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About The Pearl

I am a scribbler spending a year or two in Shanghai.

The Saga of The Not So Bold or Gold Fish

Posted on February 17, 2016 by The Pearl

When it became obvious that we were going to be asked to stay for another year in Shanghai I agreed with Richard that we should do a little bit more to make our apartment homely.  Arriving with three suitcases each … Continue reading →

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Burn’s Night At Mr Harry’s

Posted on February 6, 2016 by The Pearl

Mr Harry’s is a strange place.  On the West Nanjing Road, more or less on top of Marks and Spencer’s is a British Restaurant.  It is decorated with Union Jacks and knick-knacks you might find in a charity shop back home.  There … Continue reading →

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A Retirement Idea

Posted on February 5, 2016 by The Pearl

Over the last year, we have done quite a bit of travelling through airports.  Not as much as many I know, for sure, but as I have more free time than most, I do find myself wandering around the duty-free … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Golden Street

Posted on February 4, 2016 by The Pearl

I’ve written about Golden Street before – the street near the apartment that glows yellow in the low late afternoon spring sun when the golden coloured concrete buildings have a mellow reflective glow about them, not dissimilar to that of … Continue reading →

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Sprouts

Posted on February 3, 2016 by The Pearl

Sometimes here in China you can’t help thinking to yourself what on earth are they thinking.  That happened to us during the summer.  It started when Charlie and Ella were over here visiting in August when we were in Hangzhou on … Continue reading →

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Brits Abroad Christmas Walk

Posted on February 2, 2016 by The Pearl

One of the things I have done since I joined Brits Abroad is to get involved in organising their walks.  These take place once a month and are led by someone who has researched either a completely new walk or updated an … Continue reading →

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Quilting

Posted on February 1, 2016 by The Pearl

A year ago when the move to Shanghai was definitely on the cards I spent quite a while trying to work out what I was going to do with myself.  I certainly wanted to keep myself busy with a project … Continue reading →

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Normally It Would Go Straight Up

Posted on December 28, 2015 by The Pearl

In the New World Dawan Department Store on the corner of Nanjing East Road and Henan Middle Road, next to Exit 7 of East Nanjing Road Metro station is this vast atrium with its array of exposed copper coloured lifts, which travel up … Continue reading →

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The Brits Abroad Christmas Party

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

The Brits Abroad here in Shanghai have built themselves quite a reputation for having a fun time and their Brits Famous Christmas Party in the first week of December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Puxi was no exception.  I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner at Work

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

Last Thursday, Richard’s Development Manager, Kirsty, and her team, with the help of Richard made a British Christmas Dinner for all those in his office in Putuo, Shanghai.  Kirsty had gone to a lot of trouble to make as an … Continue reading →

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