Grace Lin's Blog, page 40

hello from Taiwan

We made it! Rain Dragon was a trooper on the 22+hour airplane ride(s) and customs didn't decline our entry even though we did brought 3 gigantic suitcases, a stroller and...well, let's just say that I'm not good at traveling "light" anymore.


However, the jetlag was a real challenge. The Sasquatch and Rain Dragon met their match with that. But the upside to being awake while everyone else is tired it that we were quite alert for the night market, even pocket pacy:


Does this look familiar to Dumpling Days readers?


I meant to take more photos but pocket pacy was so busy playing games:
she didn't win one! and hanging out with souvenir friends:


that I forgot! And, eventually the night market became the goodnight market:


and it was time to get some sleep!

fortune cookie friday

"Laughing in full abandonment is very good for your health."
— Dalai Lama

on my desk monday

This is my breakfast in Taiwan. Isn't it cute? I almost didn't eat the bunny bun...but hunger (and curiosity eventually won).


And see who came along for the trip? A Starry River of the Sky Pocket Pacy!* She's very excited to be making the trip. Stay tuned to see where else she goes!


*this pocket pacy is actually one that was returned to me by the postal service as one of the winners' addresses was not correct. Unfortunately, during the move, things got so discombobulated that I lost track of which winner it was....so if you were one of the Starry River of the Sky pocket pacy winners and never received your pocket pacy (and wouldn't mind receiving one that has already traveled) send me an e-mail at gracelin.manager@gmail.com

fortune cookie friday

"Charity is not a bone you throw to a dog, but a bone you share with a dog."
-Chinese Proverb

dumpling days

hmm, did I happen to mention that I'm going off to Taiwan to visit the Taipei American School there? No? Well, I am! The Sasquatch, Rain Dragon and I are on a grand voyage--our own dumpling days! That is, if we survive the plane ride. Wish us luck.

on my desk monday

Finishing up the art for the third Ling and Ting book!  I heart this one, it might be my favorite of the three!

it rained on Halloween...

but it wasn't our Rain Cloud's fault!

fortune cookie friday

"Divide an orange--it tastes just as good."
-Chinese Proverb

this year's pumpkins

So, this was the first year in a while that we did not have a Halloween pumpkin party. We've been so busy that we haven't been able to get it together and connect with friends in our new locale. Also, we just thought a party of sharp knives and small children were not a good mix. So, this year we decided to carve on our own. Hopefully, next year (or maybe the year after) we can start the pumpkin party tradition again.

Rain Dragon was upset that we wouldn't let her carve her own pumpkin so to make it up to her we themed the pumpkins around her favorite friends:

Yes, her toys are wearing diapers. She refuses to do anything unless they do it first. 
I carved her friend "Cute":

bonus points if you recognize where he's from! It's the Sasquatch's fault. 
And the Sasquatch carved Kermit  "Moo-Moo":

originally he was called "Mermit" but then we put a Kermit band-aid on her boo-bo and now he is "Moo-Moo"
Even though she still would've preferred to play with the sharp knives, the finished pumpkins were an acceptable consolation prize:

Happy Halloween!

When Halloween Meets the Moon

From one of the schools I visited in Florida, comes some Halloween fun: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon inspired pumpkins! Here is how Dragon would look if he were made of pumpkins:





Thanks so much, students! Have a happy Halloween!