Not all hotels still have proper bond letterhead + pens, envelopes and postcards… even stamps at the front desk. As […]
Post’d: hotel letterhead & cards / night & day Read Post »
Four assorted vehicles, noted with interest:
Transport: 4 modes / kei, moto, airstream & train) Read Post »
Me and the incredible Ichiro went to say hello to his great grandfather Ichiro and great grandmother Tomiko, said some
Diary: relative blessings with the remarkable boy Read Post »
Rare hang out out in the kura barn (while wife’s band rehearses inside so a bit too much commotion for me) So instead, I’m putting away books and *trying to* tidy up stacks of scrapbook materials, ephemera, maps, passports, other treats / so much goodness! But first need space on the Workbench
What follows are artifacts, mildly documented, in situ, with brief annotations:
Items in kura, inventoried: (scrapbook poetry, letters, wallets, records, map) Read Post »
“was it worth it?” Enjoyed a nice talk with a friend today who assured/reminded me i didn’t “waste my time and effort” by giving endless talks & presos *every single time* was asked – especially in those busy Vancouver start up/tech days of [mid-00 ~ mid 10s for me].
“was it worth it?” (talks, prezos, mentoring… so much) Read Post »
Yes, I love to buy records… I don’t get hung up on the “collectibility” or the rarity, but I am partial to quality, variety, but mostly… I’ll admit it, nostalgia & i buy em to play em. Sure, I’m always trying out new bands, but there’s a sweet spot from the 80s and 90s (hello Gen X) which has a tractor beam on me.
Vinyl: eclectic assortment – punk, wave, folk-pop etc – from UK, by post Read Post »
Another handful of #Postcards dropped into the neural network which somehow brings each to places far afield. Dispatches this time
Post’d: mossy tea & other delights Read Post »
More #BCInvasion outings to Stanley Park for picnics with pals and explorations including Earth Day excursions, aquarium visit, and horse carriage circumnavigation – after a few topsy turvy days – plus eats back at HQ with Ryoko, Ichiro, and free radical visitors before seaplane escape to Vancouver Island.
We Love Stanley – #BCinvasion, part 3 Read Post »
9AM Get out of bed Dave, get out of bed Dave, get out of bed Dave. You’ve got to go
Healing: just another hospital visit, annotations Read Post »
I took down Christmas and New York cards, for the most part, from the “string of honor” (which you know
Post, received: Nengajyo lucky numbers + 3 cards Read Post »
A little batch of postcards, scribbled at the library, maybe on a bus – here and there – with a
Post’d: postcards in pencil, featuring vintage scout scarf Read Post »
For the record, I am completely mental in love about this incorrigible, amusing, intrepid, courageous kiddo #io I’m always dropping
Catching up & goofing around with Ichiro #io Read Post »
While out and about on various expeditions, snap snap’d the usual days and the glimpses of regular life. {With generally
Scenes of life: spiral staircase, library signs, basket of balls + pink door Read Post »
Unnecessary Preamble: The trip was meant as a little adventure and to visit relatives and also get away from the
Nagasaki Ramble, Feb. 2020, part 1 (trains, trams, food & rumours of a…) Read Post »
Moving north across the Fraser river to downtown/West End, Vancouver, settling into a kitchenette hotel for several days, enjoying tea ceremonies, hotel picnics, coffee times and pleasant times with friends, plus our initial foray into Stanley Park.
Downtown + West End Vancouver and Stanley Park / #BCInvasion flashback, part 2 Read Post »
what follows is a post-dated diary of various activities in and around New Years day copied from various notebooks, memos,
Diary: New Year Dragons with foods, gardens, bevvies, and themes #calm Read Post »
