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Beijing is so beautiful right now. Everything is in bloom… with vibrant color and beautiful green everything else. I took these photos at Forbidden City- the Peony is the national flower… and they are just beautiful, and are the subject of my favorite Chinese paintings....
It’s shocking how fast the time seems to be passing! I can’t believe it’s the middle of May…it’s Sunday night and we just got all the kids settled in bed, and usually I look forward to this time to plan and prepare for my week…...
so my email server has been down for 3 days, and just kicked back into action this morning...
It’s Tuesday night, and I leave Cape Town tomorrow morning, to start my long journey home. I think my travel time is about 36 total hours. Loving that! (lots of quiet productive hours!) I am ready to be home! 10 days is just too long…I...
Monday morning… and ready for action! We have had a wonderful, delightful time staying here at the Spier Hotel. It’s in the ‘winelands’ part of Cape Town, quite inland from the ocean. The resort has a convention center, where the classes were held, and just...
I just have a few photos I want to post from the Joburg event… the venue was absolutely stunning, and I don’t even think that my photos will do it justice. I only brought my little camera, and it’s just not the same! Luckily I...
Oh what a day… I am beat. We are back at the hotel with our feet up and eating room service. Today was the Joburg event…I took a bunch of photos because this venue was absolutely STUNNING. It was an old home built by one...
so i am not a big fan of my own birthday- not that i don't like a little birthday indulgence...
In a short 6 hours I will be leaving (like on the plane in 6 hours) for South Africa! I get to teach in both Johannesburg and Cape Town…both Janet and I are teaching classes. I hope that it will be nice weather! i was...
It can’t only be 10pm. It feels like the middle of the night. I am exhausted. I have been trying to recover from the travels of last week, and have been feeling a bit run-down ( to say the least)…sadly…my sweet cousin that has been...