As many rush around for last-minute Christmas shopping, I can relax knowing that my holiday shopping is long finished. We finished Channukah (or Hannuka or Hanukah: it's a transliteration) on Saturday evening after eight days of gift giving.This year, like in the past, I've … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific amenity kit winner
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...]
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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