I've been a bit quiet on this blog because November is not just the start of the crazed holiday season (especially when you have 30 people over for Thanksgiving and don't bother to clean your house until the day before), but it's also National Novel Writing Month. Yesterday I … [Read more...]
Gifts from Myanmar: owls and longyis
Today in the US it's Black Friday, a day of frenetic shopping that officially kicks off the Christmas season. Although I drove to downtown Chicago today, it wasn't to shop. I went out to brunch with my kids, my mom, and an old friend.When we returned to my mom's apartment, … [Read more...]
Mrs. Kason Goes to Washington
It's funny how some parts of childhood come full circle later on in life. Thirty years ago, I got an early start in independent travel when my mother accepted a summer job in Washington, DC with her Chicago-based accounting firm.I was 11 going on 12 and my brother was 9 going … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Curious Diary of Mr. Jam
Nury Vittachi was a household name when I lived in Hong Kong. I first came across him through his South China Morning Post column called Lai See. Friends who were deeply involved in the Hong Kong publishing world were on a first name basis with him. No matter how one knew of Nury … [Read more...]
Opening night of the Hong Kong film fest
Last night I had grand plans to attend the opening night of Chicago's annual Hong Kong film fest with my 14 year-old son, Jake. I even scored two passes to the opening reception.But as evening approached, my husband called to say he was still at work. We couldn't leave … [Read more...]
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