Dad had just got back from work, and we were having late-afternoon tea and biscuits in the lounge. So writes Robyn Scott on page 142 of Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood (Penguin, 2008), the book I finished over the weekend. For some reason, this … [Read more...]
One hundred years of the ROC
Today on Facebook my college friend Marissa posted a video of Taipei's New Year's firework extravaganza. It was a proud moment for Taiwan as this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China.I can only image the festivities on this year's double ten, the official … [Read more...]
New Year’s Day in Miyajima, 1965
My mom took this photo in Miyajima, an island off the coast of Hiroshima. She traveled there on New Year's Day, 1965.Unlike many Asian countries, Japan celebrates the new year on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar (this practice started in the 1870s when Japan stopped … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
I've been watching New Year celebrations around the world on t.v. as I wait out the last five hours of 2010 in balmy Chicago. (Yes, that's right; we reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit today.)As I'm prone to do on major holidays, I like to think about where I spent the New Year in … [Read more...]
Dining al fresco in Kyoto, 1965
When I lived in Asia, I just loved dining al fresco. There was something about a sub-tropical climate that lent itself more to dining outdoors than somewhere like Chicago, where I live now.So my heart skipped a beat when I found this slide among dozens my mom took at the … [Read more...]
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