Happy Wanderer in Taiwan

Thoughts on food, travel and art in Taiwan with a little politics thrown in for spice.

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Happy Read a Book Day!

We’re celebrating with our Special Bilingual Edition of Anna MMcQuinn’s “Lola Reads to Leo”.  What’s on your To Read List?

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Dwight Eschliman

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Reissued ‘Party Of One’ Captures Nick Lowe At His Witty, Melodic Best

Six albums the British songwriter recorded between 1982 and 1990 are being reissued in remastered versions. Critic Ken Tucker singles out Party of One as being among Lowe’s finest works:

“For many years, I drove up to Maine in the summer, a 12-hour ride for which I had accumulated a choice selection of albums on cassette tape to make the journey more jaunty. By the time we got to Maine, my daughters were singing the refrains of Party of One songs like “All Men Are Liars” and “Honeygun,” whose lewd organizing metaphor I was never called upon to explain, thank goodness. This is a testament to Nick Lowe’s ability as a writer of catchy hooks. But now, years later, I sit more calmly, alone in a chair, and listen to Party of One and I find myself marveling anew at the emotional directness and bristling intelligence underpinning this superbly enjoyable music.”

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Let’s paint…! 🎨

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José Lourenço

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Photos of Europe's Most Spellbinding Libraries

Nestled away in some of Europe's most culture-rich cities are libraries that have stood the test of time. They are filled from floor to ceiling with books

I want to sit there and soak it all in.

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Chicago architecture seen as a quilt.

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Back by popular demand, in color!

The unbelievably fantastic work of Tina Kugler

http://tinakugler.squarespace.com/blog/2013/6/28/illustration-friday-equality

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Give me single payer or give me death.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase program encourages the creation of new children’s books

The creative legacies of Mary Blair & Bill Peet extend far beyond the time that these two spent at the Mouse House. And that is largely because – in ...

Thanks HuffPost for a great article my picture book, Holly’s Day at the Pool! 

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Photo of the Day: Central Park

Photo by Nour El Refai (Cairo, Egypt); New York, New York, USA

Category: Mobile; Taken with iPhone 5

Submit your best shots to our 15th Annual Photo Contest, open now!

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Word.

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 

Celebrate the culture, contributions, and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with these great books.

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a portion of my grandmother’s stamp collection.  these are from an envelope with “all over the earth.  world wide” hand-typed on the front”

austin, texas

april 2017

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My Dad's Chair

My parents bought this chair and a matching couch not long after they were married in 1951. This was my dad’s chair. If you were sitting in it when he walk

This brought back a lot of memories.

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Chicago by photographer Mike Meyers

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The women of World War I

It’s the 100th anniversary of America entering WWI, so celebrate the badass ladies who proved just how invaluable women are.