{"id":5164,"date":"2021-03-05T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2021-03-05T22:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:28:12","slug":"from-china-to-wales-via-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2021\/03\/05\/from-china-to-wales-via-pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"From China to Wales, via Pancakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists have been \u2018Zooming\u2019 to keep up their social contacts within the club.<\/p>\n<p>A morning celebrating pancakes, Valentine\u2019s Day and Chinese New Year was a novel idea but worked very well. There was a lot to talk about.<\/p>\n<p>President Chris Chua-Short explained a little, too, about the Chinese Zodiac. 2021 is the year of the Ox. In Chinese culture, the Ox is a valued animal. 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