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The World Financial Center (WFC) is normally in blue lights. The view of the lights of the City from our apartment is one of our favorite aspects of living in Luijaizui. On this night, the lights were pink with the breast cancer ribbon. I was out walking Roxi when I […]
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The non-Asian kids on the Concordia tennis team were asked to be ball boys/girls for the Shanghai Masters. The kids did two weekend tournaments leading up to the Masters. They had to learn how to be ball boys/girls. Emersyn was given a full outfit with shoes to wear. She worked the Masters on Friday, […]
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October Holiday with a big adventure to Bhutan. Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China (Tibet) and to the south, east and west by India. It shares with Nepal the world’s greatest concentration of mountains and a […]
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Eleri lost a tooth tonight. This is her first tooth since the end of the Tooth Fairy…just last weekend! The Tooth Fairy had to write one last note. Dear Eleri, My dear Eleri, I was so happy to visit you again tonight. This is my last letter to you. Now, that […]
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June 14-24 2014: Emersyn and I participated in the annual Concordia Marine Ecology Program dive trip to Koh PhiPhi, Thailand. This was the second year at Koh PhiPhi were we are surveying a designated section of reef to document changes in coral, fish and invertebrates. The data collected goes to Reef Check who studies […]
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Some Easters are spent in Shanghai while some Easters are spent on our travels when Spring Break is part of the Easter holiday. When we have been in Shanghai for Easter, we have organized brunch with our friends. This year, our friends were out of town or had guests visiting, therefore, we had no […]
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Spring break was another Staycation for the Lyons ladies. Jim was traveling for work…first in China then to Australia. It was typical spring weather with rain one day and sunshine the next. Most of our friends were off on adventures so it was a quiet holiday. Emersyn returned Thursday night from the Leadership trip […]
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Taipei was a quick two-night stay, but it was fun to see the City. We arrived back from Taipei Thursday night and Jim left Friday morning for California. Jim was spending Chinese New Year in California while the girls and I stayed in Shanghai. We didn’t pull out our Chinese decorations this year…Eleri must […]
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Chinese New Years Eve is traditionally a holiday here in China. However, this year it is not a public holiday. Why? Well, the day is named “chu xi” (get rid of Xi) after a monster that was killed by a hero called Nian (“year”; hence the New Year). With Xi Jin Ping as the […]
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Every year at YuYuan Gardens is a large lantern festival. We have spent five Chinese New Years in Shanghai, but have never gone. It is cold in February and the thought of fighting the people doesn’t make you want to run over to see the lanterns. This year, my friend, Linda, organized a group […] |