Watch, Read, Listen
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Last Days in India
25-28 September 2017 Touring Pune and surrounding sites… On the first day in Pune I traveled with Mark and his co-workers out to a testing grounds (which is a cooperative effort with an agricultural university) located several hours outside of Pune. I didn't get a good photo but I wanted to show you the…
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“Off Broadway” – a unique IST musical production
17 November 2016 – This year's musical was very unique and one-of-a-kind. The school had originally received permission to perform "Grease" (remember the movie with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta??? Yeah, that one.) before school let out last summer. Well….. After school started this fall we learned that some other company (or school? Not sure.)…
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Ava’s braces are removed
11 November 2016 – Just in time for the musical production, Ava is getting her braces off! Ava's beautiful – sans braces – smile. My goodness, she's looking more and more grown up these days, isn't she?
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minis
November 2016 – Have I shown you my collection of minis? These are a mishmash or purchased minis (owl and large toadstool was a Christmas gift from Ava purchased in Austria) and handmade ones by either me, Annika or Ava. Oh, and the Eiffel Tower was purchased in Paris. So…as you know we're getting ready…
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Shanghai Disneyland with Bruce and Vicki
4 November 2016 – Bruce, Vicki and I flew from Chengdu to Shanghai after breakfast. I had previously communicated with the Shanghai Disney resort and had been assured that it would be easy to get a cab to take us to the Disneyland Resort (which is located on the outskirts of Shanghai). Sadly the resort…
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Chengdu with Bruce & Vicki & pandas & Buddhas
1 November 2016 – Little ol' me flew to Chengdu (sans family) to spend two days in Chengdu with Bruce and Vicki – who are flying to Chengdu after their trip to see the terra-cotta warriors in Xi'an. Bruce posing with these two fine fellows: Walking around a shopping street in Chengdu and we poked…
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Cousin Vicki and Bruce pop in for a visit
Meet Bruce and Vicki:Travelers…family…fun & interesting people… They're Mark's cousins from Detroit. We are so happy that family popped by our place for a visit! They're a long way from home so we're extra grateful. Naturally we had to show them Ancient Culture Street in Tianjin (GuWenHuaJie). We ordered stamps: Still in the process of…
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Halloween 2016 –
Halloween 2016 – Bones and I helped the after school Halloween celebration. We had a blast frightening loads of kids on the haunted school tour. LOL!!! Bones is an excellent buddy. And apparently attracts lots of attentions from both small and big people. HA! (Rest assured, he's made of PLASTIC) Ready to welcome the…