{"id":545,"date":"2009-03-15T22:04:03","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T04:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2012-07-07T20:45:33","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T02:45:33","slug":"a-few-things-i-bought-and-a-couple-of-great-action-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/a-few-things-i-bought-and-a-couple-of-great-action-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"A few things I bought and a couple of great action shots."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Its been an interesting couple of weeks.\u00a0 Kids getting married, engaged, and buying houses left and right.\u00a0 Major health issues or losses directly or indirectly affecting kids and parents… a half a globe away from us.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then, here:\u00a0 Greg still recovering.\u00a0 The girls\u2019 first soccer tournament in Taiwan.\u00a0 A friend here having a baby yesterday.\u00a0 The fun of preparing for Greg\u2019s mom\u2019s visit in 3 days.\u00a0 And a\u00a0 lot of discussion about us returning to Idaho very soon.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t suffered any particular tension from all of this, so much as the complications of too many threads of thought.\u00a0 So I\u2019ve been thinking about shopping!
\nI can\u2019t explain why, but shopping is fun.\u00a0 And while dealing with all of the adjustments of living here, it has definitely been one thing that makes up for some of the trouble.\u00a0 I know it\u2019s not \u201cnecessary,\u201d but I\u2019m not complaining that it\u2019s an option…
\nToday I am cataloging a few of the fun things I have found.\u00a0 Some things have to remain secrets for now.\u00a0 The challenge is to type about it while I eat freshly fried doughnuts that Greg and Carlie are making.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42
\nFirst, the title picture is a fun jewelry box that is supposed to be covered in leather and hand painted.\u00a0 I have no way to confirm this, but it is beautiful.\u00a0 It is about 8 inches high, 6 inches deep, 12 inches wide.\u00a0 It opens up as seen in the photo below.<\/p>\n

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The next item is a vase already seen by those who have visited.\u00a0 The circular bottom has a diameter of roughly 4-5 inches.<\/p>\n

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This is a bracelet made of knotted
\ncords and jade pieces.<\/p>\n

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Next, left to right and top to bottom, you will see:<\/p>\n

-Japanese saki decanters, which I use to serve soy sauce
\n-fish shaped\u00a0 saucers that work well for m&ms
\n-petite bowls for individual dipping sauces
\n-Greg\u2019s special bowl
\n-rice bowls that go with the set of dishes we have here
\n-fun chopsticks that I know how to use<\/p>\n

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Natalie and Carlie are modeling soft, versatile, reversible capes.\u00a0 These 2 happen to be Beth\u2019s and Heidi\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Natalie has been enjoying wearing her\u2019s\u00a0 this way:<\/p>\n

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And here is a piece of silk actually made into something!\u00a0 (Heidi\u2019s C\u2019mas gift)<\/p>\n

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Shopping is Taipei has been fun and I hope to do a little more before we leave.\u00a0 However, I have to keep in mind that we have shipping limits for the trip home.\u00a0 Life can be inconvenient.<\/p>\n

PS –\u00a0 Here are some pictures of Carlie and Natalie playing soccer yesterday:<\/p>\n

For those of you who care about such things, the field is astroturf.\u00a0 Natalie is shooting below.\u00a0 She made 2 goals during the day.\u00a0 Go Natalie!<\/p>\n

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She also played goal keeper some.<\/p>\n

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Carlie looks impressive here!<\/p>\n

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She managed to get in the opposing teams way a lot –<\/p>\n

Move past one, then another.<\/p>\n

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Finally, this morning, doughnuts and coffee.<\/p>\n

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