I recently learned of a new, personalized children's book out of Hong Kong. So of course I grabbed one as quickly as I could. Geared for kids ten and under, Dragon Hunting in Hong Kong (All About Me, Hong Kong, 2013), allows you to personalize three characters and choose from … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Travels of Ching
I feel like I'm juggling a dozen books this week. I'm in the middle of three and almost finished with another. But when I received a GoodReads raffle prize today, I dropped everything this evening to read my new book.It's The Travels of Ching (Denio Press) by Robert Bright, … [Read more...]
If this flat could talk
It seems like ages ago that I hung out with my friend Jean (who I call Janice in GOOD CHINESE WIFE) in her Kowloon apartment, pictured in this photo.We haven't seen each other since I remarried on a very cold and blustery Chicago day seven years ago. Now Jean is back, married … [Read more...]
The allure of a red envelope
Yesterday I volunteered at my daughter Rachel's kindergarten Valentine's party. As I sat with my first group of kids, overseeing a heart craft project, one girl told me where she kept her red envelope. Another boy mentioned that he took his money out of the envelope and put it in … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year dinner at the Peninsula Chicago
With my husband Tom and 14-year old son Jake, I spent a lovely evening last night at the Peninsula Chicago's gorgeous Shanghai Terrace Restaurant. If any place is going to go all out for Chinese New Year, it's going to be the Pen. These are the outside decorations.The … [Read more...]
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