Why I can’t ever blink.

Why I can’t ever blink.

by | Family, Living Well, Parenting & Family

I thought about posting a series of photos taken within a 5 minute period that shows just how active my daughter is – but I got exhausted just looking at the pictures. Instead, I’ll show you a few shots from within that time span where she managed to reprogram the satellite receiver while I was obliviously snapping away on the camera.

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PhotoStory Friday
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Eating Haggis with Chopsticks

Eating Haggis with Chopsticks

by | Living Well, Seattle

Yes, that’s right. While I generally try to avoid posting pictures of myself (except for the extremely rare occurrence of a flattering shot), and I especially try to avoid pictures of myself eating, it’s not everyday that I get to eat haggis with chopsticks.

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This picture was taken in February of 2008. The event was Gung Haggis Fat Choy – a celebration that originated in Vacouver, B.C., to honor both Robbie Burns birthday and the Chinese New Year. Burns’ Suppers traditionally occur on Robbie Burns birthday, January 25, and the Chinese New Year begins any where from late January to mid-February. Often these holiday’s occur on the same night, and so they were combined into this one grand celebration in both Vancouver B.C., and Seattle.

The celebration includes performers representing each of the cultures (and some representing both), bagpipes, drums, dancers – both Scottish and Chinese – and of course, a dragon – and the traditional agenda of the Burns Supper: The Selkirk grace, the entrance of the haggis (the most important part, in which the haggis is “slain”), and then of course, eating to excess, drinking to excess, and dancing to excessively loud music.

Gung Haggis Fat Choy was not possible for us this year, but I’m already looking forward to next year.

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This my random February photo entry for Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop.

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