Gong Xe Fa Cai ...

... to my Chinese friends, and you of course!

It's been a long long time since I was last at home for Chinese New Year ... we visited a few friends' houses during the day ... caught up with a childhood friend who I haven't seen for over 30 years ... oh, it was wonderful hearing what everyone is now doing.

At the end of the day, I sneaked into the Chinese temple to watch the festivities ... it was so smoky from these lit huge joss sticks ... added an extra blip