Testing Times
Between 14 February and 2 June 2022 we were tested 63 times at school and I can only tell you that because our nurses told me. It doesn’t include the tests that we had in the mobile van that come … Continue reading Testing Times
Pu’er makes you rich
We left Xiamen behind and went on a plane. We haven’t been on an aeroplane for over a year now and while we have seen our friends repatriating and having to navigate queues for check-in, transfers and bag collection we … Continue reading Pu’er makes you rich
Xiamen and women
This is the first part of the holiday outside of Suzhou. Apart from an overnight stay in Disneyland Shanghai on 29 December 2021, this is the first trip outside Suzhou since venturing to Beijing at the start of October 2021. Since falling of the horse at the end of June, I have finally got my mobility back and the ability to lie on my back at night. I have faded bruises on my backside and the swelling the size of an apricot now – it has decreased in size – a lot! As soon as I fell and landed up … Continue reading Xiamen and women
Not too high for the Tulou.
After a disastrous brunch of not being able to fully enjoy our food as it look a lot longer than it should have done to enjoy our meal, we were collected from our Xiamen hotel and taken to 2 hours … Continue reading Not too high for the Tulou.
A chip
May 2020 I entitled a blog “a trip to the dentist”. It was a blog written under Covid times, and while 2 years later we have moved on in time we haven’t moved on that much. May 2020 was not the last time I visited the dentist, but my 6 monthly visit has been delayed by 4 months due to lockdowns and the last place that I wanted to visit when out of lockdown was the dentist. But falling off the horse gave me not only one heck of a bruise on my backside, but also a chipped top left … Continue reading A chip
Turning 40 with a challenge
Growing up the great thing about my birthday was that it was always in the summer holiday. Even as a solicitor I would try to take the day off, or on one occasion I did an adoption hearing which was … Continue reading Turning 40 with a challenge
Resilience- an unexpected part 3
I love riding. I love the freedom it brings, the energy of the horse, my favourite discipline has always been jumping – though dressage I love to watch as it is so graceful. But having never learnt it, it isn’t … Continue reading Resilience- an unexpected part 3
Resilience – part 2
2022 started with so much promise. We dared to dream that we might get home for Summer. The Winter Olympics were on their way, we were heading to Naked Water #stillinsuzhou for Chinese New Year. We had had a boarding Chinese New Year dinner – albeit at school, but when there is a budget for a buffet, our caterers can provide. The students were amazed and grateful and for the staff – time to let hair down. In boarding many of the students chose to do door signs for luck to bring in the Chinese New Year and I was … Continue reading Resilience – part 2
Resilience Part 1- the word of the academic year 2021-22
School ended in June 2021 with my colleague, travelling guru, quiz master and all round good egg, declaring it had been a remarkable year as we had done all year face to face – no online learning at all. What … Continue reading Resilience Part 1- the word of the academic year 2021-22
Sun, sea, mountains, karsts, and rice terraces
That was the summer of 2021. A summer where we were living in a closed country but we were free to travel around. This was the title of the blog that I thought I would write, but clearly didn’t. So as Summer 2022 is about to kick off, time to sit back and catch up on some memories of summer 2021. The summer started with a trip to Naked Castle . A mountain retreat – where no one is naked- it is just about getting back to nature, and for us as a family to connect with each other and … Continue reading Sun, sea, mountains, karsts, and rice terraces
Crozier's China and our adventures 