Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
    • Good Chinese Wife
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Hong Kong postcards

May 24, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm always learning about amazing artists and authors on Instagram. When I started following Belinda Bath in Hong Kong, I was completely hooked. Her photographs are so beautiful and I've never seen anything like them before (this coming from someone who collects Hong Kong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Lunch with authors Stacey Ballis and Renee Rosen

May 3, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This morning I drove out to Glencoe, a Chicago suburb not far from where I grew up, to attend an author event held by the Women's Library Club of Glencoe. It's been a while since I've gone to a literary event in Chicago and thought this one sounded like fun. The event was held at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Misc

Flags of NYU

May 3, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

In my town, folks hang out flags from their alma mater, especially during football season. The Big Ten (we are in the Midwest, after all) and some southern universities are popular ones. But earlier this year, I noticed an NYU flag down the street. My curiosity was peaked, of … [Read more...]

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Brunch in Brooklyn

May 1, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I was in college in Baltimore, my parents visited a couple times and always took my friends and me out to eat. I remember mussels in Fells Point and dim sum (there was like one place in the whole city in the late 80s/early 90s). As much as I wanted to build my independence, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Afternoon tea at the Phoenician

April 9, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

It seems like ages ago that I was in Arizona, but in fact I left just one week ago today. My family and I spent a wonderful spring break mainly in Phoenix and Sedona, but we also traveled north to the Grand Canyon and south to Tucson. So we saw a lot of the state.One of the … [Read more...]

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