by Diana Renn | Jun 23, 2011 | gardening, hobbies and the writing life
Check out my Zombie Flower, back from the dead! I last planted pansies in this pot in Spring 2010. They withered from the summer heat and my general neglect. Then they got dumped on by brutal snowstorms all winter, and spit on by harsh spring rains. But this week,...
by Diana Renn | May 26, 2011 | hobbies and the writing life, Japan, Odaiko New England, taiko
For many years, I had no hobbies. Not a one. I pursued work, grad school, and, above all, writing, with gritty determination, leaving little time for anything else. I lived on little sleep, piled on the freelance work, and was generally unpleasant to be around. Around...
by Diana Renn | Jan 28, 2011 | hobbies and the writing life, Japan, Odaiko New England, taiko
In a quiet, working-class town outside of Boston, behind a bowling alley and an electricians’ school, next to a Brazilian church, inside a nondescript building housing a Chinese cultural center, I’ve discovered a wonderful little slice of Japan. It’s...
