JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I got this vibrant purple orchid plant as a gift a few weeks ago. I put it in my shower, thinking that would be the best place, since it is the room that most resembles a rainforest, the natural habitat of orchids. Nestled in the corner beside my bathtub, the orchid receives plenty of steam […]

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Ted’s book has arrived at Amazon – looks like it says it will ship within 24 hours of ordering it, maybe it’d make it in time for Christmas?!… …We still haven’t seen it but hope Ted’s copies will get here soon. That will be something, to see and touch the tangible book, what Ted worked […]

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Yes, like most of America, I pay money to the Postal Service during the holiday season. The other day, after a last burst of effort involving lots of frantic writing, taping and stamping, I was finally ready to go. So the girls and I made the annual pilgrimage to the Post Office, carrying a bag […]

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It was my friend Katherine who got me started into the world of paper creativity. Her handmade cards impressed me: colorful collage and ink, personalized, warm and fun to receive. They were thoughtful, speaking to me through their simplicity of the heart and hands that shaped the paper. I asked Katherine once why she made […]

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Michaela’s taking Triaminic. Elisabeth’s taking Augmentin ES and Tylenol. Ted’s been taking Tylenol Sinus. Abigail and I are taking echinacea and vitamin C, along with our regular vitamins. Dosing out everyone’s medicine in the morning is becoming quite complicated, all these various liquids and colorful tablets….and reminding me of those multiple pill prescriptions taken by […]

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