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Time is a Butterfly
Zoom in: Summer turning into butterflies, flying into Fall. Fall is in the scent of shimmering Osmanthus, humble but rich. Fall is on the swing; swinging the ripening jujubes, pulling down the branches towards Mother Earth. Fall is lining up a whole sounder of wild boar, stocking up for their winter…fall in love again with…
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It’s Already There
Today is Full Moon Day, lunar August 15th, to Chinese, it’s like Thanksgiving in the western world. It’s harvest moon, we celebrate our harvest by eating moon cakes with the family. Moon cake is round like the full moon, resembles the fullness of family, a returning towards the family, a complete circle. No edge, no…
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The First Pomegranate
After a long, exhausting day, I finally was able to sit in the yard to relax into the beautiful summer night. I noticed the first pomegranate on our tree was so ripe it even popped open, exposing all the inside red seeds. I picked it up to give myself a treat. I opened the pomegranate…
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Perfect Moment
I saw these pretty leaves last week in my backyard, excited and can’t wait to see the whole tree turning red, what a perfect moment. This morning, those red leaves had fallen, though some other leaves are still turning red, which reminds me, the perfect moment is now… as perfect as it gets.
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Morning Coffee
“Lorie darling’, life in San Francisco, you see, is still just life. If you want any one thing too badly, it’s likely to turn out to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live life is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening,…