I may or may not have admitted this before… but we have 3 cats. It’s rather a long story as to why there are three of them, and it’s something I relate on my other blog.

In my quest to avoid packing at all costs a few weeks ago when I was supposed to be getting ready to move from California to NYC, I decided to make them a cat bed or two. Actually, I justified taking time to sew as a) stress relief and b) a way to use up a bag of scrap fabric that I’d been saving to stuff cat or dog beds. Was I supposed to pack that bag as well? No. Throw it out? Never! Finally use it and avoid packing for a little while longer? That sounds good.

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What a weekend!! It’s been non-stop eating for the past 3 days, it seems. This weekend was a very special one: Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day and President’s Day rolled into one. It basically spelled 3 days of unfettered feasting and a lot of time together for my family.

It’s a Chinese tradition for elders to give youngsters 紅包, red envelopes, usually containing cash. In addition to the small token 紅包 we gave my parents as a gesture of our filial piety, Joe had the idea of giving my parents a bottle of wine in a “red envelope.”

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