I didn't include this little story in Good Chinese Wife because it didn't move the story forward and I was already way over word count.But the spring before we moved to San Francisco, my in-laws descended upon Hong Kong and stayed with us in our 420 square foot flat out in … [Read more...]
Vicki Baum
I usually feature living authors each month, but to start the new year I thought I would showcase one of my favorites and someone I thought about when I recently traveled back to Shanghai--and the Peace Hotel--for the first time in 20 years.Vicki Baum was an author, woman, … [Read more...]
My 2015 in photos
It's hard to believe 2015 is almost over. I can still remember New Year's Eve last year when I took my kids out for ramen while Tom was working. It was a great year overall and filled with books and travel.JanuaryI visited more than a dozen book groups in 2015 and Skyped … [Read more...]
Shopping like a pro in Hong Kong
In the spirit of the last days of the December shopping frenzy, I thought I'd blog about one of my favorite pastimes: shopping in Hong Kong!People have said its heyday as a shopper's paradise is long gone, but I disagree. Prices might not be super inexpensive anymore, but … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I got these Chinese opera combs last month when I was in Shanghai. It was my first full day back in Shanghai as well as the first day of the World Congress on Art Deco. Just before noon, my mom, friend Mary, and I had to duck out before the last lecture of the morning was … [Read more...]
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