February 14, 2026 By Maria Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choy! The Cantonese lunar new year greeting means, “May you be happy and prosperous.” Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 17th this year. Celebrations start with the new moon. Our Lunar New Year celebrations have changed and evolved over the years, butContinue reading “Happy Chinese New Year!”
Tag Archives: Holidays
Joyful Anticipation
December 23, 2025 By Maria As Christmas gets closer there is a communal sense of waiting and preparation in the air. Of course there is pre-Christmas craziness -last minute shopping, baking, and obsessive checking of shipping status for online orders (that was me last year). Besides the pre-Christmas stress, I love the preparation and waitingContinue reading “Joyful Anticipation”
Halloween Thankfulness
November 27, 2025 By Maria Halloween is over twenty days past. In my usual style I am behind in my writing. To be fair, I have been working on this post in spurts since before Halloween, but now I am finally getting the time to sit down and finish it. I know everyone is doneContinue reading “Halloween Thankfulness”
Mid-Autumn Moments
October 13, 2025 By Maria The moon is supposed to be especially beautiful on the Mid-Autumn festival which was celebrated on October 6th this year. It’s the Asian harvest holiday and a time for reflection and gratitude very much like our American Thanksgiving. In our house, as usual, life happened. That weekend things definitely didn’tContinue reading “Mid-Autumn Moments”
Is your Mama a Llama?
May 12, 2025 By Maria Mother’s Day was yesterday, so I figured it’s a good time to write about some of our favorite mother themed picture books. I never have high expectations for Mother’s Day. For me it is still more a day for my mom and grandmas (when they were around). The focus isContinue reading “Is your Mama a Llama?”
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