Exploring what slowness can discover.
It starts with a lovesong. Chantha Nguon’s memoir is poignant, powerful, and profoundly her own. A deeply personal story of Home. Nguon expertly translates memory into lyrical prose that invites the reader to journey with her into her mother’s joyful kitchen in Battambang to refugee life in Vietnam and later…
“Never had I realized how deeply my internal clock was set to bloom times.” Monarchs deserve a moment. Several moments in fact. And at the…
When I was young, spring inspired nothing but “meh” for me. Too much rain. Mud. It was still often chilly. Summer break still too far…
Hong Kong style coffee / tea. “Part coffee, part tea, and definitely a product of colonization.“ It all started in the South China Sea. My…

Hi, I’m Rosie, the creator behind this space. Welcome to this home. This is a place to slow down, create, cultivate, and explore the meaning of home and identity. We believe in puttering here. We believe in playing with your food. We muse, ponder, and at times, pontificate. We edit and re-edit how we think, relate, and navigate our world. We believe that there are few privileges greater in this world than Home and are grateful to have you in ours.