My new iphone case Yesterday was my birthday. My 34th birthday. I’m not at all sure this is appropriate for a 34 year old woman, but since it is quite normal to decorate your home, desk and car with stuffed animals and cartoons at any age in China, I figured this was okay. And besides, [...]
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Happy Chinese New Year! May your new year be prosperous! Every where we went today in Harbin, everyone told us “you know today is Chinese New Year…” How could we not know with all the fireworks? haha… I think most people wanted to share their tradition, but also excuse all the closed shops and restaurants. [...]
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Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas! Os deseo una feliz navidad!
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And It’s Gonna Be a White Christmas! My brother, sister and I A Christmas morning long ago Castle Rock, Colorado It’s a sunny day in Denver after a night of snow. We’ve got a busy day ahead – there are sugar cookies to be decorated, a trip to see the Nutcracker ballet, kids service at [...]
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Wordless Wednesday #29 Yup, it’s that time of the year again – time to put up the Christmas tree! Our non-traditional Christmas Tree Candle… So the DH and I are pretty low-key when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Did you happen to see my horrendous attempt at a tree last year? Since I [...]
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WBSD – Holidays & Celebrations Welcome to World Blog Surf Day! Today we are blogging about our favorite new holidays and celebrations. One of the things I find interesting about Chinese celebrations, particularly weddings, is the use of noise. Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom! Wedding cannons on display – Photo by Simon Lim I am no longer [...]
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SIL, Moi, Sis & Mom at Ming Tombs, Beijing 2006 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there, and especially these three!
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I hope the Easter Bunny brought you lots of delicious chocolate… He didn’t even bother stopping by here, but that’s okay cuz I’m cutting sugar out of my life. Buds and blossoms are out like crazy here and it is getting warmer by the day. Pretty in Pink Pretty is as pretty does Pretty as [...]
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Abandoned and dejected? Looks like the Grinch forgot one of the Who’s trees… in the first floor stairwell of my apartment building in Linyi, China.
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“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” ~ Martin Buber (From the first page of my 1,000 Places to See Before You Die daily calendar) My own journey began this day 33 years ago. There have been plenty of surprises and challenges along the way, and I am looking forward to more [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
