Since most readers of my blog know my husband, John, they understand that nearly 20 years of marriage means I am nothing if not adventurous. And, when it comes to food, I am, in my humble opinion, the most adventurous…
Category: china
lama temple
I have discovered what Buddhists have apparently known for centuries… size does matter. On a freezing morning in my first February, with guidebook in hand, I visited the Lama Temple. I hoped to find respite from the biting Beijing winter…
shanghai
A few weeks ago I escaped from Beijing's familiar congestion and noise and spent 42 fantastic hours in the newly enticing congestion and noise of Shanghai. Though Shanghai is China’s largest city by official population, it feels much smaller than…
chowder macleod vogel
Chow, Chow Pow, Powder Puff, Pow pow. He answered to them all. A few hours ago, we called an ambulance and rushed Chowder to the hospital. He had collapsed as we were getting ready to go to bed. He…
driver’s test
The greatest luxury of my life in Beijing, and our greatest expense, is our car and driver. Our driver’s name is Tony and, as anyone who has come for a visit can testify, he is a God. Unfailingly good-natured he…
characters
Last weekend Hunter went to Japan on a school trip to play in a soccer tournament. Last weekend Hunter also fell and broke his arm. Off he went to a Japanese hospital where he received outstanding service. They sent him…