tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post5421936682064896578..comments2023-09-26T01:41:58.951-07:00Comments on My Half of the Sky: Happy Hungry Ghost Festival...and HalloweenJana McBurney-Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10342260230154501718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-30173687639499547122008-11-02T19:03:00.000-08:002008-11-02T19:03:00.000-08:00Yes, I've met Lisa See. She's a kind and humorous...Yes, I've met Lisa See. She's a kind and humorous person. I think she lives in southern CA.Jana McBurney-Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342260230154501718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-61154330334129223622008-10-30T18:58:00.000-07:002008-10-30T18:58:00.000-07:00Since you live in the Bay area and have Chinese co...Since you live in the Bay area and have Chinese connections, I wonder if you know Lisa See? The book I read this month for my book club was Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Very interesting. I'm looking forward to the discussion about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-59761949678627850002008-10-30T13:12:00.000-07:002008-10-30T13:12:00.000-07:00I just heard from the moderator of my Book Group E...I just heard from the moderator of my Book Group Expo salon, David Corbett, that they don't celebrate Halloween in El Salvador. It's considered the Devil's Day. Interesting, eh?Jana McBurney-Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342260230154501718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-21204435840321296872008-10-29T16:19:00.000-07:002008-10-29T16:19:00.000-07:00No candy. Can you imagine? That was one holiday ...No candy. Can you imagine? That was one holiday we (or I) tried to export to Singapore. For a few years we had several apartment blocks participating. It was great fun--although halfway through, the kids would inevitably tear off their costumes. So hot, la.<BR/>The book group expo was an amazing time. I'm still basking in all the fun. (And my nightstand is now piled high with a new stack of books.)Jana McBurney-Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342260230154501718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-83969659744847543912008-10-29T16:10:00.000-07:002008-10-29T16:10:00.000-07:00Yikes, so we have to stay off the streets for a wh...Yikes, so we have to stay off the streets for a whole month? And no candy??!!<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear more about the book group expo.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562989307286675615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4368549766739849216.post-72503428195707661132008-10-26T18:32:00.000-07:002008-10-26T18:32:00.000-07:00I was driving through town the other night, and ap...I was driving through town the other night, and apparently it was the dogs' dress-up night! Pretty cute. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com