Headed into Miyama   You know you're with the expert when you go to Kyoto with Kyoto Kimono!   Nancy spent some time living in Kyot...

It's been a year! Over a year, in fact, since I started this blog. My goal was to have a place to share stories and pictures of our ...

My life is super busy right now. I hope to be back to blogging about temari in a week or so. In the meantime, I hope you are feeling the sm...

Photo in the stairway to Mariya  We climbed the small staircase to visit a one-room shop on the second level above the busy street in Ka...

We were so excited to meet Ai! After years of friendship on the internet, Glenna, Kathy, and I finally got to meet her and spend a wonderfu...

Our small tour group boarded a bus that carried us from Kyoto to the mountain village of Miyama. The ride through the mountains was filled w...

Our first stop on a Sunday morning was to this colorful textile center in Kyoto. The second floor was filled with thousands of goodies to pu...

Safe and sound. Full of inspiration and admiration. Glenna, Kathy and I joined Kyoto Kimono's textile tour of Japan for two weeks of fun...

Golden Pavilion in Kyoto (Kinkakuji) It promises to be the trip of a lifetime! Kathy, Glenna, and I are traveling with Nancy of Kyoto Kim...