Lantern Festival in Ink and Watercolour

Lantern Festival in Ink and Watercolour

Did you know that in China, Chinese New Year is more commonly called Spring Festival? The fifteen day celebration truly is designed to put the coldest days of winter behind and usher in Spring. Friday night was Lantern Festival, the last night of the celebration and...
Gallery of Hearts

Gallery of Hearts

Grab a drink, sink into your chair, and enjoy this slideshow, created by my daughter and I, of valentine hearts.  If you want to choose your pace, ignore the link and select the first photo. Then you can click through the show. [Show slideshow] " order_by="sortorder"...
At Home Art Class – Cold Porcelain

At Home Art Class – Cold Porcelain

Remember my post about wanting to put a movie on for my daughter so I could get one last thing done? Writing it awoke a picture of what I want our relationship to look like. I don’t want to be too busy each time she approaches. I want to make memories together, to...
Mandarin Minute – Happy Chinese New Year

Mandarin Minute – Happy Chinese New Year

February 16th is Chinese New Year. Join Jia Jia and I so you can greet your friends, saying Happy New Year! Charity: Hello, 你好, and welcome to Mandarin Minute. I’m Charity Lee Jennings.  Jia Jia: 你好, 我是 Jia Jia.  Charity: Jia Jia, thanks for joining us today. I’m glad...
Mandarin Minute – Happy Chinese New Year

Valentine’s Day Mandarin Minute

Learn to say, “I love you,” on this Valentine’s Day Mandarin Minute. And come back tomorrow for our Chinese New Year Mandarin Minute.  Charity: Hello, 你好, and welcome to Mandarin Minute. Jia Jia, it’s great to see you again.  JiaJia: 是的。 好久不见。  Charity: Right, I...