年尾
今年从7月1日起就为了一件事情心理压力就非常大，最严重的时候整夜整夜的睡不着。 以前知道自己容易焦虑，但没想到居然能到这个程度。总觉得如果不控制一下纾解一下，大概要绷断那根弦。 读了篇文章说我这种焦虑来自于对控制的强烈渴望。一旦事情不100%在控制内，我就会压力陡增。...
KITCHEN WINDOW 灶间窗户
<Kitchen Window> I asked my Mom why the windows of the kitchen were two holes. Here is the answer.. They used what they got. Glass and...
Building the Kitchen 1.0
The Kitchen 1.0 was built in early 1986. I wasn’t born yet. My Mom still had two short curly pony tails. Obviously the Kitchen 1.0 wasn’t...
Umbrella on the Roof
There was a part of the kitchen not covered by roof. So in the rainy days, my parents would put an umbrella there to stop the rain.
Mom cooking and watching me
(by My Mom) When my Mom was cooking dinner, sometimes she would put me next to her on a little seat above the coal storage. Other time...
KITCHEN 1.0
Kitchen 1.0 was built a few months before I was born and replaced by Kitchen 2.0 in 1990s. My Mom had her colleagues over to build this...
Housework Uniform 家务工作服
Housework was heavier and dirtier at that time. Everyone was wearing similar clothes doing housework: old jacket, sleeve wrap, apron,...
Control the Stove 生炉子技术
Controlling the heat of a coal stove wasn't so easy. People do it by adjusting the air flow. Chimney+Fan=higher heat Certain dishes...
Coal Ball Stove 煤球炉
This was the earliest stove we used. We also used coal cake stove, alcohol stove and electricity stove before gas appeared in our life....
Starting the Stove
We didn't have a kitchen nor gas in the first a few years. Sink was outdoor. Cooking was out door. Coal stove was what my Mom used to...
