如果说一开始用这种笨办法清洁风扇只是出于无奈，没想到做到后来，我竟然有点享受这个过程了。如此专注于一件体力活，让我的心变得很安静——仿佛进入了一种修行的状态。世界仿佛只剩下这一件事，而我此刻只需要把它做好就够了。
回国探亲之旅 – 商场“遇袭”记
正当我们从一家店走出来时，迎面走来两个年轻人。还没等我反应过来，其中一个突然俯下身，二话不说……
回国探亲之旅 – 灯光秀
江对岸，目之所及的楼宇仿佛褪去了白日的钢筋水泥外衣，换上了五彩缤纷的盛装，在夜幕下上演着一场恢弘绚烂的灯光舞台剧。不同的色彩时而轮番登场——仿佛有一只无形的手在指挥它们：辉煌的金、浪漫的紫、静谧的蓝、热烈的红；时而交相辉映，幻化出流动的图案与画面：缓缓绽放的睡莲、漫天翻飞的红叶……光影在楼宇之间自由穿梭，像一个游走的精灵，在悄声讲述这座城市的故事。
回国探亲之旅 – 晨跑杂记
初夏的早晨，气温宜人，跑步十分舒服。耳边除了清脆的鸟鸣，还有久违的蛙声——在加拿大好像从未听到过。蛙声此起彼伏，震动着我的耳膜。让我感受到它们旺盛的生命力，和对这个世界不加掩饰的热情——仿佛它们才是这里真正的主人。鸟与蛙时而合奏、时而独鸣，让清晨显得宁静而又富有生气。
回国探亲之旅 – 南航启程篇
今天开启了回国探亲之旅，小儿子随行。这次选择的是南方航空。印象中我很少乘坐南航，订票前特意查了一下资料，才发现它在全球航空公司中的口碑还不错。更让我意外的是，它竟然允许托运两件行李，这在当下航空公司中已经不常见了。
Just Let Me Drive!
The day I picked my husband up from the airport, on the drive home, he didn’t offer to take the wheel as I expected.
Hmm… maybe he was tired.
Or maybe… he read my blog and decided to give me more space?
While I was driving and wondering, I suddenly saw his hand reach over—
When My Husband is Away …
Last week, my husband went back to China again to visit his mother—you might remember I started another article with this same sentence before. Yes, he’s been making these trips quite often in recent years.
But I don’t mind. In fact, I even look forward to it…
A Celebration of Self: My Next Chapter
One January night after Christmas, I sat at my computer, working on my articles. My husband was beside the fireplace reading, while Sparky, our dog, curled up at his feet, asleep. The house was quiet. It felt a bit different. I lifted my eyes, and my gaze landed on the piano. Yes, this was it—its master, my older son, Ben, had just moved out!