People + Community A packed bento-style lunch box with a tomato sandwich, chips, chocolate eggs, dried meat sticks, dragonfruit, mango gummies, corn nuts and a pastry

Full-Time Gomo

saBEE,

To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today. – Barbara Johnson Two vacation rental bookings fell through, so we ended up splitting Hope’s two weeks of summer camp between two different places. The first week was spent at the Four Seasons Toronto. Being…

Food + Kitchen A steaming pot of kimchi jjigae surrounded by barchan, including cubed radish kimchi, seasoned tofu and asparagus, and seaweed salad

A kitchen!

saBEE,

Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love. – Craig Claiborne After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel and headed to PAT supermarket for Korean groceries. One week living out of a hotel had me really missing being…

People + Community Stairwell landing with a colorful quilted wall hanging, black mesh railings, and a rooftop patio view through floor-to-ceiling windows

Impromptu Afternoon

saBEE,

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson While Hope was at summer camp, I got lucky – I was in town at the same time as the Cosmics. It was wonderful to drop in for…