Grace Lin's Blog, page 93
October 17, 2011
on my desk monday
I meant to blog about this ages and ages ago, but got squeezed for time. However, since the school year has started this seems apropo now, too!
Last year I did a Skype visit (I don't usually do Skype visit but I make exceptions for special cases) with the Al-Hamra Academy and as a thank you, they sent me this completely WONDERFUL book cataloguing their projects with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon!
Our Skype visit is even included:
And these pages just bring tears of joy into my eyes!
Thanks so much, Al-Hamra Academy!!!
Last year I did a Skype visit (I don't usually do Skype visit but I make exceptions for special cases) with the Al-Hamra Academy and as a thank you, they sent me this completely WONDERFUL book cataloguing their projects with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon!
Our Skype visit is even included:
And these pages just bring tears of joy into my eyes!
Thanks so much, Al-Hamra Academy!!!
October 16, 2011
Sunday Chinese School
Welcome to Sunday Chinese School, where we learn a Chinese word (or phrase) a week with my mom!Today's word is:
leaves
shùyè
October 14, 2011
fortune cookie friday
"A single beam cannot support a great house."
-Chinese Proverb
October 13, 2011
on the way to the grocery store
Someone is watching!
October 11, 2011
booktalk tuesday
Coraline by Neil GaimanIndieBound Description:When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.
But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.
Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
My thoughts:Neil Gaiman is the modern king of creepy/goth kid books, perfect for Halloween reading! I liked this better than the Graveyard Book, even though that one won all the awards. But both gave me shivers!
October 10, 2011
on my desk monday
I'm continuing the Pocket Pacy project! Here are three new ones that will soon have new homes as I travel the US for my school visits. And, with this inspiration, I'm thinking of making some very similar looking Ling & Ting ornaments to sell at this weekend's RISD alumni sale!
October 9, 2011
Sunday Chinese School
Welcome to Sunday Chinese School, where we learn a Chinese word (or phrase) a week with my mom!Today's word is:
autumn
qiūtiān
October 7, 2011
fortune cookie friday
"Don't poke holes in the paper of your own lantern."
-Chinese Proverb
October 4, 2011
booktalk tuesday
Since I have returned from France, we now return to our regularly scheduled posts...welcome back BookTalk Tuesdays!
How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell
IndieBound Description:Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything in stride. They even help Billy through his gastronomic ordeal, which twists and turns with each new day, leaving the outcome of the bet continually in doubt.
My Thoughts: I remember my third (or was it fourth?) grade teacher reading this aloud to us in school and the whole class loved it! This book always kind of feels like autumn to me. Great book.
How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell IndieBound Description:Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything in stride. They even help Billy through his gastronomic ordeal, which twists and turns with each new day, leaving the outcome of the bet continually in doubt.
My Thoughts: I remember my third (or was it fourth?) grade teacher reading this aloud to us in school and the whole class loved it! This book always kind of feels like autumn to me. Great book.
October 3, 2011
versailles and au revoir
And then it was our last day in France. Our flight was at 7pm, so we thought we'd fit in one last sight before we headed to the airport. And that last sight was Versailles!
It was only after we got there that we realized what a mistake it was to try to see Versailles on our last day and for only a couple of hours. Versailles is enormous. There's the main palace, the numerous gardens, the canal, and then Marie-Antoinette's estate. You definitely need at least a whole day to really see it.
We made the mistake of starting with the main palace:
The reason why this was a mistake was because it was incredibly crowded and time consuming:
Though not without some neat visuals:
Marie Antoinette's bed!
The Sasquatch, a bit overwhelmed, at the splendor in the Hall of Mirrors
lots' o mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors!But we soon realized that it was the outdoor gardens and the rest of the estate that we'd rather see.
I particularly wanted to go to Marie-Antoinette's Estate and see something labeled the "Temple of Love." I had one Pocket Pacy left and I thought that sounded fitting.
However to get there was rather confusing.
And instead of at the Temple of Love, we found ourselves at the Grand Trianon and out of time. So the last Pocket Pacy was forced to take residence there.
I thought her outfit looked rather regal! Fits right in, don't you think?
Au Revoir, Pocket Pacy! Au Revoir, France!
It was only after we got there that we realized what a mistake it was to try to see Versailles on our last day and for only a couple of hours. Versailles is enormous. There's the main palace, the numerous gardens, the canal, and then Marie-Antoinette's estate. You definitely need at least a whole day to really see it.
We made the mistake of starting with the main palace:
The reason why this was a mistake was because it was incredibly crowded and time consuming:
Though not without some neat visuals:
Marie Antoinette's bed!
The Sasquatch, a bit overwhelmed, at the splendor in the Hall of Mirrors
lots' o mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors!But we soon realized that it was the outdoor gardens and the rest of the estate that we'd rather see.
I particularly wanted to go to Marie-Antoinette's Estate and see something labeled the "Temple of Love." I had one Pocket Pacy left and I thought that sounded fitting.
However to get there was rather confusing.
And instead of at the Temple of Love, we found ourselves at the Grand Trianon and out of time. So the last Pocket Pacy was forced to take residence there.
I thought her outfit looked rather regal! Fits right in, don't you think?
Au Revoir, Pocket Pacy! Au Revoir, France!
