by Mikiko | Sep 20, 2026 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
In Search of A Perfect Small Purse/Bag As someone who always carries essentials and more in a smallish purse or bag, I have tried a lot of purses, fanny packs, and cross bodies. Still, I wasn’t convinced I found the best one. So I started searching for one...
by Mikiko | Sep 2, 2026 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
A Great Find that was Unexpected The small guest bedroom serves as a storage space for extra items, as well as a sorting and storing area for laundry, primarily my clothing and linens. Consequently, I’ve been looking for a laundry sorter/hamper that’s more...
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 9, 2024 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
With Derek & the Dominos Since I started playing guitar when I was fifteen, learning to play and sing songs I love has been a big part of my life. I don’t always feel like playing a tune just because I like it. But some tunes haunt me so much that I have to...
by Mikiko | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured Posts, Lifestyle
Three Days of Peace and Music Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles (65 km)...
