Catching up… final days in Beijing

I wanted to try to explain all these photos but it's just too hard.. these are all from our final days in Beijing.. a lot more to come...Look closely at the painting in the picture with Becky. It was a good bye present from her office.There…

Jefferson School, Day One

Whew. Day one went well. Long-promised ice cream cones at Hershey's in town afterwards...we even let them have double scoops and sprinkles. Eli told me tonight that Jefferson is "way better than Dulwich." I asked him and he gave…

Slowly getting back into the swing….

Happy new year. We have been back in Maplewood for a week after two weeks of winding our way back here, including 8 days in Hawaii and another six in Southern California. We spent three nights with the Camerons in San Diego and I’m happy to…

Settling down

Picture is at the airport, as we leave Beijing, with the ever reliable Mr. Dou.Hey I'm back.. lots more to come in the days ahead... I need to write my first Repat column in the next 48 hours...We will have been in maplewood for a week tomorrow..…