Monthly Archives: July 2009

Beer Here

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Kathy

Qingdao, home of the famous beer (which you may know as Tsingtao), is a popular summer destination by the sea. So when our good friend Marty said that he was going to be there from the States for a week, … Continue reading →

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Summer Fridays

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Kathy

As I’ve said before, I never know where knitting will take me. Today it was to the Weifang Community Center, where a friend I’ve met through the Shanghai Guild invited group members to participate in an “English Corner” at a … Continue reading →

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Sunblock

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Kathy

The “people’s eclipse” was to begin this morning at 8:23, become total around 9:37 in Shanghai, and finish around 11:00.  Visible across India and China, it was to be seen by more humans than have ever witnessed such an event … Continue reading →

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Headache

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Kathy

Friday morning I woke up with a throbbing head. Two excedrin and two cups of coffee later, my hands were shaking, but my head was ready to blow off my neck.  I tried flossing, hoping to dig down to the … Continue reading →

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Counting Blessings

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Kathy

Yesterday I went for a short walk in the neighborhood to buy vegetables. I was moving at a glacial pace, trying hard to keep making progress without actually breaking a sweat — a very tricky balance in this heat. But … Continue reading →

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Striking Close

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Kathy

If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that I  write about mundane aspects of day-to-day life here in this great city and country. In fact, I had a little bitty topic picked out to write about today. But then … Continue reading →

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We Brake For….

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Kathy

Sorry for the silence. Four transcontinental trips in two months = not enough time in Shanghai to write anything! But today, here I am. It’s steamy, nothing seems real outside except the mosquitoes, and so I decided to take the … Continue reading →

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