My Chinese Kitchen: Strawberries
There is an abundance of wonderful fruit available here. Even though we’re in the north, we can still easily purchase very fresh tropical fruits grown in the south, and we’re constantly enjoying the...
View ArticleMy Chinese Kitchen: The Crockpot
{Note: Too much time in the Chinese kitchen this week, so Hold the MSG will post tomorrow instead.} As I mentioned in another post earlier this week, life in China has some challenges. Things take a...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons We Enjoy Life in China
I’m joining today with Angie at Many Little Blessings for her Top Ten Tuesday. I’m not sure if these are the actual top ten reasons why, but I was in an appreciative mood today for our adopted home,...
View ArticleGo Fly a Kite
Um…I’ve been away a while. I vowed I would not let this happen but it has. I wish I could say I’d been off doing exotic things–vacationing in Bali, taking up a new sport–something. The truth of it is...
View ArticleMy Chinese Kitchen: Weekend Breakfast
One of the interesting aspects to life here is sunrise. Since the entire country is on a single time zone, and we are on the eastern side, it makes for a rather early morning. Today, the longest day of...
View ArticleMaking Mooncakes
Last week here in China was Mid-Autumn Festival, also called Moon Festival or “Golden Week.” We spent the whole week visiting with friends. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Moon Festival lands on...
View ArticleOur China: The Local Market
People ask us all the time what it is like to live in China. I often respond that it’s hard to describe, but I’m going to give it a try. A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to guest post about what...
View ArticleOur China: Exercise
Exercise is part of the culture here–from school children who line up every morning to march and do junior calisthenics, to the elderly who take a morning walk and/or one after dinner. In addition,...
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