Quingming

Admiring the altar

Admiring the altar

On a beautiful sunny spring afternoon, Eugenia and Hattie went to the Chinese Cemetery in our neighbourhood. Since last Saturday was Quingming, there were lots of flowers, joss sticks and oranges left on the altar for the ancestors.

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Tartan Day

La bohème

Fancy New Seats

Fancy New Seats

The “live in HD” broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera today  was Puccini’s tragic opera La bohème…a multiple-hanky  event.  We traveled up to our favourite Star Cinema  in Sidney and enjoyed their brand new fancy blue seats which have now replaced the comfy sofas they  used to have.

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International Children’s Book Day

New Book for the littlest Girls

New Book for the littlest Girls

Today is the 209th anniversary of the Birth of Hans Christian Anderson…in his honour April 2nd was declared International Children’s Book Day – Click here for a great website about this special day…

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Sakura

Mothering Sunday

Out Like a Lion

Under the Weather