days. To that end, I spent severa...

Several years ago, back when I was still in undergrad, I was part of a Utah-based theater lovers message board, Players Anonymous. Our memb...

For as long as I think anyone can remember, my grandmother made pecan rolls for her family and friends at Christmas time. They are deliciou...

I'm a member of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , also known as the Mormons. When possible on Sundays, I discuss some ...

This morning, Blake took me on a little adventure to a place here in Japan that he had been to but I had not, which is a rare occasion here...