Sunday, September 01, 2013

5 Random, Mundane Things #1

1) Obsessed with this song:


The church I have been attending have had a turnover of their choir/singing group (with a fantastic new lead/guitar player) and they have been introducing a lot more contemporary songs -- this one was played with a strong drum beat (like the march of an army) and is sing-at-the-top-of-your-voice FANTASTIC

 2) Still awed by the fact that I am actually GROWING food. It is a humbling and amazing experience. And quite fool proof as I have basically been ignoring my plot, except for random watering and weeding.



3) Books I recently finished and loved

The One and Only Ivan
Tears fell, my heart ached, I wondered about the cruelty of humans and I don't want to go to a circus ever, EVER again


 It is a children's book, which I have a soft spot for. 


Edenbrooke
A historical romance, my favorite kind. I read a lot of these, but this is definitely one of my favorites, along with She Walks in Beauty  by Siri Mitchell.

I borrow my books from the library because if I bought all the books I wanted to read, I would go broke and will live in a cardboard box under a bridge.

But this is one I will be purchasing for my own library 
(that sends a thrill down my spine---"my OWN library")


 Some of my old friends and I are trying to form a book club where we will read and talk about books. We all live on different continents, with probably very different tastes in reading materials (I prefer to read those with a hopeful air, happy endings and basically something, that at the end of it, will make me have a new perspective on life and hope for the future. One of my friends prefer sad books -- She loves Wuthering Heights..I wanted to smack Heathcliff, and shake Catherine)...so it shall be interesting.

I am excited.

4) Since I love historical fiction, it is probably a given that I like period movies and shows as well. I don't watch much TV, but PBS has made available fantastic shows

Call the Midwife


Set after the war in the 1950s, it follows the life of midwives in London's East End.
The second season is still up for viewing here


Downton Abbey


Also made available via PBS, it is about lives of aristocrats (the Earl of Grantham and his family) in the post-Edwardian era

I have recently signed up for a trial of Amazon Prime and to my delight, they have made this series available for free (All THREE seasons)

Whereas Netflix has taken down Season 1 (the one and only season offered on streaming) from their online selections. 

Boo Netflix.


5) Trying to be super fantastic mom and make inspired lunches for Isabel as she starts her new school. Japanese containers rock.

Sunflower butter sandwich, hard-boiled egg, fish nuggets and a tomato FROM MY GARDEN

And I don't know how American kids can survive (and actually LIKE) having some form of a sandwich day after day after day for their lunch. 




2 comments:

Natalie, Sook Ling said...

jie, you are such an epic mom! that is a flipping amazing lunchbox. i would eat that anyday. i'm sure isabel has like the awesomest lunch ever in her whole class. now the trouble is keeping that kinda creative lunch-making up :p

bagfashionista said...

the sandwiches are actually pretty easy to make (cause it is a mold) I am hesitant to use them everyday because i think sandwiches every single day is a tad much...though the americans seem to not mind it...and isabel definitely wouldn't