Today

Today was a good day.  I practiced yoga, did laundry, took care of the plants, worked on wedding details, subbed in a band class.  Then, this evening, after cooking dinner and washing up,… Continue reading →

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新年快乐！Welcome the Year of the Sheep/Goat/Ram!

I hope everyone has recovered fully from staying up all night making dumplings, setting off fireworks, and playing majiang (Mah Jong)! It’s taken most of the day, but I’m feeling back up to… Continue reading →

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Yuanqu, Yuncheng

This year we are back in southern Shanxi province for Chinese New Year. Joe has a longer-than-usual break from the orchestra, so we were able to make it down for his grandma’s 88th… Continue reading →

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Back in HB!

Been busy busy busy back in HB the last few days. Came back for the NAMM show in Anaheim, which was fantastic! I have been dealing with Bells Palsy since the beginning of… Continue reading →

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Happy January!

January seems to be my favourite month… Everybody welcomes the start of the month with much celebration and hoorah, as it coincides with the beginning of the new year there are birthdays and holidays the long… Continue reading →

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June Gloom? Not here in the Jing!

As the saying goes when it rains, it pours and we have been having some rainy weather over here. The last few weeks have seen a couple of big rainstorms, and we were… Continue reading →

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

It’s been a busy Springtime here for us. Saturday we went to the flower market down on the south side of Beijing, and got all supplied up! The day started off a bit… Continue reading →

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Spring is Here!

Hello Everyone! After an epic 3 hour cleaning session this morning, I am finally feeling relaxed enough to sit down and write a blog entry. Spring is finally popping up here in Beijing,… Continue reading →

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Macau for Valentine’s Day

I am just getting ready to fly back to BJ this afternoon, after a week down in Macau for the Valentine’s Day concert cycle with the Macau Orchestra. We did a pretty good… Continue reading →

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新年快乐！Happy Chinese New Year!

Everyone has been busy bees in the run up to Chinese New Year. I had some busy times, working as teacher, studio musician, performer, and model/actor! Also, last week was my birthday! We… Continue reading →

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