Every year when the kids start school, I always think about the Mid-Autumn Festival. That's because I celebrated my first Mid-Autumn Fest shortly after I began a new academic year in Hong Kong 22 year ago.So today I took the kids shopping for mooncakes. They're not cheap, … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Color of Tea
Last week I pulled Hannah Tunnicliffe's debut novel, The Color of Tea (Scribner, 2012) from the new fiction section at my public library. She got me at tea. But when I turned it over to read the back cover, I was excited to learn that the story was set in Macau. Not many books … [Read more...]
A week of noodles
It started on Sunday night. Number one son returned home after a month at overnight camp just as husband and daughter left on vacation with my mom and brother's daughter (sounds like husband-of-the-year to me, eh?).So I booked a babysitter and a dinner reservation. In … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Getaway
This week I planned to read Lisa Brackmann's sophomore novel, Getaway (Soho Press, 2012), but it was such a page-turner that I finished it in two and a half days. I should have been prepared, because I loved Brackmann's debut novel, Rock Paper Tiger (Soho Press, 2010).Getaway … [Read more...]
Now appearing on Pinterest
So I've jumped on the bandwagon and have joined Pinterest.In fact, I joined months ago, but never pinned anything or followed anyone until this week. Friends have raved about it, but I wasn't sure how it differed from Instagram (susanbkason) or Facebook.But once I took a … [Read more...]
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