
Marie with fellow Windy City RWA member Kelle Z. Riley. Kelle's admiring
my Indian necklace which looks like ivory but is actually carved camel
bone. Thanks, Mom and Dad, you globe-trotters, you!

Booksigning at Illinois Wesleyan University

Marie signs HER BODY OF WORK at the Bloomington, Illinois Barnes & Noble |
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Windy City RWA 2006 Bookseller
and Librarian Appreciation Dinner. Marie’s wearing a
custom-made silk cheongsam that a family member brought back
from Vietnam
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Valentine’s Day 2006 benefit
for the American Heart Association
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Here are some photos from my summer 2006
trip to Toronto.
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In front of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Wonderful Asian collections
with the ever-popular cherry blossom!
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Gorgeous French art glass at the ROM. Get the exhibition
guide with the photos if you can.
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Elaborate samurai helmets from a variety
of eras. |
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Queen Victoria Park—a gorgeous
rhododendron.
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At the foot of Niagara Falls on the Maid of the Mist.
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At Queen Victoria Park across from Niagara Falls. Possibly a Peace
Rose? |