My beautiful blue borage is blooming and I’m in awe. I first heard about borage last year when I came across seeds in a shop. I was intrigued by the promise of the plant attracting pollinators to the garden. I fell in love with the unique beautiful blue borage flowers which give this plant it’s […]
Mango Season at Trader Joe’s
I just got my Trader Joe’ Fearless Flyer in the mail and I’m in heaven because it’s everything mango. Just read my Ode to Mango if you need any reminders for how much I love this fruit. It’s mango madness and I’m positively besides myself in excitement. Where to start? With my favourite of course. […]
Stanford Rapist Father Speaks, Infuriates Us Further
First, there was the rape. Then there was the leniency because “a prison sentence would have a severe impact” on the rapist. Then there was the heart-wrenching statement from the woman who was raped who has been given no options but to live with the severe impact of the rape, the victim-blaming trial, and of […]
Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk, 2016
This weekend was the annual free Museum Walk in the beautiful Dupont-Kalorama neighbourhoods of DC. The festival is sponsored by the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC) to promote these “off the Mall” museums. Of the 7 unique museums I was able to visit 4. At each site, there were tours, hands-on activities, and music. Dupont Circle […]
The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle
The Tortilla Curtain is an American novel by T.C. Boyle that tells the story of two families from two different socioeconomic classes intertwined by faith. We have Candido Rincon, a 30-ish year old man and America, his 17 year old common-law wife, on one hand, undocumented immigrants from Mexico who are squatting in the wild in Topanga Canyon. […]
Around the World Embassy Tour (Passport DC 2016)
Yesterday was a beautiful day in comparison to the days of rain we have been experiencing. More than 40 embassies in DC opened their doors to visitors allowing us to experience their music, food, art, dance, and fashion. Attendance was free but only between the hours of 10am and 4pm so lines were very long. I myself was able to […]
Foreign Gods, Inc. A Novel by Okey Ndibe
Ikechukwu Uzondu, “Ike for short”, is the embodiment of the American Dream gone wrong. He is a Nigerian man who came to the United States as a foreign student and graduated from Amherst, prestigious enough, with a degree in economics. But he finds himself underemployed as a taxi driver in New York City, stigmatized by his accent, which he […]
2016 White House Spring Garden Tour
Two weekends each year the White House invites the public to see the gardens. Tickets are needed and are free available on the day of on a first-come, first-serve basis. I was fortunate to be off work this past weekend. I woke up early and was lined up at the Ellipse Visitor […]
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Sometimes I really wonder why I listen to other people’s recommendations as to what books to read. But how else am I to broaden my horizons if I don’t stray from my usual path right? I read my fair share of Russian children stories growing up including one of my favourite The Three Fat Men […]
Eclipsed – The Stories of African Women on Broadway
It was cold, miserable, and rainy this past Saturday but that did not deter my sisters, a couple friends and myself from lining up to watch Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway. It’s a play which in short tells the story of women having to make difficult choices for survival […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.