by suelarkinsweems | Apr 6, 2014 | On Family
Photos from the cherry blossom festivals on mainland Japan are beginning to circulate, and I realized I hadn’t posted pictures of the cherry blossoms on Okinawa. The cherry blossoms bloom here in January and sometimes make it through the beginning of February if...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 8, 2014 | Mumblings and Misadventures
So Lent started this week. I like the idea of mindfulness in these weeks before Easter. Sometimes I even think of preposterous things like, “I should give up sarcasm for 40 days!” But then I remember that would require sedation or a lobotomy. Instead, I’m working on...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 6, 2014 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I was scrolling through my phone photos recently and laughed at my collection of oddities caught around Okinawa. Ski for your lives, Okinawan Snowmen! Or alternately, sit on the Goya benches and watch. {Scene in front of a new-used-outlet that opened down the street.}...
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 2, 2014 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Sometimes I set things down for a minute, fully intending to pick them right back up. Later, I’ll walk by, maybe dust them off slightly or feel a twinge of guilt. Eventually they get put away with the unfinished crafts or the Christmas decorations. Time passes. The...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 10, 2013 | Mumblings and Misadventures, On Military Life
One of the things I appreciate most about the military ball season is the way the military community honors those who have served. One of the most humbling experiences I’ve had was at a Marine Corps ball in California, early in my husband’s Navy career. We hadn’t...
