Diary: Unpacking the Kura, day one (collections of collections, vinyl, books, suitcases, typewriters…)
Notes from the kura barn (day one): As I opened up dozens of boxes today to kind of do a […]
Personal Musings
Personal Musings
Diary: Hats & Scarves aplenty
Day one of unboxing in the barn produced 21 hats and 13 scarves (categorizing the Arab head scarves as scarves
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Diary: 40+ years of projects into a “kura” grain barn
Big day (Thursday March 19) here at Tsuchida cottage as my life archives completes a long journey by a ship
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Diary: Sort-ganizing the Kura with Kerouac
Recently my entire life archive of projects, scrap books, journals, paintings, various art, artifacts, scarves and hats and of course
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Personal Musings, Portraits of the Artiste
Diary: Recycling and Styling
After unpacking a load of stuff, had a heap of cardboard and packing paper to haul to the recycling station.
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Diary: Stop Making Sense / Talking Heads and Tacos
Taco night in Japan with 1984 Talking Heads classic concert film Stop Making Sense. As the box says “let’s taco!”
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Diary: Baby check-in and Picnic time
Great check-in at birthing clinic this morning – 3 months out and all going great / came home to make
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Diary: Hermiting, baby, art, archive & you you you + us us us
I hermit like Obi-wan is his “lost years” / indeed, a Gen X kid with a lot of hobbies and
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Riff: Creativity in solitude(ish) / from experience
I went from being very social and active to often housebound due to a chronic and complex illness, and spent
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Diary: Coffee in Tiny Café / refuge from the storm
Japan has loads of a little tiny cafés/restaurant/bars which are like less than 10 people maximum, often with a little
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Diary: Kissaten cafés, sharp knife, drs observations and daily views
Amidst the “specialness” of life – which included of late: – is the “regular out n abouts” of life. These
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Collections of Artifacts, Personal Musings, Writing Life
Items: Gary Snyder signed “Passage Through India”
Some years ago (1996 maybe), poet Gary Snyder was doing a reading at Evergreen College in Olympia, Washington. Folks are
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One Year Home
One year since came home Splendid friends visit to see Most days blooms and tea haiku in okayama
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Diary: baby update (+ coffee cup from forgotten diner in 1972)
Just did another ultrasound with Dr / all on track for healthy June arrival / now traditional coffee following /
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As the world burns… a few thoughts about hoarders, hugs and shut-ins
+ Always be Kind (and you hoarders, help out the shut-ins) + As the world burns, I’m very comfortable with
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Rabbit Holes of History: Japan, War & Post-war (incl. O. Stone + D. MacArthur) & Micronesia
My pal Tom wrote the following (March 27, 2017): Been watching Oliver Stone’s “History of the United States” on Netflix.