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...
Culture Snapshot – Cold Snap

Culture Snapshot – Cold Snap

Pristine snow stretching through the distance, and the flutter of intricate flakes – today, a Canadian winter sounds inviting.  Today, I woke to a thermometer that read 9 degrees celsius. No, not outside – the thermometer is at my bedside.  I don’t forget Canada’s...
Home and Family – the Heart of 2017

Home and Family – the Heart of 2017

As I look over my posts from the past, I see markers along my path. Some made bigger dents, and some extended beyond myself, to you. I don’t know if it means these posts resonated more than others, but going by number of views, my top posts of 2017 were: # 3. A...