So I've jumped on the bandwagon and have joined Pinterest.In fact, I joined months ago, but never pinned anything or followed anyone until this week. Friends have raved about it, but I wasn't sure how it differed from Instagram (susanbkason) or Facebook.But once I took a … [Read more...]
London fever
With all eyes on London today, I thought I'd post some photos not from my one and only trip there in 2006, but from my mom's travels there 45 years ago. Here are a couple shots of streets with red double-decker buses. It wasn't my mom's … [Read more...]
Sunday in the park
Today I had a senior moment.All week I had been talking up the dragon boat races in Chicago to my kids. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Chinatown is holding festivals every Sunday for a month, starting last Sunday. Since last week's lion dance started right when 3 … [Read more...]
Coming to terms with Chek Lap Kok
When I returned to Hong Kong in April for a quick visit (my first since I left in 1998), my biggest fear wasn't that the city would be changed beyond recognition. Or that the pollution would be unbearable.I was worried about Chek Lap Kok, the new airport. Flying into the … [Read more...]
Beating the heat with a good book
Last week it was so hot in Chicago, I only took the kids outside if necessary. Reaching above 100F four days in a row, Chicago hadn't seen a heat wave like this since the mid-1990s (and I wasn't even living here then).Thankfully, the kids were easily entertained with books … [Read more...]
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