A break beckons

Spent the day with KC, Veronica and family wandering the hutongs, and then saying goodbye to Andreas, Diane, and family at their farewell party late into the night. They're returning to Germany, and to be honest, we're looking forward to going 'home' too, if only temporarily. Family, friends, newspapers, Tescos, gardens, perhaps a bit of telly, some different weather, familiar things... So, posts will be intermittent from now on as we stay with internet-free parents and generally enjoy being off-line for a while.