Well, well, here I am. My dear husband is firmly convinced that a good portion of my thoughts, opinions and our (nothing if not eventful) life in London and elsewhere are worth sharing with friends around the globe on a regular basis. So, in much the same way that I finally surrendered to digital photography in 2006 (quite late, I think you'll agree), here's my debut as a blogger.
Those of you who got our year-end newsletter will know that we pride ourselves on being culture vultures in this great capital, and on leaving our footprints in far-flung corners of the world. By keeping this blog going, hopefully I'll be able to share a bit more than just plain facts throughout the year, but rhapsodic thoughts, (brief) travel journals and semi-professional reviews of all sorts of cultural happenings too. Among other things, I continue to be asked questions about China all the time, and plan to write quite a bit in this forum not only about what's happening in China now, and why it's happening, but also to record some of my stories of growing up in Shanghai as one of the first-generation fruits of the single-child-policy.
Ah, the fruit. Also known as marbolo, kaki, shi-zi. But when I first saw it in the UK, shortly after coming here back in 1997, I was amused by the label that said 'Sharon fruit'. Nowadays they usually call it - at my local Waitrose at least - persimmon.
Welcome, and Enjoy!
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