'My' construction site 4 months

Not quite ready for the Olympics!

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February 28th 2008
Hello family, friends and blog readers of the world, Apologies first: it has been almost…7 months (hum) since my last note on my blog, but we are still here in Beijing and doing well. Last summer in France, we celebrated my inlaws 50th wedding anniversary with brothers, sisters and cousins. On the warmest day of the summer, the 5th of August 07, we went to the 'Château de Codignat' a castle ne ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more