Or sheep. Or ram. Year of Some Delicious Herbivorous Quadruped, at any rate. Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year and, as my mother always points out, today is the day that counts. Your house is spotless, your hair freshly cut, your new clothes pressed, and you go back to your mother's house for a celebratory feast. Actually, in my case, none of the above is true. Oh, well. At least I have … [Read more...]
The Year of the Snake!
Hello friends, and Happy New Year! Are you celebrating the Year of the Snake? Before Nick and I had children, I would often go back to Vancouver to see my extended family for Chinese New Year. That's all in the past, I'm afraid: can you imagine dragging a couple of little kids 5000km each way, just for a short holiday? Oh, the jet lag... Still, I'm sad that my young children won't have … [Read more...]