Tenuous? I laugh at tenuous
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006I’m afraid it looks grim for our hero … the blender’s on puree
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Shades of John Denver
Friday, January 20th, 2006Bags are almost packed and we’re almost ready to go
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An ending and perhaps …
Thursday, January 5th, 2006
There have been a few changes at work in the last few months.
We've managed to weather the storm.
We'll be moving on at the end of this month.
We'll be in Indonesia, but haven't chosen which city to stay in. ... [Continue reading this entry]
We'll be in Indonesia, but haven't chosen which city to stay in. ... [Continue reading this entry]
Pandas and pedicabs … A trip to Chengdu
Saturday, October 1st, 2005
Pandas and pedicabs
Pandas and pedicabs
We visited Chengdu last week
A holiday before the holiday
I took a few days so I could spend time with my wife and son and visit a friend
Steve, who taught with me in Jinzhou and Changsha, is ... [Continue reading this entry]
A day and a night
Thursday, May 26th, 2005
A typical day off spent with family,and a night spent walking with my wife
The day was bright
We had a good day
I was off
I went shopping
With Robert's technical help and Grace's linguistic finesse we managed to buy a Panasonic digital ... [Continue reading this entry]
A boy, a dog and a tomato
Thursday, May 26th, 2005
We went shopping today
Robert had a great need to see the traditional market and I had a great need to test-drive the new camera
Wyatt had other needs ...
Emily coaxed me into joining her at the market
I had prepared to veg ... [Continue reading this entry]
Details and duty
Monday, April 18th, 2005
We talked about what was possible,doable and useful.
Should I fly to Canada?
Mom had died.
I had suspected as much after the first cryptic email. Or, to be more precise, I had an inkling of this after the first email and the ... [Continue reading this entry]
Snow lay all around
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
The day dawns inappropriately bright. Snow covers the ground and the way is icy.
We arrive at the church
I had not seen my mom in five years and this was not the way I'd wanted to see her again
She lay there ... [Continue reading this entry]
Back in Canada … for the moment
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
I'm back in Canada
Unfortunately it's to attend a funeral
On Friday night I checked my email and had a couple of cryptic messages ... call home/urgent and words to that effect
So I dug through my phone list and called home
Mom has ... [Continue reading this entry]
Before China
Monday, February 28th, 2005
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
It's a common enough question from locals and foreigners alike
I started my Asian experience in Pusan, South Korea in early 1996
After nearly a year there I moved to Surabaya, Indonesia.
I stayed in Indonesia for ... [Continue reading this entry]
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