New signs on the pole… {I had to deviate *somewhat* from my usual obsessiveness about the compass directions due to
Signpost: new planks for Atemi Kougen, Misasa onsen, Dubai, Olympia x2… Read Post »
Went to the grandparents/ancestors graves with the wheelbarrow on the first day of spring to tidy up, add fresh flowers/blossoms,
Ichiro: Ohaka Spring Equinox Visit Read Post »
Several topics to catch you up on, including: Ryoko’s new dump truck! 660cc, 4WD, 350kg payload Brother Bob‘s birthday w/
Diary: dumptruck, Bob, Jack, VWs, baseline Read Post »
In bed sick a lot these last weeks/months #MECFS, which means I scribbled a lot in my bedside notebooks while
Notebook poetry scribbles, new keys & records (in the kura studio) Read Post »
Hey 3 years here today(ish) arrived from Indonesia to build Japan,?part 3.0 Annotations: DIY Wedding – 3+ events – with
3 years since forever, “Japan 3.0” annotations Read Post »
Shrine visit for peace & health (& wild boar). We wrote a little message on ¥500 wooden prayer tile, each
Diary: Shrine, Peace & Bevvies Read Post »
Each place on Tsuchida Station Sign Post has a story behind it for me or for my Ryoko, or for
Signpost: each comes with a story / Noto + Providence & Pokhara Read Post »
I fixed my leather satchel which I bought in Nepal, broke in Greece, stapled in Thailand, and now sewed back
DIY: small repairs, global satchel + hemp curtain Read Post »
Ryoko signed papers to buy 2021 Daihatsu Hi-jet, low dump kei-truck. Auto trans, 4wd, 660cc, Alas the dumps only come
Note: Ryoko’s new dump truck (& thwarting patriarchy) Read Post »
My wife at work – trimming Ginkgo biloba tree at a shrine – Edo-period age, cutting away from power lines (didn’t
Ryoko climbing Ginkgo tree Read Post »
The present is an unfinished poem ________. Let’s Enjoy! Note: my kura is the official Cascadia Consulate for the Setouchi
“The Present is…” notes and projects around Kura (post box, poems, flower pots) Read Post »
Like January, February saw a lot of time spent at hospitals and doctors but added in a funeral, taxes in
February, farewell (mostly rebuilding) Read Post »
yesterday, report / diary: Finished medical appt and somehow a magnetic impulse pulled me into a tiny record store –
Items: record shop stop (feat. BTO Japan Tour) Read Post »
Blurb: Now that the major parts of our renovation(s) are done and we settled in, turning our attention to “improving
Tsuchida Station: Sign Post project (fun with cartography) Read Post »
A little bit lost – &/or found – of late, but the dishes are finished, laundry started and the rabbits
Improving the Campsite (odds and ends diary) Read Post »
This disinter-mediated and somewhat timeshifting rundown of miscellaneous annotations and notes from the last week may not make sense entirely
Diary: notes from the slow lane (curling, quiche, errands, taxes & flowers for Mom) Read Post »
