I always get extra excited when I receive a package from Hong Kong. On Saturday it was a package of books, including my book of the week. And today I found this package from Cathay Pacific at my front door.A couple weeks ago I entered a Cathay contest to win one of their … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Roots, Fruits, Shoots and Leaves
Every night I read my little kids three books followed by three bedtime stories about Hong Kong. For the Hong Kong stories, we might focus on drinks (red bean ice, milk tea, and the etiquette of pouring tea at dim sum) or modes of transportation (tram, ferry, double-decker … [Read more...]
Closing night of the Hong Kong Film Festival
I feel like I'm in the middle of my own Hong Kong Week. Two days ago I blogged about taking my two little kids to the Peninsula for lunch. Sunday I'll meet some friends for dim sum. And last night I attended the final night of Chicago's Hong Kong Film Festival with my friend … [Read more...]
Lunch at the Pen
Today I took two little my kids into Chicago for a special treat: lunch at the Peninsula. (Number one son was toiling away at high school.) Last winter we met my sisters-in-law there for lunch and had such a fabulous time, we decided to make it a tradition. Normally I stay home … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Mary Glickman
This afternoon I attended a fabulous talk by author Mary Glickman, whose novel, One More River (Open Road, 2011), I reviewed back in August. Glickman is in Chicago as part of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies' one book program. And as luck would have it, she spoke just … [Read more...]
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