Grace Lin's Blog, page 39

critique

The creation of a masterpiece:

Ah! My creation! My masterpiece! What will my public think?
hmm, how can I say this?
I like what you did with the roof pattern,
and the taste and texture is not bad...
but if you remove some of this...
and maybe add something...
Ah! Voila! See, much better, no?

new home for the holidays

It's almost Christmas! This our first Christmas in our new house in our new locale. We've been traveling so much that it still feels new. But we are settling in, putting out little roots and starting new traditions.  This year, for the the first time ever, we cut our own Christmas tree:


Rain Dragon was a little confused (and cold):


But we invested in some non-breakable ornaments:


 and she got into the holiday spirit:


So we've decked the new halls:




And now our home is (mostly) ready for the holidays! Hope yours is, too!

fortune cookie friday

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another."
-Buddha

on my desk monday

Hey, I'm back! In between computer break downs, school visits and holidays I took an unplanned hiatus from the blog! But it looks like I'll have to do the big bunch belated blog posts after Christmas because right now I've got a bunch of prints from my etsy shop to mail. Yay! I hope these make some lovely gifts!

fortune cookie friday

"If heaven drops you a date, receive it with an open mouth."
-Chinese Proverb

fortune cookie friday

"Thousands of candles can be lit from single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases from being shared."
–Buddha

newsletter newsflash

The blog has been forced to take a short hiatus as my computer is in the shop (hmm, perhaps carting it across the ocean in a carry-on crammed next  diaper cream, crayons, and cheerios wasn't the best idea). It's a bit of a bummer as I have so many Taiwan adventures to share. But I was promised it would be fixed soon.

However, before it acted up, I was able to put together my holiday newsletter! If you don't receive it, you may wish to take a look--I'm offering a free gift for those who order my books for the holidays and my etsy store is open again! Also, this Saturday I'll be at the RISD Sale selling prints, books and more at book #337.

 Read all about it HERE and feel free to sign up to be on my mailing list for future newsletters.!

fortune cookie friday

"No banquet in the world never ends."
-Chinese Proverb

on my desk monday

From my last morning in Taiwan!  It's Pocket Pacy, a wax apple (my favorite fruit in Taiwan) and my ID from my week of visits at the Taipei American School. The time flew by! I have so many photos and thing to post about...stay tuned!

fortune cookie friday

"If one eats less, one will taste more."
-Chinese Proverb