April 28, 2014

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, April 28, 2014: Pololu Valley, Big Island, Hawaii

April 28, 2014

Today’s highlighted picture was taken from the Polulu Valley Lookout in the northwestern corner of the Big Island, which offers memorable views of a classiic Hawaiian landscape.

Want to buy great hand-made lace? Go to Sri Lanka!

April 28, 2014

About the last place on earth I’d have thought to buy lovely hand-woven lace was Sri Lanka. The world’s best tea — of course, but lace seemed improbable. But the proof was right there and it was lovely.