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Tea with Grandpa | Pieces of Life | February

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Meet my grandpa on my mom’s side 🙂 My grandpa is a creature of habit. He grew up in Taiwan when it was being occupied by Japan, and he was in the military there for several years, which, I think, formed his personality quite a bit. He is very disciplined and prefers to have things […]

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Making Zhongzi with Grandma | Pieces of Life | February

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I mentioned in my blog post on our Chinese New Year Hot Pot that I started a project of documenting my grandparents. Here’s the first installment of the series! I asked my grandma to teach me how to make one of my favorite Chinese foods… zhongzi. If you haven’t had these before, they are these […]

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Chinese New Year Hot Pot | Pieces of Life | February

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My grandparents have always been a huge part of my life. We grew up with them less than 10 minutes away, so we were always going up for dinner. Now, my sister lives in Union City, a 45 minute drive from El Cerrito, and I am even farther in the South Bay, but we still […]

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Windswept Anniversary Walk | Bay Area Couples Photographer

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Sam and I had our anniversary at the end of January and decided to celebrate by having prime rib for dinner and taking a walk. Our original plan was to walk around the entire Stanford Dish because Sam had never done that before. Actually, come to think of it, I don’t think I have either! […]

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Valentine’s Day Picnic | Russian Ridge | Bay Area Photographer

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Valentine’s Day has never really been a big thing to me, but last year Sam surprised me with the PERFECT picnic basket. It literally came with everything you need for a picnic, including a pair of real glasses, two sets of cutlery and a cheese knife. So after a breakfast that included these delicious chocolate […]

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Tulle skirt, snow and Lake Tahoe at sunset | Pieces of Life | January

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For several months now, I have been DYING to buy a tulle skirt… but I’ve never found one that I love enough at the right price. I’ve also been toying with the idea of learning how to sew for years now, so over Black Friday I bought myself a beginner’s sewing machine. Of course, it […]

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