I had a professor in college who wrote a book about the history of furniture. She told me a story about a furniture shop she visited in her research. This shop made furniture to order for the richest people in the world. They made paneling inlaid with gold for the Shah of [...]
(Tip to Ryan for the title)
Just when I was starting to get my head (and heart) around the fact that I’m head over heels in love with my new baby, she is, by the gift of a smocked dress from her great-grandmother, magically transformed from a simple, loveable baby into…
my daughter.
OH.
MY.
GOD.
I have a little [...]
I speak Chinese well enough to get around. I can talk to shop clerks and taxi drivers, and they very often compliment me on the quality of my language ability. But I can’t have real conversations of any depth at all. I am still optimistic that I will be able to improve [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2007