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...]
Photo Friday
I posted something about these combs several weeks back:Look at them now! … [Read more...]
The blue umbrella
When I was in Shanghai in the fall, I arrived with a suitcase full of books for the Danish expat community. I thought, "perfect, now I can fill the suitcase on the way home with shopping goods." With a couple layovers in Hong Kong, I would have no trouble doing that.A problem … [Read more...]
Vicki Baum
I usually feature living authors each month, but to start the new year I thought I would showcase one of my favorites and someone I thought about when I recently traveled back to Shanghai--and the Peace Hotel--for the first time in 20 years.Vicki Baum was an author, woman, … [Read more...]
My 2015 in photos
It's hard to believe 2015 is almost over. I can still remember New Year's Eve last year when I took my kids out for ramen while Tom was working. It was a great year overall and filled with books and travel.JanuaryI visited more than a dozen book groups in 2015 and Skyped … [Read more...]
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