Book, by post: Amy Chavez + chats, patch, tunes, poetics
Arrived, by post “The Widow, the Priest and the Octopus Hunter” by Amy Chavez. Lovely “just out” hardback edition from
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Kinfolk + Pals, Scrapbooks + Journals
(Another) scrapbook for #io / this time: school days
You are no doubt not surprised that adorable son Ichiro’s life is widely documented in a series of analog scrapbooks…
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Diary: June now behind (did i misplace something?)
Diary: Oh hi July (just realizing it’s already “Canada Day” here in Japan), anyway: there we go June // ups
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Personal Musings, Portraits of the Artiste
Papa’s Day Sashimi (and socks)
Father’s Day sashimi, also received a three pack of socks. Thanks to all those have given me sweet and sincere
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Collections of Artifacts, Improving Campsite
Items: 4 paintings (by BC artists) at Tsuchida Cottage
Tidying up the artifacts, as such, here is a subset of paintings at Tsuchida Cottage and/or Giggling Piglet Studio and
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Kinfolk + Pals
Pickles and Curry for VIP visitor (buying a sweet camper)
Ed, who we know from Indonesia (“allegedly” from England) now lives in Nozawa Onsen, Nagano, fixing up kominka, came to
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Kinfolk + Pals
Ichiro Stanley, almost 2 years old
Ichiro Stanley hitting 2 years old next week, June 23rd. He wants to go to the sea to swim (we
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Personal Musings, Post'd (cards + letters)
Items, by post (from Diego Garcia, Gifu, Tōkaidō highway, and “no country”
1) Stamps from British Overseas Indian Territory Diego Garcia, thanks Cmdr 2) Postcard re: podcast “writers read their early sh!t”
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Diary: Luxury life with scattershot actions amidst (in)consequential events
So, to no one in particular, “please don’t mind if the posts seem a little scattershot, maybe not finely-tuned, polished
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Japan Life/Travel, Kinfolk + Pals, Portraits of the Artiste
Family at Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto
Your Olson pals at Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto (wiki / map / inside kyoto) on a trip in April 2022. Blurb: Ginkaku-ji
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Collections of Artifacts, Notes to Future Self
Item: Glen-plaid pajamas and tiger smoking jacket in Jamaica
Items, (not) forgotten: Grey glen-plaid pyjamas with black piping plus fierce tiger-inspired smoking jacket/robe. Left in Little Bay, Westmoreland, Jamaica.
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Kinfolk + Pals, Portraits of the Artiste
Jackpot! Pals in Vegas, 1992
Jackpot! I’m not gonna bother with any kind of explanation about this photo any further (except this was between a
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Kinfolk + Pals
Ichiro: VW, pizza, sweeping, hanging #io
Yes, Ichiro loves snapshots (& VW busses & baths) And now he figures out that these little “pocket robots” capture
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Notes to Future Self, Portraits of the Artiste, Post'd (cards + letters)
“Do you send postcards to yourself?” asked from Gion post office
Do you ever send postcards to yourself? It’s a really good idea. You can remember bits and pieces of your
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Diary: May 5月, Beguiled (& rather) Bewildered
Spinning past another month, we’re at the 31st and I’m waiting to try out a new Ayurveda clinic here in
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Healing Ramble: Tips for airports & traveling whilst chronically ill
Tactics: * Request wheelchair service well in advance and use it proudly – Besides getting you around the airport, you
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