I think I can make it...

This will make absolutely no sense to those of you who read this blog who do not know me personally...sorry about that...

But, I had an "WOW!" moment on Saturday. I'd escaped the sick ward here at our home on the 8th floor, hooked up with Mrs. Wu from 4th floor and we had made the 45 minute trip to the "Western Food" market. The good news is that most of the things we're eating I can now find at our local market...but every two weeks or so, we have to make the trek to the Western Food mecca.

And so it was there, on this past Saturday that a key piece to the "longevity in my new culture" puzzle was discovered:

RASPBERRIES.

I found frozen raspberries!

Now, being that I come from There and There is the berry capital of the universe...nothing is ever going to match up to the memories of berries fresh at the roadside stands...

BUT...this is AMAZING! I can make the kids favorite scone recipe...and a favorite dessert recipe...and even RASPBERRY JAM! (Not often at these prices, of course!)

I bought all I thought I could fit in my apartment sized freezer...and rode the wave of raspberry euphoria all the way home.

This coupled with the fact that in the last two months we now have access to fresh milk...real milk...that tastes like milk and is not UHT (Ultra Heat Treated-shelf stable) milk...

These, dear friends...are breakthroughs!

Yeah, maybe we can stay... ;)