Happy Lunar New Year! I’m at the Chinese supermarket.

It’s Jan. 21, 2023, the day before the New Year according to the lunar calendar and the start of the Year of the Rabbit.

We have a large Asian community in San Diego, and the 99 Ranch Market is the main place where my Chinese friends shop and hang out. I thought I’d go and see what's happening there. Well, it was very busy and a lot of fun checking out the exotic vegetables, sauces, tofu, etc. Chinese people love to cook and put a lot of effort into it. I like the bakery at the market. The cakes are incredible and so are the pastries.

I felt inspired and put my graphic arts skills to work, creating the bunny sign. You can tell it's made by a German grandma.

Just for the fun of it, I added the lion dance video that I took at last year’s Lunar Year festival (on Jan. 30, 2022) in City Heights. They don’t have a festival this year, and it's great to watch it again.

As we say goodbye to the Year of the Tiger and welcome the Year of the Rabbit, I hope it will bring everyone peace and happiness. Let’s do our part to make it happen!