Can you believe I’ve been living in China for one year already? 2016 was a really interesting year. Full of excitement and adventure, but on the flip side it was also very intense and emotionally draining. There are so many great things about living here, and this past year I’ve felt as though we are really… Read More
One of the best things about living in Guangzhou is that the rest of Asia is right on our doorstep. A couple of weeks ago was the Dragon Boat festival, so we took advantage of the long weekend and took the girls to one of our favourite cities – Ho Chi Minh City. This was… Read More
I’ve just got back from a fabulous couple of days fabric shopping in Hong Kong with a couple of quilting friends who flew over and met me. After organising it in January, we dubbed the trip “Quiltkong 2016”. You might know them too – Alison is @baroness_stella on IG and Alisa blogs at A Stitch In Between… Read More
In my first post about moving over to Guangzhou, lots of you said you’d love to see more of my day to day life – so here we go! A little warning though – if you are vegetarian, vegan and/or sensitive to images of animals for the purposes of food, this may not be the… Read More
We’ve turned our lives upside down, there is no doubt about that! While I’m having a great time so far, my cheery exterior can be a cover story for moments of doubt, anxiety and the odd pang of homesickness. There is some serious fun to be had here and my husband has started calling me Dora… Read More