During my grandparents’ generation and the generation before, most of the clansmen were illiterate, but they were deeply religious and followed traditional ways. They spoke the Chaozhou (Teochew) dialect and were originally from the Chenghai district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.

ladies of a high form

You can use the paintbrush this way to run the colors into each other.

She's determined not to be a lap cat. She's very affectionate in her own way, but she will not sit in my lap.