Pumpkin Time, once again

I managed to find the fall/Halloween decorations, as Mary suggested or demanded a few days ago, we need to put some Halloween decorations in front of the house, like the other houses! Whoops, guess I get a 'needs improvement' in the school spirit department!

On another note, Mary can spell pizza, Disney and Macy's. Needs a bit of prompting on the first 2, but Macy's she can spell with no problem whatsoever (it's just one letter different than her name, she pointed out).

Also, in Macy's today, she was re-arranging the Hello Kitty merchandise so that all the like shirts were on the same 'T' bar of the display. Same for the HK skirts, pants etc. Kind of a math exercise I guess, sorting,,, that's my little Virgo, always organizing! Now if she can just do that with her little pet shop stuff...

The embroidery factory and scenes from a local university

Changsha: Huatian Hotel, Friendship store etc

I don't believe I ever posted some of our trip photos on the blog, back in 2006, so here is a variety pack sampler . Not your usual tourist photos...

The "if its Tuesday, it must be Tiananmen Square tour".

There was an old movie I think, about touring Europe, called 'If its Tuesday, it must be Belgium".

My parents used to take such tours, aka the 14 day total Europe extravaganza. If the itinerary says you will see the Eiffel tower, for example, you will see it in the distance from the tour bus window. If it says you will visit a cheese farm in Parma, then you will be getting off the bus and mingling with the lovely farm smells. They also have 'squat' toilets in Italy, much more primitive and no one washes down the area after each use.

Note the Pine Valley sign. I guess All my Children is popular in China too. Riiight.

Beijing, September 2006

Airport images, I always take photos of signage etc in foreign airports.

straight from the airport, we were taken to a restaurant, no time for a pit stop at the hotel.

Peking duck for dinner, first experience with the lovely and ever present squat toilet (no photo of said toilet in this post), and finally , finally, the hotel!

Vintage scenes from China, circa 1994

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These pictures are from slides that my Dad took during a cruise/trip to China and Hong Kong. I don't know all the cities they visited, but of course, Beijing, with all the normal highlights, T Square, Forbidden City, etc.

What I like are the photos of the people. I look at the faces and wonder...

you know what I wonder, when I see more than a passing resemblance to our daughter.

Anyway, here are a few highlights from their trip. It as a Pacific Princess cruise, however, who keeps the itinerary from 1994.

*all photos copyrighted, exclusive property of the photographer, T T.

Some autumn fun with our silver autumn leaf and a few more princess test shots

Bear takes flight in M's grandparents driveway.

Thanks to Kathy and daughters for these great costumes

Some of these photos are reminiscent of a Degas, the poses, the filmy tutu etc.

First Wedding

Definitely not strictly ballroom style!

Princess School is in session...

enrolled her in the advanced placement class... she is a natural.