Sunday afternoon, with my camera for company

China - week 7

So the visitors from the North departed and it was time to take a breathe. Walking to the office with the sun shining made for a nice change too - plus it only takes 3 songs from door to door (two TV On The Radio and one We Are Scientists to be precise).

The smell of fresh lilies throughout the house and nights watching the city come to light make this a special home. Plus all the hearts that made it from my suitcase to the wall. Language classes have resumed and following class there was an unintended Chinese Valentines dinner with a friend watching couples holding hands (and holding big bunches of flowers).

The week ended with a lunch up a very tall building with never ending grey skyscrapers dotting the landscape, followed by drinks and some terrible music (but good company). And now on Saturday night I'm lying in bed listening to music from below, which is no mean feat given I'm 21 floors up....how bizarre.

Dogs of China - # 6

"Her name is Wa Wa"

Spotted and hearted in Canberra town (via the internets)

China - week 6

I don't even know what happened in week six, truth be told. Thinking back there was lots of rain and some thunder, and an accidental early morning tour of the city. It really is a big place once you move away from the openness of the river - big sky scrapers all in an endless bunch.

Nights in eating rissoles, and nights out eating pizza in a bar that is a goose, that is really a penguin.  Moving day and haircut day were both combined. One went more smoothly than the other...hello choppy layers (at least my hair grows fast). 

Then too many cocktails and not enough time even to write this little post.

China - week 5

Finding my way, and then losing it again could be the theme of this week. But amidst all of that I felt lucky to have some solid peeps by my side (both here and there). There were pizza lunches, a cool toddler for company and evenings walking home in the sunshine and blue sky.  It was such a treat to end the day and see the silver city skyscrapers against the blue all shimmer and sparkles. Pinch yourself and you could think you could be living in the big smoke....

And if language class after work is the start of some good habits, then cocktails after work are the start of bad. Bright pink nail polish on a Saturday made me smile, while dumplings and down time kept me sane. 

Mushroom - Hong Kong

I stumbled across this shop and it was just all things me. And in a moment of excitement at being surrounded by all the things - I accidentally bought a Nathalie Lete screen print. When do you expect to find a shop full of Nathalie Lete? Never. Justified.