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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: February 2006

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006. If your Chow Chow has had too much chow. A Chow Chow exercises on a treadmill while a passer-by looking at its meter on a side road in Nanjing, China's Jiangsu province February 28, 2006. The specially designed treadmills are now available for the overweight pets in Nanjing. Posted by Ray at 6:36 AM. Monday, February 27, 2006. Austin, TX adoption story. Finding a Family: Chinese Adoption. Posted by Ray at 6:41 PM. Sunday, February 26, 2006. Foreign adoptions bring home love.

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: September 2005

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Saturday, September 17, 2005. Our first trip to the zoo today. Near the kid’s park, they have a playground set up like a giant pizza, with movable mushrooms and pepperonis. Here’s Ally sliding down a slide that looks like a big wedge of parmesan cheese:. I’m watching the A&M-SMU game. Fact most obvious: Reggie McNeal is a stud. Update: Aggies 66, SMU 8. Posted by Ray at 7:50 PM. Sunday, September 11, 2005. A most redundant book title. Posted by Ray at 8:03 PM. Friday, September 02, 2005. To China and Back.

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: January 2006

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006. In the Richmond Times Dispatch discusses two bills currently in committee which will have a profound impact on small wineries in Virginia. An excerpt:. A bill, sponsored by Del. Christopher B. Saxman, R-Staunton, would allow small Virginia farm wineries and those in other states to distribute their products in Virginia without going through a licensed wholesale distributor. There is a competing bill, however, that's a boon to the distributors:. The second bill would allow win...

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: May 2005

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Monday, May 30, 2005. Miles Raymond, the Merlot-loathing protagonist in. Must never have tried this offering from Breaux Vineyards. Located in western Loudoun County. Posted by Ray at 4:24 PM. Wednesday, May 04, 2005. Loudoun Valley Vinifera White (2002). I’ve never been particularly fond of white blends. Notable exceptions are Sokol Blosser’s. Evolution and Ca’del Solo’s. Posted by Ray at 3:47 PM. Potomac Falls, Virginia, United States. View my complete profile. Adventures of Empress Fussy Pants.

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: June 2005

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Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Virginia wines get publicity.in Arizona. Found in Azcentral.com:. On a hazy morning glimmering with the early warmth of spring, the fog rises from a valley pond, and a flock of geese cries out a morning wakeup call. It is the day's first greeting at Barboursville, the site of a historic landmark in central Virginia, the ruins of one of only five homes designed by Thomas Jefferson. Posted by Ray at 8:40 PM. Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Chrysalis Vineyards, Middleburg, Virginia. S]he e...

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: April 2005

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Tuesday, April 12, 2005. New Zealand adoption story. Most couples expect that when the time comes to have children, it will all just happen naturally. But babies don’t always come when they’re wanted; sometimes they never come. That’s what happened to Rebecca and Marcus Schoonderbeek. Posted by Ray at 8:01 AM. Friday, April 08, 2005. Loudoun Valley Chambourcin (2002). Posted by Ray at 9:40 AM. Potomac Falls, Virginia, United States. View my complete profile. Adventures of Empress Fussy Pants.

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: August 2005

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Friday, August 26, 2005. My wife is a terrific cook. I am lucky to be married to one such as she. However ,. Sometimes she does certain things that make me scratch my head. So, my wife proceeds to use the foil cutter on the wine she'd chosen for dinner. The thing is, most New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs now come with screw caps instead of corks. Imagine her surprise when she removed the "foil" and saw.an open bottle of wine! Needless to say, we finished the bottle with dinner. Posted by Ray at 5:56 PM.

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: December 2005

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Thursday, December 29, 2005. The only thing more fun than being a kid a Christmas is being a parent of a kid at Christmas. Here are some photos of Ally playing guitar (check out the left-handed Jimi Hendrix guitar style), dress-up and the stereotypical housewife in the kitchen. I'm still learning how to make collages in Photoshop Elements, so it's not perfect. Enjoy. Posted by Ray at 6:04 AM. Thursday, December 22, 2005. My daughter likes kitchens. End of story. Book and CD,. Or both. The Nebbiolo on...

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Red Threads: A China Adoption Blog: July 2005

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Monday, July 04, 2005. What July 4th Means for Adoptees. An article by Carl Golden in the. In the small town in Pennsylvania where I grew up, the Fourth of July featured a parade in the morning, fireworks at night, and a patriotic speech or two in between, usually by a member of a veterans group or a town official. Now I am also the father of two children who were adopted and brought here from China. There, they had been abandoned by parents who, for whatever reason, were unable to care for them. NAPA, C...