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thanksgiving day in charleston (part one) : charles towne landing

November 25, 2012 – 11:05 pm

on thanksgiving day, most attractions were closed, but we found out that charles towne landing would be open… and we’re so glad it was! it turned out to be a terrific way to spend the morning, especially with a child. charles towne landing is a state historic site marking the exact place where english settlers read more »

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poet’s walk at ayr mount

November 4, 2012 – 1:26 am

we went to ayr mount, a historic plantation house in hillsborough. we didn’t go inside for the tour, but we enjoyed the perfect fall weather with a walk on its hiking trail called “poet’s walk”. we found a pretty pond and a lot of crunchy leaves to crunch. back to the house. next time we’ll read more »

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chapel hill farmer’s market

September 23, 2012 – 12:50 am

we dropped by the saturday farmer’s market in chapel hill. bought some yellow grape tomatoes and a little fabric-made basket (passed on the worms and alpaca yarn though). and then got our faces painted!

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city of frogs

September 13, 2012 – 8:48 am

we all went to see a wonderful outdoor puppet show called “City of Frogs”, by the Paperhand Puppet Initiative. It took place at Forest Theatre, a stone amphitheatre surrounded by trees at the edge of campus. waiting for the show to start! beautiful sets and bigger than life puppets, filled with singing and dancing. she read more »

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q e park

July 29, 2012 – 2:37 am

a rare summer day in vancouver, spent at queen elizabeth park. say cheese! her strut her happy wiggle

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a vietnamese engagement

July 21, 2012 – 12:39 am

i was lucky to be able to attend julie and joe’s vietnamese engagement ceremony and party this week. it was an intimate gathering of family and friends, and a wonderful preview of their wedding coming up in the fall. getting ready… stella was ready too! after hearing meaningful speeches from the families, julie and joe read more »

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mexico in chicago

July 6, 2012 – 11:46 pm

we’re in chicago (sans bébé) for the weekend to attend a friend’s wedding. we met debra for breakfast at the busy original pancake house, enjoyed swedish pancakes, buttermilk pancakes along with our eggs and sausage. then we stopped off at powell’s for some used book shopping next, we headed to pilsen, a predominantly latino neighbourhood… read more »

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on campus

June 22, 2012 – 2:31 am

familiar ivied walls hull court gate gargoyles looking at the ducks and fish

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downtown chicago

June 20, 2012 – 2:27 am

here are some of my favourite shots from around downtown chicago.

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reception at the oriental institute

June 14, 2012 – 7:39 pm

graduation week and festivities are over, and i’ve got a backlog of blog posts from our visit in chicago. before graduation, we attended a reception at the o.i. (oriental institute), home of joe’s department of near eastern languages and civilizations, although probably best known for their wonderful museum. having some strawberries and wine by the read more »

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