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Continue reading →: Incoming …Yesterday reality smacked me in the face. It’s a little crazy when that happens. It’s that wake up call that hits you like the frosty air on a super cold morning or when the alarm jolts you awake from a very relaxing beach dream. It’s somewhat a relief that I…
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Continue reading →: Childhood Friends ForeverPudding: Vanilla. Chocolate. MMM, banana! When I was “cookie mom” for my daughter’s Girl Scout troop, we’d layer the shortbread cookies, bananas, banana pudding and lots of whipped cream for a delicious treat. So yummy good! I suppose this pudding obsession started when I was just a tiny sprite. All…
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Continue reading →: CommunityFun, fantastical and so very fabulous. Plus, drama. Who could not want a little bit of community? Be it with the one friend you’ve known since grade school or the multitude of people you might hang out with at any given time: Saturday hikers, Tuesday night bowlers, Friday happy hour…
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Continue reading →: Theater Kid… Through and Through!It seems to always happen right about October 1: Bright lights, Tchaikovsky, toe shoes and the sound of applause fill my waking moments. It might be intimidating to some, but something about the theater just calls to my soul! It all started with my mom. For as long as I…
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Continue reading →: Chai TogetherWarm. Spicy. Cozy. Soothing. MMM. Just one more sip of this delicious chai and I’ll finish this holiday post… I promise!
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Continue reading →: Crazy for Mochi Pancakes!Happy holidays! Here we are just one week away from Christmas. Christmas music fills my home, the lights are twinkling and there’s tape and wrap just about everywhere! And, I love every second of it. One of the best parts of Christmas for me is sharing joy with family and…
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Continue reading →: Chinatown Rising“I Am Chinese.” This was hand written on a sign that my dad wore like a necklace as a teenager in the streets of San Francisco Chinatown and North Beach. My dad lived in fear because of the color of his skin. My best friend’s mom saw her family torn…
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Continue reading →: Joy That Gives And Gives Some More!Twinkling Lights. Tchaikovsky. Tutus. This is “en pointe” my favorite time of the year. Like clockwork, right around mid-November, visions of Sugar Plum Fairies start twirling in my head. I suppose 18 years of dancing in The Christmas Pageant and in the Nutcracker might have something to do with those…
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Continue reading →: Joy In YouHonk! Honk! Beep! Beep! Whoop!!! What is going on? Well, those joyful sounds around the block are drive-by party goers. Ah, come on. You’ve probably heard them. Maybe you’ve even participated. Every time I hear the happy honking and cheering, my spirits are lifted at the resilience of us. Deep…
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I’m Joyce!
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