Back in the late 1990s, I lived in the most dangerous neighborhood in San Francisco. The only familiar retail outlet was a Walgreen's pharmacy a few blocks away. The neighborhood had been an old Maltese enclave, but only one Italian grocery remained from those years. The main … [Read more...]
Fashion forward
I recently learned about a designer in Hanoi that has a line of dresses and scarves devoted to Hong Kong. Chula Fashion also designs clothes and scarves inspired by New York, Vietnam, Japan, and Europe.I couldn't resist, so ordered a scarf from their Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Hong Kong postcards
I'm always learning about amazing artists and authors on Instagram. When I started following Belinda Bath in Hong Kong, I was completely hooked. Her photographs are so beautiful and I've never seen anything like them before (this coming from someone who collects Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Fortunes
I recently read Peter Ho Davies newish novel, The Fortunes (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016) and cannot get it out of my mind. It's one of those books that will stay with you for a long, long time. I think the most astonishing thing is that Ho Davies, who was born and raised in … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
A week ago I was getting ready to spend a weekend in New York to visit my oldest son, brother, and niece. I went back and forth between Manhattan and Brooklyn that weekend, and this is a lovely flower shop I passed in Brooklyn that Sunday. One of the things I love about New York … [Read more...]
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