Ichiro Round-up: its all just so normal now… #io
So we go on so we go on, the little guy keeps growing… and while it used to be a
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Item: Toyota Esquire hybrid van (now named Agnes)
Last April, we traded in our beloved Toyota Aqua hybrid named “Bluebird” for a Toyota hybrid van now named “Agnes”
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Memo: why i do the archiving, scrapbooking etc
In reply to a tender correspondent: Thanks for the sweet note. Sometimes I wonder what I do all the archiving
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Exhibit: Noriko Miyake’s goddess art
Catching up on my/our miraculous life, yonder back in December 2021 amidst preparation for Christmas and a few of their
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Personal Musings
Aside: Yesterday kinda felt like summer…
Kinda felt like summer yesterday (been a rough start for me despite the very very summer heat – ugh such
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Outing: inland sea beach and pizza (and camera goofing)
Along our adventures, in this case, June 2022, we made a return visit to a stretch of beach called Nishwaki
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Accidental Palaeontology (& related accruements)
Maybe you’ve seen my variety of elementary school science projects which were more focussed on “social sciences” like anthropology, archeology,
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Outing: Hosokawa Bizen-yaki Pottery studio
Along our adventures, we went to the notable pottery town of Bizen to visit master potter Hosokawa-san (you may recall
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Outing: Somen day out in Kurashiki
We were recently (mid July 2022) invited by our friend Hatsumi (you may know her as the flutist in the
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Outing: Tsuchida (mini) Matsuri
With the public health conundrum is the last few years, the usual neighbourhood festivals have been cancelled including our small
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Diary: in July, i shall wear straw hat(s)
Oh July, whisked by with *highlights* of the “situation of the missing uncle” and darling wife’s arborist level-up exam (about
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Notes to Future Self, Writing Life
Quote: “a book is…” Baudelaire
“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude
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Improving Campsite
Plan: Kura, 1st floor “concept” (family hang-out arts and crafts music clubhouse)
While the second floor of my kura barn is well documented as a mixed media arts and craft studio, this
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Improving Campsite
Kura barn / storehouse turned studio, consulate and lounge (round-up/catch-all)
Summer 2021: Glorious Kura barn 125+ yrs old got a century retrofit with heat-pump/cooler, electric upgrade with breaker box &
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Ichiro meets Ichiro sensei + airplanes and fireworks in Noto
(Then i noted): He comes home today. I used to wanna be a rockstar or a pro hockey player and
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Diary: secret restos, airport hangs, voting, drums & creative acts
Restaurants x2: yes our Ramen place is listed in the Michelin guide, we’re pretty fancy after all / maximum stars
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