Guest Recipe + Kindness: Pirongia, New Zealand by da-AL

What’s your fave local cookie?

Video: Dark Waters + Impostor Syndrome

da-AL in Dark Waters documentary.

Have you had your 5 minutes of fame yet?...

Video: Me in Connie DK Lane’s Linear Amplitude art installation

da-AL modeling for Connie DK Lane's Linear Amplitude art installation

Yeah! My friend, artist Connie DK Lane, is having another show (here's an installation she did to honor lives lost to COVID-19 here, this was an earlier show -- and this is another I performed in). Please join us. Below are her official info and description... "Connie DK Lane’s work is born of her emigration… Continue reading Video: Me in Connie DK Lane’s Linear Amplitude art installation

Chinese Lantern Festival Videos, North Carolina

Lighted panda at Chinese Lantern Festival, Carey, North Carolina.

What’s a Chinese Lantern Festival? It took visiting a good friend in North Carolina for me to discover. Theories vary about its origins, but always it’s tied to the Chinese New Year. This one was an eye-popping expanse of light sculptures beautiful enough to make all ages brave the cold outdoors … ... And there… Continue reading Chinese Lantern Festival Videos, North Carolina

Happy 2019 New Year from 1919 by da-AL

Close-up of my grandmother, 1919 New Year's celebration.

A lovely cousin recently gave me a copy of this photo of my grandmother, Julia Vaccaro who was an Italian-Argentine of Buenos Aires -- ringing in 1919 with family and friends! Like the United States and so many other places, Argentina is a country of immigrants. It fascinates me to see such an old photo where everyone… Continue reading Happy 2019 New Year from 1919 by da-AL