Lost Bookshop / poem in process (typed), 2019
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Shoebox
“Shortest Distance” / a postal haiku
Bend paper to findShortest distance between pointsOr apply a stamp Tushar Wadhwani provides details: “At 15,500 feet in Hikkim which
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Diary: Maniwa Out n About / hot springs hotel, bowling, agri-garden and lonely stations
Coffee stand, cute and tiny (clad with olden board) at the Agri-garden market area in town of Maniwa Ryoko was
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Portraits of the Artiste
Portrait: Torii at Amatsu Jinja (天津神社北側参道), Tsuchida
Just your pal Dave taking a rock around the neighbourhood. Stopping for sit by a mighty stone/concrete torii gate at
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Collections of Artifacts
Collection: Olivetti Lettera 34 (at Tsuchida Cottage, Okayama)
Along our meandering honeymoon ramble, a spontaneous stop along the way – in an otherwise unremarkable corner of Ishikawa-ken at
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Japan Life/Travel, Video Dim Sum
Greetings to East Africa from Japan: Tell me about your life
Friendly hello and special greetings to East Africa from Japan with a request to TEACH ME about “regular life” in
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Personal Musings
Memento: Mickey Mouse rolls in Starlite Limo, Orem Utah, ca. 1987
Note: this limousine service was our family business and we rolled with various luminaries (Mr. T!, Johnny Whittaker, various Osmonds),
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Personal Musings
Diary: Okayama Out n About / castle, samurai, lunch etc
On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 2019, as there are no memorial cenotaphs in my home area of Okayama, i set
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Remembering Remembrance
Contemplating Peace, Hubris, Conceit and Costs – Remembrance Day 2019, Okayama
Coffee, castles and contemplation about all the victims of war… No Remembrance Day cenotaph here in Okayama (where its 11/11/1)
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Personal Musings
Japanese culture (bookbinding and literature) course via Keio University
Japanese Culture Through Rare Books Explore the important roles that books have played in the cultural history of Japan. I’ve
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Personal Musings
Diary: Kitchen > Nepali daal, and kaki jam
Made a big batch of (vaguely) Nepali lentil dal. Ergo: Two colours of lentils, plus some garbanzos just because, onions,
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Personal Musings
Diary: Kinome make gardens for people (in a parking lot)
Ryoko has her own small company doing tree trimming, garden planning and various workshops (like tree trimming for seniors) and
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