tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147950672024-03-24T01:45:02.348+08:00Aussie in the OrientLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.comBlogger762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-68834626057700862652011-01-19T03:54:00.001+08:002011-01-19T03:54:59.298+08:00Curing meat, Shanghai style.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-h2lGvMksaAsuK7ff_ivogBDjrGPFFPPsqmS-Ik_ivvot99JwXFVMrl9SxbZpMLCA_pSs3bHvSTOc5LBjb6JERBOgnJFE_FuBVbKGGRIZx40k9MdAd7sdGoABBMN0pQApt0N/s1600/photo-799299.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-h2lGvMksaAsuK7ff_ivogBDjrGPFFPPsqmS-Ik_ivvot99JwXFVMrl9SxbZpMLCA_pSs3bHvSTOc5LBjb6JERBOgnJFE_FuBVbKGGRIZx40k9MdAd7sdGoABBMN0pQApt0N/s320/photo-799299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563616888754883538" /></a></p>This rack of meat has been out drying in the dusty street for days. It <br>must drive the neighbourhood dogs mad.<br>Just one more reason why I'm glad to be vegetarian!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-11167135258238817802011-01-03T12:18:00.001+08:002011-01-03T12:18:19.578+08:00Lessons of Parenthood- the first month.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-03MpDUMUlSi_xgB-mFN9ygvhH2tQQ0zXgD2U_eHcfH2S_V32DRTHrvg6ycUiScvO5g0S7CB2TAfSHfeNxvMAkTAGfzBdEOXqXgiSmjFmx6mYFvLe6EnhLPDhLo4Pum2zBq49/s1600/bstn212l-799579.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-03MpDUMUlSi_xgB-mFN9ygvhH2tQQ0zXgD2U_eHcfH2S_V32DRTHrvg6ycUiScvO5g0S7CB2TAfSHfeNxvMAkTAGfzBdEOXqXgiSmjFmx6mYFvLe6EnhLPDhLo4Pum2zBq49/s320/bstn212l-799579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557809229247068066" /></a></p> <ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Never, ever lick what appears to be pumpkin soup off your fingers- in all likelihood it is actually orange baby poo.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bras are the perfect receptacle for catching the baby vomit that is sent running down your cleavage.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If people are staring at your boobs, its probably not because of how amazingly sexy they look, but rather they are looking at the two circular wet patches of milk spreading through your clothes.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">3 hours of sleep is something to be thankful for.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">4 hours of sleep is something to rejoice.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">5 hours of sleep is nothing short of a miracle.</span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">6 hours of sleep however, will have you jumping out of bed every 20 minutes to check that the baby is actually breathing. It seems you </span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">can</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> have too much of a good thing.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Explosive poos requiring a full clothing change and hose-down usually only happen when you are half asleep in the middle of the night.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The exception to the aforementioned rule is when you are in public and least prepared to deal with it.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The baby will only sleep when you don't want it to.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You will cry more, and for longer, during any medical procedure than the baby will.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You will rapidly care very little about the state of your wardrobe... "there's not </span></span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">that</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> much baby poo on it..."</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There are two types of people in this world: those who will hold open a door for you or help you carry a pram up a flight of stairs, and those who will walk straight past as if you don't exist. </span></span></font></font> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is impossible to determine the aforementioned two groups of people by looks, age or sex, only by action after the fact.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The baby will always clamour to be fed at the precise moment you sit down to eat your own meal.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You will always forget something when you leave the house.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So long as you don't forget the baby you are doing pretty well.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ordinary things become hilariously funny when you are sleep-deprived.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A good day is one in which you manage to shower </span></span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">do your hair.</span></span></font></font></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then absolute and immense love you feel for your baby cannot be described or quantified.</span></span></font></font></p> </li></ol> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-71271373294065704422011-01-03T10:53:00.000+08:002011-01-03T13:42:30.837+08:00Hipstamatic<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupzVbkgX44fPuV5GLqR1mBEBxADvPpoj9Q4VSFUjcSnaWe7n0zKqVLsqEn7NWkGcyA3vZ_c4XAF3gwJm0oJkBeoz-Wwl4CAiJETqMXYubw7HMOPbi0tZwelttY-cbeImmGQmT/s1600/photo-750840.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupzVbkgX44fPuV5GLqR1mBEBxADvPpoj9Q4VSFUjcSnaWe7n0zKqVLsqEn7NWkGcyA3vZ_c4XAF3gwJm0oJkBeoz-Wwl4CAiJETqMXYubw7HMOPbi0tZwelttY-cbeImmGQmT/s320/photo-750840.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557830925133876338" /></a></p>I took this photo using the hipstamatic application for the iPhone. I <br>love how aged it looks, it's a great app with all sorts of effects you <br>can use to change the film, flash and lenses style of your phone camera.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-9397250826591952372010-12-31T17:51:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:51:59.213+08:00365/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3BT7r7fw_DGha5H7Ia1Z2Yt7o0JlFot2vQYO0VN3BSCNAaIiZjFsICc8TFMXg48BdD8-8HAyx3OAwFGvb92p-woN0KIukRrYvoYt1XMIW9Rsrmxc3P1zMrk_jYL2O4BxwliY/s1600/IMG_10106-719214.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3BT7r7fw_DGha5H7Ia1Z2Yt7o0JlFot2vQYO0VN3BSCNAaIiZjFsICc8TFMXg48BdD8-8HAyx3OAwFGvb92p-woN0KIukRrYvoYt1XMIW9Rsrmxc3P1zMrk_jYL2O4BxwliY/s320/IMG_10106-719214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556781957456811954" /></a></p>Spending the last day of 2010 with my two favourite people.<br><br>When I started this 365 Project, and commited to taking a photo on my phone every day for an entire year, I had no idea that what I thought would be a record of our life here in Shanghai would end up documenting such a personal journey instead. It has been a wonderful, bizarre, challenging and rewarding year, and I am so glad to have this photographic record of it.<br> <br>Farewell 2010, let's see what 2011 brings!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-9386716692922547822010-12-31T17:44:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:44:08.501+08:00364/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xow-Q_Eea5ighDl7eRpT-6iPRRvAO43qU0sl4Y1DNvIrCD7StJVBWgnoiynqUuODD243ELbEWMEUQiBpJHkTiA94zs2Hs3FgMwyGH5RWZyNialQuCu8e5lKxCRj7b80GDJ1o/s1600/IMG_10113-748502.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xow-Q_Eea5ighDl7eRpT-6iPRRvAO43qU0sl4Y1DNvIrCD7StJVBWgnoiynqUuODD243ELbEWMEUQiBpJHkTiA94zs2Hs3FgMwyGH5RWZyNialQuCu8e5lKxCRj7b80GDJ1o/s320/IMG_10113-748502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556779938109014306" /></a></p>She has more friends than I do...<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-9014361025327296942010-12-31T17:42:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:42:20.958+08:00363/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH__xatPMnn0ZuooH_bEh1iLb89gYp1mozXfRPdudvJSqwW1MOIs_6xjqYAYNpQ5ML7BC8eRQUarG0FCHCtOk-ViZcx1-tLkbEmnPQuP_DOIewqVy8ZU0BVl1UDOnAXKeIgYB6/s1600/IMG_10116-740959.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH__xatPMnn0ZuooH_bEh1iLb89gYp1mozXfRPdudvJSqwW1MOIs_6xjqYAYNpQ5ML7BC8eRQUarG0FCHCtOk-ViZcx1-tLkbEmnPQuP_DOIewqVy8ZU0BVl1UDOnAXKeIgYB6/s320/IMG_10116-740959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556779472764306242" /></a></p>Baby, that's no way to treat your mother!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-20512082267567763792010-12-31T17:41:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:41:14.706+08:00362/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13tlCIvGL9X5Mz8xhuosqA6NSl9unnts2farClzr0p4jEZPeFJsmo3iCeH8Zk5f4Llw_Xyo9tvHEQcgLC7K-UOSvRrQLrgSzciTdjRYuwlGUdeai7b03-SEF43a1TDFHLB8c7/s1600/IMG_0203-774707.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13tlCIvGL9X5Mz8xhuosqA6NSl9unnts2farClzr0p4jEZPeFJsmo3iCeH8Zk5f4Llw_Xyo9tvHEQcgLC7K-UOSvRrQLrgSzciTdjRYuwlGUdeai7b03-SEF43a1TDFHLB8c7/s320/IMG_0203-774707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556779186794758834" /></a></p>Her first bottle with Papa.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-5675039910448676282010-12-31T17:39:00.000+08:002010-12-31T17:40:03.260+08:00361/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIaxRah8GjKEZtKuhJHjQpFvvGhwJzLmeSY1PlvPjw-wMIOuBYXN1nL_7ARIj0kCW-p8tvwRZJqpuWHZ_sT4Qs_HG1PZgv5ZkLKqnAHmomhUNRU04zUQSklzoF5dPQNUyXYWp/s1600/IMG_10061-703261.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIaxRah8GjKEZtKuhJHjQpFvvGhwJzLmeSY1PlvPjw-wMIOuBYXN1nL_7ARIj0kCW-p8tvwRZJqpuWHZ_sT4Qs_HG1PZgv5ZkLKqnAHmomhUNRU04zUQSklzoF5dPQNUyXYWp/s320/IMG_10061-703261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556778882225234546" /></a></p>Photos to show her first boyfriend.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-2549419759976798082010-12-31T17:38:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:38:52.846+08:00360/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb2gDF4eTVLcK8nk2fnreYEAjEDmQiYTu5WK2BP6_ZotAnDlOAehqxzrY4qtPirroGH75iFf0ichKe6U4_fKMCThGwsptedcyG94NQdPJHPQYrkWTOWTtGrheOn_-tfDWn4-P/s1600/IMG_10088-732847.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb2gDF4eTVLcK8nk2fnreYEAjEDmQiYTu5WK2BP6_ZotAnDlOAehqxzrY4qtPirroGH75iFf0ichKe6U4_fKMCThGwsptedcyG94NQdPJHPQYrkWTOWTtGrheOn_-tfDWn4-P/s320/IMG_10088-732847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556778582034710066" /></a></p>It's a wrap!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-3096160650285166132010-12-31T17:37:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:37:41.857+08:00359/354<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaqIaQ_vHqsg_lkJ0Q8J4qTmk_SnEp_s4YLAHzphcNtNVfyj8eB-5ZFxcJIDGUfmdS3iFLx1gGDSsrus3VTetWaeF_I5OGz7Fb-QaV3I-i-0LSHs9R-tnaJpEND9bpTP1zI09/s1600/IMG_0215-761858.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaqIaQ_vHqsg_lkJ0Q8J4qTmk_SnEp_s4YLAHzphcNtNVfyj8eB-5ZFxcJIDGUfmdS3iFLx1gGDSsrus3VTetWaeF_I5OGz7Fb-QaV3I-i-0LSHs9R-tnaJpEND9bpTP1zI09/s320/IMG_0215-761858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556778274147526082" /></a></p>Santa came!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-53373931300962235852010-12-31T17:36:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:36:46.720+08:00358/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdOLpJpfgALxCVCzF7hO-TstFshkiOKbThqSQJscfQNhUnYIWOpX905fUvq_qNczfl87cifcfyDh7vdKU4DRaZ54hUCh3ytJLcS9nWp_wfdaESk89x5gvc2yzfaBa_iO_zEs0/s1600/IMG_0212-706721.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdOLpJpfgALxCVCzF7hO-TstFshkiOKbThqSQJscfQNhUnYIWOpX905fUvq_qNczfl87cifcfyDh7vdKU4DRaZ54hUCh3ytJLcS9nWp_wfdaESk89x5gvc2yzfaBa_iO_zEs0/s320/IMG_0212-706721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556778040013507010" /></a></p>Christmas Eve at home in Shanghai.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-8794618533746626632010-12-31T17:35:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:35:21.777+08:00357/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVaN_0d0iibfulnu1fq3G8twl_bcnETf9ol2Sl0kzqTNv8OsBPPt03wXvax0BzoO96hEhF5mMuWgM-kM47fnt7VxHuh-GMgJMxqcCVrJSXNRDve_X7VdSrMusesTjUdR9gH_I/s1600/_MG_0019-721778.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVaN_0d0iibfulnu1fq3G8twl_bcnETf9ol2Sl0kzqTNv8OsBPPt03wXvax0BzoO96hEhF5mMuWgM-kM47fnt7VxHuh-GMgJMxqcCVrJSXNRDve_X7VdSrMusesTjUdR9gH_I/s320/_MG_0019-721778.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556777675516256594" /></a></p>My little Christmas Elf<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-10858672001715567772010-12-31T17:34:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:34:16.094+08:00356/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAcEmy4hZvyOtNvHlo3HAV4N4718W3KjuBptNgOStN4wHevpbXBD4a_SkBpRX1cozqgmTliVVYCKeB6zhH8NCv_brGYzKxg7jRlKCD0ZeTyzgIkzIYU7gFwiswOMEdEoVxhr3/s1600/IMG_10086-756095.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAcEmy4hZvyOtNvHlo3HAV4N4718W3KjuBptNgOStN4wHevpbXBD4a_SkBpRX1cozqgmTliVVYCKeB6zhH8NCv_brGYzKxg7jRlKCD0ZeTyzgIkzIYU7gFwiswOMEdEoVxhr3/s320/IMG_10086-756095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556777395322734866" /></a></p>Another hideous Christmas tree- this particular over-grown toilet brush costs AUD$180!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-8874300275518856822010-12-31T17:32:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:32:40.587+08:00355/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06U4HPt6alyfHi6XZeW_9sxHAjZY8qICocR89jTQSdwRON307RaAYSSInGYorBbKwdibChLzXTU9Sl08W3lssJee9ZJGIO2OoqavQszh2BmLITjdiwPQnTfP7GF9nAB1tQy7a/s1600/IMG_0207-760588.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06U4HPt6alyfHi6XZeW_9sxHAjZY8qICocR89jTQSdwRON307RaAYSSInGYorBbKwdibChLzXTU9Sl08W3lssJee9ZJGIO2OoqavQszh2BmLITjdiwPQnTfP7GF9nAB1tQy7a/s320/IMG_0207-760588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556776976917889522" /></a></p>Splish splash! The French conjugations written on the wall are for me to learn, not her.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-78188781966425020592010-12-31T17:30:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:30:52.146+08:00354/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf_hMRWAFoeM9_fRCD_Tq9hyphenhyphenX-UxtDyP3_6pp0VLDlPkj9Gl-sMA3dpeKDOVxk7yvBiWhFHeOdZMAoXkunEqHTCtbFALXM2OYdZeEFqdY25clz8iD2gs5NYv88c6FehLtOsaZ/s1600/_MG_0012-752147.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf_hMRWAFoeM9_fRCD_Tq9hyphenhyphenX-UxtDyP3_6pp0VLDlPkj9Gl-sMA3dpeKDOVxk7yvBiWhFHeOdZMAoXkunEqHTCtbFALXM2OYdZeEFqdY25clz8iD2gs5NYv88c6FehLtOsaZ/s320/_MG_0012-752147.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556776515950590386" /></a></p>Look what Santa left under our tree!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-3735640925148983672010-12-31T17:29:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:29:50.684+08:00353/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQFKLieiBRt_rQauo5LjI0gTa59bH3gBeV2ehrf4LFXdlBlJnlHbo5By8OvV8I5huac6iwn1DWmTT3fYV4ThcZLqjIDRwptnUWpysWs02uwPdyPvEZ0ClGVQ1cUXSnuJFfcFl/s1600/photo-790685.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQFKLieiBRt_rQauo5LjI0gTa59bH3gBeV2ehrf4LFXdlBlJnlHbo5By8OvV8I5huac6iwn1DWmTT3fYV4ThcZLqjIDRwptnUWpysWs02uwPdyPvEZ0ClGVQ1cUXSnuJFfcFl/s320/photo-790685.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556776252837288962" /></a></p>A cheeky face at bathtime!<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-15636029331362995232010-12-31T17:28:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:28:28.867+08:00352/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHgtMZDH_r1etwLMyyMvPH2D12QSNkInyDO2lXRxaHzpL4jL8-JbNaRei0ECGEmDrOc696uMSX7DBxfpPVGFVidr_tAyy2oPc8o2z6dj4iBXwg0r4Ij2L56VtbGF20ZYGP0RG/s1600/IMG_10090-708868.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHgtMZDH_r1etwLMyyMvPH2D12QSNkInyDO2lXRxaHzpL4jL8-JbNaRei0ECGEmDrOc696uMSX7DBxfpPVGFVidr_tAyy2oPc8o2z6dj4iBXwg0r4Ij2L56VtbGF20ZYGP0RG/s320/IMG_10090-708868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556775898723264082" /></a></p>Anaïs is less impressed by the toys than the fish tank.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-5301622201203956112010-12-31T17:25:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:25:27.059+08:00352/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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We enjoyed it from the warmth of our window seat.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-45878174350602610202010-12-31T17:11:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:11:35.276+08:00345/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAu5uexSu_NTNwNX0c2trLujg91rPuLCcn1zItoU3XOm_a5Nn5Yh14qhq3YM72r2OyF9DKCPgpK2Kp9DB8B6L4RQsM9CYSan55MT6sOjIvIeCQlnhKs4AJZ6ZgJReQvdvFFVf/s1600/Dec+15+2010+007-795277.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAu5uexSu_NTNwNX0c2trLujg91rPuLCcn1zItoU3XOm_a5Nn5Yh14qhq3YM72r2OyF9DKCPgpK2Kp9DB8B6L4RQsM9CYSan55MT6sOjIvIeCQlnhKs4AJZ6ZgJReQvdvFFVf/s320/Dec+15+2010+007-795277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556771544467536418" /></a></p>receiving her first mail- from Max and Emil, her baby friends in Beijing.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14795067.post-90934235067094889252010-12-31T17:09:00.001+08:002010-12-31T17:09:22.702+08:00344/365<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFC3hf1QMMbdJDU_be_oBWUT9j7nj1VW8mxCV7__tNmw1iyqvG8EH8ZELxSreyWDzeygopjIeYchLpClDCe7oTqAGE5vg4wmcBbcOFWNRfhfvounWLf_DNET7Qtrw3LJu8Kpq/s1600/_MG_9435-762703.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFC3hf1QMMbdJDU_be_oBWUT9j7nj1VW8mxCV7__tNmw1iyqvG8EH8ZELxSreyWDzeygopjIeYchLpClDCe7oTqAGE5vg4wmcBbcOFWNRfhfvounWLf_DNET7Qtrw3LJu8Kpq/s320/_MG_9435-762703.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556770979029269890" /></a></p>All rugged up to go out.<br> Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837887440642353423noreply@blogger.com0