Now and then, I walk by the gingko trees in my neighborhood. I hear the leaves will suddenly turn bright yellow, and in just a few days, fall. I hope I don’t miss it this season.
小心, literally “small heart,” means “be careful”
Xinjiang yogurt with fresh blueberries. I love breakfast!
I’m collecting pretty leaves for my pen pals.
Thank you for all your kind well wishes! I’m feeling much better. I have to say though, I’ve fallen in love with homemade soup and hot ginger honey tea.
Outfit: A Muji tote bag, my boyfriend’s cardigan from Uniqlo, polka-dot mini dress from Beijing, cashmere scarf (I recently repurposed it out of an old sweater), and a Korean novel all about kittens
Remember my bicycle trip around Shanghai’s Chongming Island? My photography series from the island is published in my friend Hunter’s new art magazine, There Is No There. This island is perhaps where my mini photo zine was born. You can read about it here.
P.S. We cooked Julia Child’s beef bourguinon for dinner!
Oh man, even when I am not sick – I am all about soups and honey tea/ lemon tea. haha!
I love your outfit; you look so classy and chic.
I miss wearing scarves but what’s the point? I live in South Florida.
How did you do that to your hair? I wish I knew how. :O
Thank you. Ah, you’re lucky it doesn’t get cold! The weather got just a bit chilly and I got sick right away. Hm, the hairdo is super easy! You just twist it up into a knot. :]
aww, i like ‘small heart.’ is that like ‘your heart is small so be careful with it’? or ‘keep your heart small so it doesn’t make you feel too brave and make you do crazy things’?
It’s strange, Koreans also use the word “small heart” (so-shim) but I think it just means timid. Maybe you can ask your mom about it!
I really like that cardigan! It seems like the men’s section of stores have the best ones lol. Ginger honey tea sounds really good right now, I need to drink more tea (the only kind I drink is green), lately it’s been all about the coffee though lol!
I know! I’m thinking about getting some warm men’s sweaters this winter.
Ah, I’m a big coffee person, too.
Reading your blog just urges me to update mine and put my photos up on flickr. I really enjoy reading your posts and your beautiful pictures. And btw, check out a Chinese magazine named at the newspaper stand near you. They are doing a feature on Retro Hong Kong pop stuff and have some cool posters inside =D
You should! Your photos are beautiful.
Ah, I think you forgot to mention the magazine name but I’ll keep an eye out for retro HK images!
oops. it’s Chinese name is 新视线。
ahh ginger honey tea is my favourite! i always make it fresh, yum! but, i was also very excited when i found that they sell it in giant jars if you’re in a rush, so delicious!!! those are beautiful leaves! great outfit too & great hair!
I always make it fresh, too! I’ve seen the jarred ones at Korean grocery stores, but I’m hesitant to buy one because I’m usually a coffee drinker.
Thanks!
Hi Sewon, I found your blog through “it will stop raining”! Just wanna say I love your photos
and I enjoy reading your blog post a lot. I will be coming back for more 
Thanks, MK! By coincidence, I have a childhood best friend named MK.
xx
Very pretty leaves. Beautiful shapes.
And loving your cute outfit too!
Thank you.
A Korean novel about kittens! What’s the name of it? Is it only in Korean or has it been translated? I’m all about the possibility of reading a novel about kittens.
It’s called < 도둑괭이 공주> (rough translation: robber princess). It just came out this summer and it’s only in Korean! xx
Love the photograph of the of the gingko tree! (And men’s sweaters are truly awesome haha)
Ah, I can’t wait to catch them all turn bright yellow!
I’m glad you are feeling better, great outfit too!! I have so many cardi’s in my wardrobe but they are just so simple and chic.
You can never have enough good cardigans!
Thanks, Kelly.
Your photos, they are so yummy! and those leaves, they look like papaer cutouts, how amazing is nature
I really like the article and the photos you’ve taken. what camera did you use for that one? im actually going cycling around my area now since im back in my home! this inspire me to take my camera and take photos around what i see.
I also just used my Nikon, but it was so strangely foggy that day, and Shanghai is always a bit gray.
you look great! and so do your photos! what’s the title of that novel? the cover looks cute
Thank you! It’s called “Robber Princess” or < 도둑괭이 공주>.
I love your outfit! It looks comfortable but still really cute.
Those leaves are beautiful!
Gingko leaves are so beautiful!
Also I like the pictures of yourself a lot! Very pretty!
A bit more then a year ago I had a huge huge crush on this song, I listen is so often.
Thank you for posting, I rediscovered it and today it was playing every single minutes I spent close to my Macbook.
Your package is on its way
& I’m happy that you feel better!
xxxx
just reading the words “hot ginger honey tea” is inspiring me to boil up some ginger for tea for this chilly California night. I’m going to do it.
ginko leaves are lovely aren’t they!
i like your wool skirf, and also love MUJI product too, i enjoy going to the store and
always find something nice threre.
I like your style ❤
Wow, these photos are beautiful!
Thanks so much for your kind comment
LUAR
x
beautiful pictures!!!!!
and you look soooooooo cute in that outfit!love it!
http://lustforgourmandise.blogspot.com/
xxxx
oh, the ginko tree leaves are so beautiful – in shape and color!
and the last photo has an incredible atmosphere…
ahhh so pretty!
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the second photo is
so like me.saved it
have a good day,sewon