by Mikiko | Aug 6, 2026 | Featured Posts, Food
Where to buy good food—that is the question Before I moved from the SF Bay Area to San Diego last February, I knew at the top of my head where to shop for groceries and special food items. During grocery shopping, I had clear guidance on where to find these items. For...
by Mikiko | Aug 2, 2026 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
Moving from the Jazz-rich SF Bay Area to San Diego I felt rather stranded when I moved to San Diego last February, 2025, from the San Francisco Bay Area where I’ve enjoyed world class Jazz performances at multiple venues for the past 47 years. I was also able to hear...
by Mikiko | Feb 26, 2024 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
For quite some time, I’ve wanted to learn to play and sing a classic blues tune Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans. While searching for YouTube videos for the song, I found a video clip of Billie Holiday singing it and another wonderful Blues tune...
by Mikiko | Feb 22, 2024 | Featured Posts
Recently, I began exploring some new cloud-based apps in Adobe Creative Cloud. One such new app that I’m enjoying is Adobe Express with AI. It is a free app that you can download to use without having to pay for it. AI Features for Fresh Ideas Getting fresh ideas...
by Mikiko | Feb 21, 2024 | Food
When I wanted to cut out gluten and sugar from my diet a few years ago, I found this wonderfully light and fluffy almond flour cake recipe on Healthy Recipes by Vered DeLeeuw. This cake is one of my favorite desserts now, and I’ve been making my...