If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Tweet Do you have any dreams or goals for the future? The end of one year and beginning of another year is when many people think about these things. Are some of your goals related to learning English? Make sure [...] [...]
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 3 comments - leave a comment |  Tags: goals, holidays, new year's, self-study |  Category: culture, writing Tweet I thought some of you might like to see my friend’s Christmas Day. She lives in the southern part of the central US. On Christmas Day, there were four generations of her family in one house! Here’s Christmas morning. They have a very tall tree (it’s taller than mine or my parents’). However, many [...] [...] Tweet If you follow me on Twitter, you know I’m in Arkansas visiting my parents for Christmas. Today is Christmas Eve. During the last day or two, we’ve been shopping and so on. Santa Claus is in the middle of this photo, but he’s hard to see! On the right, people are lined up. They [...] [...] Tweet Yesterday was Thanksgiving. A few days ago, my brother-in-law flew up from San Diego to join us. On Wednesday, my brother-in-law and I baked two pies and made cranberry sauce. On Thanksgiving, my husband, brother-in-law, and I cooked everything else: sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, broccoli, stuffing, and turkey. We bought the rolls (bread) and [...] [...] One comment - leave a comment | Tags: cooking, culture, holidays, thanksgiving | Category: culture, vocabulary Tweet This year I was really busy during October. I wasn’t able to plan a Halloween party. It’s too bad, because I love having Halloween parties. Here are some photos from a couple of years ago. Here are some small lanterns I put outside my place. We usually put decorations outside our homes as well [...] [...] Leave a comment | Tags: bay area, california, halloween, holidays, photos, usa | Category: culture, me Tweet Yesterday was my seventh wedding anniversary. My husband and I got married in 2003 in San Francisco. This year, we didn’t want to spend a lot of money on an expensive dinner or expensive presents. However, we had a nice time. We packed a picnic and went to a park near the edge of [...] [...] Leave a comment | Tags: bay area, california, celebrations, culture | Category: culture, me, memorable things Tweet Here are some English-language blogs you might enjoy if you like fashion: The Fashion Police Files Advanced Style Haute Macabre (warning: includes lingerie/underwear) Ne Plus Ultras The Sartorialist The Dandy Project Mrs.O The Urban Gent The Chocolate Fashion Blog Punky Style Diary of a Vintage Girl Can you find one that suits you? There [...] [...] Tweet I’m posting twice in one day! Crazy! Here’s a resource for intermediate to advanced learners: TED | Translations. TED talks have become extremely famous for their interesting topics and good presentations. The speeches are from 6-20 minutes long, with still images or videos (NOT traditional Powerpoint). The speakers talk about everything: dance, robots, food, [...] [...] Tweet On Saturday, my husband, my friend, and I went to San Francisco. We went to a convention called WonderCon. This convention is for fans of comic books, animation, movies, TV shows, and so on. Last year, about 32,000 people went to the convention–women, men, kids, older people, etc. It’s not the biggest convention like [...] [...] 6 comments - leave a comment | Tags: bay area, california, events, fun, photos, pop culture, san francisco | Category: culture, vocabulary Tweet On Saturday, I went to a “Wildflower Festival” at a park. It’s a really big park. It’s not a national park like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, and it’s not a state park, but it’s bigger than a city park. It’s called a “regional park.” Spring is the best time for wildflowers, and I [...] [...] 2 comments - leave a comment | Tags: bay area, california, encouragement, idioms, nature, outdoors, praise | Category: culture, reading |
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