Last night I headed out to Naperville, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles from home, to attend novelist Janice YK Lee's reading at Anderson's Bookshop. Her new book, The Expatriates (Viking, 2016), sounds fabulous. It's about a group of female expats in Hong Kong. Say no more, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been very cold here in Chicago this week. But even before this cold spell set in, I couldn't be found without this fantastic tea thermos I got in Shanghai at the World Congress on Art Deco. It comes with a little strainer perfect for my cabinet of loose leaf tea.I left … [Read more...]
Holiday lunch 2015 at the Peninsula Chicago
When my daughter was a baby, my sisters-in-law and I started a tradition to go to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch around Christmas. We've been going every year since then and this year I brought my three kids.My older son, Jake, is usually in Arizona the last two weeks of … [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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