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My Hong Kong friends, Tara and Leah, came for a girls Shanghai shopping trip. They left husbands and children behind. Emmy was not too pleased that Grace and Csoban (her HK buds) were not coming to play with her. Tara and Leah have been reading the Sisterchicks book series with their bible study group. […]
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We ladies (Mary, Faith, Jennifer and I) went on a pottery buying adventure to Jingdezhen – a city famous for is porcelain and pottery. Jingdezhen is about a one hour plane flight from Shanghai, but with China delays, you can never be sure. The Shoppers: Brenda, Faith, Mary & Jennifer The Pottery […]
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We spend time in Nebraska with Grandma & Grandpa each summer. In Nebraska, the girls play with my cousins’ children. We do a weekly play date at the Scottsbluff pool. It has a big slide and it is really fun for the taller kids. Emmy had to wait until she was 8, last summer, […]
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With the Concordia school schedule, the past couple of years, we have been flying home on my birthday. It is my birthday when I leave Shanghai and it is my birthday again when we land…a double celebration. Mimi held a very nice birthday dinner for me at her home upon our arrival. On the […]
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Tonight we joined friends to attend the spring opening on the roof top deck at Stiller’s. The restaurant and cooking school is run by our friends Yoshi and Stephan Stiller. Stephan is a multi-star Michelin chef who has been involved in a number of restaurant projects in Shanghai and recently opened his own place. […]
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It’s another blog moment. While waiting at bus pick-up this afternoon, I was “visiting†with Helen’s grandmother. Visiting would be a strong word for our conversations. She speaks no English…I speak very little Chinese, so we use lots of sign language. As you can see, I do not even know her name, so I […]
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We had chicken curry for dinner tonight with wild brown rice. Brown rice packed back to China in our boxes from the States. I had to laugh at the idea that we actually bring rice back to China, the land of rice. You can get any kind of WHITE rice. I really didn’t know […]
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On my way to school on Wednesday, as it is my volunteer day at Concordia, I was completely surprised by a block of shops that were gone!! Completely torn down with nothing but a pile of bricks. There must have been at least 10 or more little shops along this block. I just drove […]
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The 3rd grade girl scouts had their Mother Daughter event from 5pm to 9 pm. First we went to Karaoke…a favorite pastime for Chinese. I have never been to Karaoke in all the time we have lived in Asia!! We had two rooms booked for the girls to sing their hearts out…and they did. […]
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A quick blog moment. I started my Mandarin lessons, again. After a year break, I needed to put forth some sort of effort. I gave up on my Mandarin because I was doing so poorly. I have come to realize I am completely tone death, which would explain my lack of singing skills. Currently, […] |