“The Wish” / poem by Sohaib “Sooby” Ahmed
My renegade pal Sooby (Sohaib) Ahmed is a fine poet in the “romantic” tradition (think Shelley, Keats et al) and […]
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Ichiro: card #47 “Goat Farm”(with moustache) / 10.10
Meanwhile, earlier in the week – before spectacle shop and wedding officiating, yet before a dentist appointment – we went
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Diary: Officiating 10 Year Wedding Vow for Dear Pals
Briefly: Officiated 10 Year Wedding Vows for Sheila & Kemp Edmonds via video link from Tsuchida Cottage to Queen Elizabeth
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Lost in the Aisle (variation on a theme, 3)
Variation: 3, with Ichiro Memo: Worth noting that through all the pregnancy and 3 1/2 months since he was born,
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Ichiro: card #46 “Moshi moshi, Ichiro desu” / 10.2
Ichiro: card #46 “Moshi moshi, Ichiro desu” / 10.2 PS “no i don’t wish to purchase insurance, please do not
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Ichiro: card #45 “99 days” / 9.30
Ichiro: card #45 “99 days” / 9.30 99 days / Each better than the last somehow. The vocalizations, the smile,
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Ichiro: card #44 “3 months”(2 variations) / 9.23
Note: has yet to *actually * “Explore BC” PS Thanks Rebecca and John for cute outfit こんにちは。 イチローです。 今日で生まれてから３ヶ月が経ちました。 半月前までは、お腹が空いてすぐ泣いていたけど、最近は笑ったり、よく眠れるようになったよ。そして、その分泣かなくなったよ。お喋りの練習もしてるよ。日本語と英語はまだまだだけど、パパとママの言ってることはわかるよ。ママが作ってくれたこの帽子、ようやくフィットしたよ。
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Community Centre (variation on a theme, 2)
Variation: 2, with Ichiro At a community centre for a kid’s clothes and stuff swap (clean and safe, don’t sweat
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Ichiro: gift thank-you cards (vol. 1+) / 8.21~9.19
Aug. 21: Doing a batch of custom “Ichiro cards“, obsessively handmade of course, to send to folks who sent such
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Diary: Closing Circles with Stones ~ Grandmother to the Ohaka
Aug 19th was 49 days after Ryoko’s Grandmother Tomiko passed away at 94 years old, 6 days after baby Ichiro
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Diary: Introducing Ichiro to maternal great-grandfather Fujii at Ohaka
Ryoko’s mother’s family name is Fujii, not to be confused with Father’s family name Fujita. Recently, paternal grandmother passed away,
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Ichiro: card #43 “Stanley Ramone” (Hey! Ho! Ikimasho) / 9.13
Ichiro: card #43 “Stanley Ramone” (Hey! Ho! Ikimasho) / 9.13 Note: Thanks to Cory DeMille and Trinity in LV for
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Ichiro: card #42 “Viking Samurai” (so many faces) / 9.7
Ichiro card #42 / “Viking Samurai” at 10 weeks Note: He’s an absolute marvel and I see so many different
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Ichiro: card #41 “Flip Mode Achieved” (levelled up) / 9.1
Ichiro card #41 / “Flip Mode Achieved” (levelled up!) at 9 weeks Note: He’s mellow little dude but strong and
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Ichiro: “almost famous” (Sun Clinic with Moe sensei) / 8.30
View this post on Instagram #1ヶ月検診 や、#里帰り出産 のあとの#乳児健診に合わせて#かわいい #あかちゃん 達が来てくれています✨💓✨皆おかあさん大好き❤ #1monthbaby And #8monthsbaby sooo adorable ✨😍✨#サンクリニック #okayama #okayamamaternityclinic
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Ichiro: card #40 “summer tour” (2020 gets weird) / 8.27
Ichiro: card #40 “summer tour” (2020 gets weird) / 8.27#IchiroOlson / card no. 40 of series #io Note: Grateful Dead
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