It's been very cold here in Chicago this week. But even before this cold spell set in, I couldn't be found without this fantastic tea thermos I got in Shanghai at the World Congress on Art Deco. It comes with a little strainer perfect for my cabinet of loose leaf tea.I left … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I posted something about these combs several weeks back:Look at them now! … [Read more...]
The blue umbrella
When I was in Shanghai in the fall, I arrived with a suitcase full of books for the Danish expat community. I thought, "perfect, now I can fill the suitcase on the way home with shopping goods." With a couple layovers in Hong Kong, I would have no trouble doing that.A problem … [Read more...]
Author interview with Nicole Trilivas
I am beyond excited to post this interview with author Nicole Trilivas. She and I share the same rock star literary agent, Carrie Pestritto, but I would have fallen in love with Nicole's novel, Girls Who Travel (Penguin, 2015) no matter what. The main character, Kika Shores, is a … [Read more...]
When my former in-laws descended upon Hong Kong
I didn't include this little story in Good Chinese Wife because it didn't move the story forward and I was already way over word count.But the spring before we moved to San Francisco, my in-laws descended upon Hong Kong and stayed with us in our 420 square foot flat out in … [Read more...]
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