It’s always amazing how quickly these trips fly by. Beau and I have already done the long schlep home and now that I’ve bathed and done my laundry I can’t even smell China, so it feels like I never went. Beau and I had a great time on our last day - we actually played [...]

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As many of you know, Beau and I went back to Asia in October on a quick trip to re-stock the Pacific Grove and Carmel stores. The China portion of the trip went smoothly and unbelievably the container has already arrived in Monterey - just in time for Christmas as we had planned. But that’s [...]

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Beau and I will be catching a bus to Shanghai any minute, but I thought I’d take a second to update you all about our exploits.
We arrived in Ningbo on Monday after one of those hair-raising, tear-inducing drives that the Chinese are famous for. Beau has decided that traffic tickets aren’t as bad as he [...]

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Well, today is the big day, Beau and I are off to Shanghai. Earlier this week I took a little R & R in Las Vegas in preparation for the big trip. (I came back with a whopping $10 so statistically I’m a BIG winner. Ain’t it sad?) So I guess I’m ready for that [...]

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“Special request” alert: Beau and I are off to China on March 17th to find more lamps, cabinets, alter tables and things…so if there’s anything specific you want us to keep our eyes open for, let us know.
Personally, I’ll be keeping my eyes on my briefcase and my money in my underwear so [...]

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