Year of the Dragon 2024

On the 10th of February, the year of the Rabbit ends and the year of the Dragon begins! It probably isn’t a secret that I love dragons. Love the concept, love the character design, love stories involving them. In primary school my friends and I spent hours drawing them and coming up with names for

100 Day Ceremony

The culture of my in-laws is a fun hodgepodge of European and Asian customs, mostly drawing from Okinawa with a bit of Australian mixed in. One tradition I’ve chosen to keep is the 100 day ceremony for our infant, to celebrate their healthy early survival. In Japan this ceremony is called ‘Okuizome’, performed in hopes