I think I had an idea that my last post for #blogeverydayofjune was going to be profound and amazing, some sort of wondrous paean to all you wonderful bloggers who played along with me for the last 30 days. Alas, I am too tired and uninspired to come up with anything amazing. Never mind. It [...]
Christmas Day was spent with M’s family. We all made an effort but many of us haven’t really been in a festive mood this year. I suppose it’s only to be expected. It was very good to spend time together though. The weather wasn’t too bad, given that we were indoors for the hottest part [...]
Gong xi fa cai! Happy New Year! This year the first day of the new lunar year falls on the Australia Day public holiday. Celebrations started yesterday, with the traditional family reunion dinner. Today we will be visiting a few relatives, to pay respects. I am currently getting into the mood by listening to new [...]