After I posted about my fabulous Peking Duck dinner last Saturday, my friend and sometime guest blogger, Ali Swanson, asked if we could meet at the Pen before she heads back to Canada. Of course I said yes! We've been friends since middle school and always enjoy talking about … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's not difficult to remember what I was doing 15 years ago today.It was the longest day of the year and a Sunday. I was still married to my Chinese husband, who went out that day to rehearse a musical performance he was working on for later that summer.I remember … [Read more...]
Peking Duck at the Peninsula
For the last few years, my oldest son Jake has asked to go out to a nice dinner for his birthday in lieu of a kids' party. Since he saves us a ton of money in babysitting, my husband Tom and I feel like it's a good deal. And we--and my mom--get to enjoy a nice dinner out, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I've always held a strange fascination with forbidden places. When I was in college, I was determined to travel to Vietnam and Cambodia, two countries not on the typical American tourist map.Cuba was the same.The more forbidden, the more attractive. So in 2004, I'd met my … [Read more...]
Hong Kong in letters
Yesterday I went through some old letters and postcards I'd sent to my paternal grandmother in the 1990s when I lived in Hong Kong. I got a bit out of control on Instagram (I'm susanbkason there) last night. It'd been a long time since I'd looked at these letters. Just as I found … [Read more...]
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