Back at the end of August I showed you pictures of my dumpling cart. You may recall we stop there every Friday for breakfast. I know, I complained about the sameness of life yesterday and now I'm celebrating doing the same thing every week. But this is a habit, a routine, a tradition! That is way different than monotony.

Anyway, the cart has been missing from it's usual street corner for two days in a row. We say good morning to them every day as we bike by but on Monday the woman of the couple that runs it wasn't there and now the cart is gone. I feel bad because I'm conflicted. I've been wanting to try the dumplings from the cart on the opposite side of the street but didn't want to be a two-timer. So now I'm kind of hoping "our" cart is gone tomorrow so we can buy breakfast at the other cart with a clear conscience. Brand loyalty is a hard thing.

Yesterday we left work with time for a bike ride before yoga and stopped by a coffee shop for a late afternoon pick-me-up. The coffee was really good, and expensive too, about what we would have paid for a latte at Starbucks back home, which is outrageously expensive around here. But another plus, besides that the coffee was really good, is that they had sheep statues just like my lovely sister.

I even know what the sign says - "Keep off the grass." And how do I know? Well, for one, what else would it say, right? And for two, it's written in English as well as Chinese.