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Halloween night could not come fast enough for two little vampires. We started the day with carving A pumpkin. Finding pumpkins in Shanghai was not an easy task. After looking all week, I finally found one on Friday. One pumpkin, two girls…the end result was a two face pumpkin. Each […]
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At Elle’s school, DUCKS, the children were able to wear costumes to school. Elle wanted to be a cat. Therefore, I made a trip to Hongqiao to the Holiday House to see what I could find. The result was this adorable little kitty! The girls also dressed up their American girls, […]
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The pottery from Jingdezhen comes in these pretty cloth covered boxes. Elle found a fun way to play with the boxes since she fit in a few of them. Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 218 user reviews. { “@context”: “http://schema.org/”, “@type”: “Review”, “datePublished”:”June 2, 2026″, “itemReviewed”: { “@type”: “Product”, “author”: { [ | | | | ]
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Eleri had Sport Day at Dulwich which has been on the calendar for a month. I knew I wouldn’t be there as the ladies were off on our “pot” buying trip. I had Jim book 9:00 to 10:00 in his work calendar so he would’t forget. At this age, it is so important to […]
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We received last minute notice that Emerysn’s class is leading chapel on Tuesday at 8:15 am. She will also be singing with the choir. OK, new plan for the day as Jim is the only parent at home to represent both our children at two different schools back to back and no car. I […]
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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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To end UN week, the children have a parade in their home country’s dress. This is much easier for many countries, but the Americans, Australian and a few others don’t have a national costume. Elle is wearing the same dress she wore last year. However, I did stock up at Claire’s after the 4th […]
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At Eleri’s school, Dulwich, it is United Nations (UN) week. The children learn about various countries. Each class decorates their room based on a different country. This year, Elle’s class is representing Africa. Elle’s teacher, Miss Horsey, had visit Tanzania this summer. The class has also been corresponding with children at the Amani Home […]
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The girls have swim lessons with Ryan on Tuesday at 4:00pm and 5:00pm. Elle enjoys swim lessons. She has a half hour lesson and has fun with Ryan. On the other hand, Emmy dislikes swim lessons – and begrudgingly goes each week. Emmy has half hour lesson with half hour of lap swimming. […]
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Both girls are now enjoying tennis. They have a new coach, Mr. Wong. Emersyn’s prior coach, Coach Ray, is now teaching math at an International school. Monday tennis lessons start with Elle at 4:00pm and Emerysn at 5:00pm. On this day, we only have photos of Emmy as Elle had a small bike crash […] |