Canals of Suzhou is a song about the places of our imagination. These are the midnight cities we co

Canals chicago cubs baseball tickets of Suzhou is a song about the places of our imagination.  These are the midnight cities we construct while dreaming, populated by an infinitely varied carousel of faces each with their own joys and sadness, and each with their own appetites.
chicago cubs baseball tickets Suzhou is a Chinese city established during the Spring and Autumn period over 2,500 years ago.  The name name means "The Land of Rebirth" and it was here that my Grandfather grew up, amongst the many canals and waterways.  When I (Charley) think of the city, I don't think of how it looked when I last visited in 2008, nor do I picture it as it must have been for my Grandfather during chicago cubs baseball tickets the years of the Japanese Occupation.  I think of Suzhou as it never was, except chicago cubs baseball tickets in the imaginations of those unsatisfied with the limits of the known world.
For hundreds of years, it was the furthest, most easterly city along the famous Silk Route the ostensible city at the End of the World.  And for the merchants who would travel thousands of miles in pursuit of Suzhou's famed silk and spices, it was heaven on Earth.  When Marco Polo visited in 1276 C.E. he called it "The Venice of the East" and marvelled at its beauty.  On the map, it is right where the three red dotted lines meet on the Eastern shore of China.
There's a book I really enjoy called " Invisible Cities " by Italo Calvino.  In it, Marco Polo sits with the aging Kublai Khan and tells stories of the fantastical cities he has visited.  Stories of cities suspended in the sky, cities tied together with string, beautiful cities, horrible cities, and impossible cities.  The Great Khan, ruler of a crumbling chicago cubs baseball tickets empire the largest that has ever existed on earth soon begins to wonder if Marco Polo has actually visited any of these place.  Perhaps they are all imagined  or maybe, they are all just retellings of the same city of Venice, where he was born and longs to return.
"if the men of this city and of the rest of the country had the spirit of soldiers they would conquer the world; but they are not soldiers at all, only accomplished traders and most skilled craftsmen."   Marco Polo, The Travels
All My Cities marvels at the transitory human experience chicago cubs baseball tickets born in one place, raised in another, and educated across oceans and borders in search of belonging and perspective. We travel, we explore, fall in love, and get swept away on to the next adventure. Work, study, and new opportunities chicago cubs baseball tickets pull us in every direction. All My Cities recalls memories of home merged with hopes for the future, and for the first time asks love to stay, explore and move as one.
The song was written in anticipation of the first time I (Gina) ever invited a loved one to spend the holidays with me and my family in Arizona. It emphasise the first time someone ever wanted chicago cubs baseball tickets to come with, travel and have adventures along side me. One of the first things I was able to share with him when we arrived was a piece of my mom's home made bread, which she made six loaves at a time all through my childhood. Below is her acclaimed recipe:
Dissolve yeast in water. Melt butter in sauce pan. Add sugar, chicago cubs baseball tickets water, bran, salt and eggs to melted butter. Mix the yeast mixture with the butter/bran mixture. Stir in about ½ the bag of flour and then add remaining flour one or two cups at a time, slowly, until dough becomes smooth and elastic. Knead the dough and then cover with saran wrap, and let the bread rise until double.
Grease 6 bread pans. Divide the dough into 6  loaves.Place into greased pans and let rise 30 minutes. Then bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. brush the tops of the loaves with melted butter. Wait a few minutes to cool. Slice and serve.
Earlier this year, our feathered friend Lisa Rose designed a T-shirt for The Ruffled Feathers inspired by this song. The three rows of houses are representations of the three different cities I have called my home.  You can order them here  for only $10 until Feb 7th, which include a free download of the full album when it is released.