Travel: Trip to Yubara Onsen and Katsuyama, part 1
[From March 23-25 2020] Leaving the workers to their work as they switch to more “modern equipment” with nail guns […]
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Abode: Tsuchida Cottage (*old* street view)
Regarding Tsuchida cottage / house: as mentioned in previous “Japan cottage musings” videos (Tsuchida Yard & Garden & Generational Home),
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Artifact: Musical retrospective from desert rambler RJ Garn
Proud recipient of the last in a collectible series of bespoke wooden box with carved guitar usb drive with retrospective
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Diary: Ichiro back in action, stroll on
Ichiro back in the saddle after bringing a rough cold home from nursery school which he passed to his delicate
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Personal Musings
Diary: Bubble Family, making steps…
Big moves in our lil bubble compound: My wonderful in-laws Junko & Takushi are getting Pfizerized on Sunday here in
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Diary: 3 wooden stick projects (sign post, postbox, wind phone)
Mounted three pieces of raw wood into Tsuchida tsuchi (soil) with concrete (or is it cement? – which do you
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Kitchen: making Miso from scratch (ready in New Year)
Pretty sure I earned a Japanese merit badge today. Made our own Miso from scratch! Will sit in this old
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Diary: Rocking out (buying stones)
Wife (arborist/ trad landscape designer) let me tag along on some rock shopping expedition. I am amused at logistics of
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Snaps: Korakuen Gardens (Mother’s Day out)
4 (more) views at Korakuen Gardens, Okayama – One of three “great, official, significant/something“ gardens in Japan built during the
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Memento: Dad’s #Expo86 passport
After my dad Lorne H Olson passed and we sorted through his papers, I took custody of a few various
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Memo: Regarding Personal Archeology (for starters)
Sent to a friend who was feeling confused about how to get started archiving and documenting one’s own creative life
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Happy Birthday Ryoko XO
My dear angels / happy birthday April 28 to Ryoko from hubbo DaveO and our Ichiro-kun Happy Birthday Ryoko, a
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Diary: Day out to Ukan village
I mean, how can i not adore all of this scene? {Ukan village, Okayama-ken} Visited a shodo calligraphy exhibition at
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Japan Gothic ~ Happy Birthday Trevor 50
Just keeping old pal Trevor Erikson’s 50th birthday festivities going with a little “Japan Gothic” garden vibes card from pals
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Ichiro Cards: Catching up 4 pack (naptime, forest, Tintin and hanami)
Let’s catch up with a 4 pack of Ichiro cards for collectors, fans & general enthusiasts. Yup, i’m the papa
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2nd Wedding Anniversary Riffs (i would dye for you)
Always more to tell you but… Over the past three days we sort of revisited our 2019 three day wedding
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