Why CrimsonDaisInn

Why DaisInn?  And why Crimson?

When I was a kid, I wanted to open a B&B and call it The DaisInn.  Not to be confused with the cheap motel chain, of course, but I thought the play-on-words was clever.  As I get older and wiser, I surmised the best way to make a million dollars with a B&B is to start with a million and a half.  Or two.  Besides, getting up at obscene hours to prepare breakfast for guests became entirely impossible as the years passed:  I love my beauty sleep.   

In 2010, my husband Eric and I joined Couch Surfers and we have been opening our home to travelers around the world.  CouchSurfing.org is an online, non-profit international network. Its mission is to provide a forum for travelers to connect with locals so they may explore and create meaningful connections with others they encounter.  It is an awesome concept.  You have to experience it to truly appreciate what you can offer others, and how others can contribute to your life experience.  If you have never heard of CouchSurfing, I suggest you check it out online.  


Our house is not a motel.  We are very selective with the guests we invite into our home - after all, couch surfing is about sharing life experiences.  I now realize, my home has become my DaisInn.  


I invite you to visit my virtual home, this blog. It is an extension of me. Share a thought or two when you visit. 

So why crimson?  It is my Chinese name; it is a character that describes the color red - but it is not the Chinese character for red.  

My Chinese name is 天彤. The first character 天 is the Sky.  The second character 彤 describes the intense hue of red to a point of crimson. I was born during the horrific and chaotic years of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.  My parents were life-long educators.  My name describes the intensity of the Cultural Revolution which, symbolically, turned even the sky crimson.  It is an uncommon character.  I deeply appreciate the poetry and the symbolism of my name.

Interestingly, the lightness of my adopted name, Daisy, is a complete opposite to the intensity of my birth name.  As I mature and become my own, I notice a slight level of hidden intensity in my personality, over-shadowed by the more dominating lightness.