QMusings

An Asian supermarket opened up near me.
Wow. What a selection of fruit, fresh vegetables and brightly colored shrink-wrapped snack items!
I’m not so sure about those snacks; they looked like edible Play-Doh.

I’ve been in the smaller neighborhood Asian markets but not a supermarket. This one had a butcher market, giant fish tanks and massive slabs of [...]

My mom has her own special way of seeing, even her own language.

Her mom, my Granny was not your typical Chinese woman. Not even close.
If you’re lucky, I may write about my saucy, sauce-loving, Scotch-sipping Granny. She had a copper streak in her hair. She smoked cigarettes. She could blow smoke rings. She passed away [...]

My mom loves cuddly, soft materials, fuzzy textures and animal prints.

Throughout my life I’ve seen her wear a variety of coats that astound me.
To give you some idea of her style, her idea of “matching” is that everything she wears is in the same hue. So a purple shirt will be worn with purple pants [...]