It seems like ages ago when my kids and I spent a week in Hong Kong. We stayed next to Garden Hill, an area I knew because of the eponymous Garden Bakery. The bakery building is gorgeous.One evening after a long day out, we returned to our hostel and the kids wanted to … [Read more...]
Blog Tour–Afterlife
I'm so excited to participate in Julia Alvarez's blog tour for her new novel, Afterlife. Alvarez is the international best-selling author of two dozen books, including In the Time of Butterflies and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. In Afterlife, Antonia Vega is about … [Read more...]
The Jumbo: the end of an era?
With recent news of the closing of Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo floating restaurant, there has been some much talk on social media about this famous restaurant that once upon a time was top on the tourist circuit. The Jumbo was always included in postcard packs in the 90s--and maybe … [Read more...]
Blog Tour–Everywhere You Don’t Belong
Chicago is a loaded word for many people. It comes up the most in the media when people discuss the latest mass shooting in the US."But what about Chicago?"But what about Chicago? And who is going to talk about the real problems in the city, namely the segregation and all … [Read more...]
Chinese tea in Montreal
About seven years ago my sisters in law and I stumbled across a Chinese tea shop in old Montreal, across from Notre Dame. I remember spending quite a bit of time there, stocking up on my favorite teas. I’ve been thinking of Ming Tao Xuan since then and put it at the top of our … [Read more...]
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