Red Socks
I found this lady in the French Concession. Look at her beautiful red socks! I snapped a quick shot, using the grand error of auto focus and didn’t check to make sure she was in focus. Sometimes I wish...
View ArticleChristmas is Coming
After much searching around Puxi and Pudong Flower Markets and shops, I finally found a decent looking artificial Christmas tree and strands of lights. Despite leaving most of our possessions in the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to The Kid
The Kid’s party I always forget that December is a marathon, with two family birthdays, school programs, parties, Church activities and Christmas. I am also completing antibiotic number six, which is...
View ArticleAll I Want For Christmas
Is My Two Front Teeth! It’s every musical mother’s dream come true. Miss M’s front teeth fell out within a week of each other, right before Christmas. We’ve been singing the obnoxious song all day,...
View ArticleEleventh Hour
Guess what I’m doing at midnight? [sorry, photos taken with ipod touch.] Just a little something called holiday baking. I know. “Procrastinator” is my middle name. Actually, I’ve been marathoning it,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
6 a.m., Christmas Day 2011, Shanghai. Merry Christmas from The Circus!
View ArticleAbout a Girl
Tianzifang, Puxi [photo taken by Fabio Finotto] As I approach the one-year mark of our move here, I look back and reflect on the marvelous changes that have occurred in my life. I knew that moving...
View ArticleIce Ice Baby
Vanilla ice, ice, baby. Saw this today at my local Carre Four grocery store. Haagen-Daz ice cream, available in two flavors. Cost per pint (yes, pint) = 79RMB / $12USD.
View ArticleReturn to Routine
The children have returned to normal sleep schedules (Yes!) and our summer is now over. As I type this, I am making breakfast and preparing lunches for the first day of school. It’s still hotter than...
View ArticleFirst Day of School
First day of school! First day of school! Yesterday morning I felt like Nemo. Or Marlin. Or both, I suppose, as I held Miss M’s hand and skipped from the car to the elementary school door. The Kid...
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