I’ve been in Canada now for as long as it’s taken me to use up half of a tube of toothpaste. And I’m not sharing it with anyone. The girls and I have seen summer…
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It might sound odd, but when I think about family, I think about our spare bedroom. My family isn’t particularly large or close-knit, although there are enough interesting characters to keep a conversation going…
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culture & community relationships & loveWhere Do I Come From? (or: How Easy it is to Loose Your Roots)
Reading Lem’s post from last week, I began to contemplate my own family history. Specifically I began to contemplate how little I really know about my family. What I do know doesn’t go back…
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Genealogy (from Greek: γενεά, genea, “generation”; and λόγος, logos, “knowledge”) is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy) I recently travelled back in time. No kidding. On the…
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I had a lovely surprise this week. I received an email from Wendy; avid readers will recognize her as our lovely Empress Tea representative living in Manila. The email was entitled “I’m in HK”!…
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Empress Tea just had its one year anniversary! So to celebrate, we’ve compiled another fabulous group post with the theme, Firsts. There are nine bite-sized stories – perfect for reading on the go, or…
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I must admit that I nearly forgot the deadline for my blog posting today (and technically missed it, boo me), and even though the general topic for it – a quote by romantic poet…
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Please forgive the brevity of this post. I was asked to step in at the last minute and find myself between wrapping up six straight months of film work and staring down the barrel…