With another week to go before the Chinese New Year and because it's deathly cold in Chicago (a high of -18C on Monday), I thought I'd dig out this old photo from my first Chinese New Year in China.Of course I arrived in Nanjing completely unprepared for the cold winter … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
When my friend Wendy told me about a new children's book set during the Chinese New Year, I immediately searched it out and bought a copy.Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas (Charlesbridge, 2014) by Natasha Yim and illustrated by Grace Zong, is not only perfect for my little kids … [Read more...]
Bringing dessert to the in-laws
Christmas is not usually a stressful time for me because I'm Jewish and have just gotten over hosting 25-35 people at Thanksgiving. But this year was different.My mother-in-law allowed me to bring dessert. Homemade dessert. As in my mother's cheesecake recipe (which I've made … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been a busy couple days. Yesterday I received copy edits from my publisher, volunteered at my daughter's school's book fair, hosted a band parents' meeting, had a 50 minute phone interview with a Wall Street Journal editor, and caught up with an old friend on Skype. Phew. … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Well, the winter weather has officially arrived in Chicago and we're just a month into autumn. We've had frigid temperatures and snow (twice) this week.In Chinese, people say wo pa leng, or "I'm afraid of the cold." It's not a fear as much as a dislike. And it was a phrase I … [Read more...]
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