Flying olives (or, A flight of fancy on fun with food)My mom brought home some preserved, candied plums. Securely wrapped in three layers of crinkled paper and plastic. They’ve got this…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
I watched one movie a week in 2022January 1, 2022. I made my sole New Year’s resolution to watch one movie a week this year. I also thought I might like to try for summer…Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023
COVID-365, with Lorraine LoweWhen I first met Lorraine in 2018, we were both new hires at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver’s Chinatown. We bonded…Apr 18, 2021Apr 18, 2021
Recently, I listened to a song.Recently, I listened to a song. It tied a thread to a bundle of knotted veins beneath my skin and tugged with gentle insistence until they…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Words.Words are hard. They are straight lines and soft curves and strange sounds. They say the word ‘bed’ resembles the shape of what it…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Odd Peas in a Pod: Emily Brontë’s Heathcliff and the Grinch (who stole Christmas)Is the Grinch secretly Heathcliff from Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights?Dec 27, 20181Dec 27, 20181
In the aftermath of an otter, old fault lines emergeThe river otter found its way into Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden one weekend in mid-November…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Azulejos of LisbonIn Lisbon, there is no dichotomy as seems expected in other European cities: Old Town, New Town; history, novelty.Aug 15, 2017Aug 15, 2017