Ichiro: Catching up with 2-1/2 yr old boy
Ichiro, 2-1/2 so filled with curiosity and yes, he’s definitely exploring his limits, testing his boundaries, expressing himself for what […]
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Haircut day at “Lost in Showa” shop & with Ichiro’s first time in the chair
Haircuts day at a “lost in showa” barber / first time for Ichi-Stan in the chair (usually mom snips him
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Field Notes, Japan Life/Travel
Field notes: Kurashiki Jazz Street day-out snaps
Field Notes (brief) Kurashiki day-out during the “Jazz Street“ event (first in-person since 2019) with little pop-up concerts happening in
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Kinfolk + Pals
Halloween out n about / minimal effort, moderate fun (w/ magic darling duo)
Briefly: Evidence of us doing the Halloween rounds this afternoon / including the magnificent Taroman pumpkin shriveling into repose &
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Ikebana & Bento / brief notes from a day out {now with snapshots!}
Diary notes: Rode bus into city with my 2 darlings to see an ikebana exhibit (Ryoko’s ceremony teacher had a
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Japan Cottage Musings, Japan Life/Travel
Charcoal, Poetry & Postal + topics of varied interest
While the industrious senior ladies are cleaning the house, I fire up a machine to tell you about the following
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Chooglin’ through September, logistics & whatnot
Chooglin’ On -– not on the Canadiana tracks this time, rather balancing logistical and creative life in a cottage in
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Kinfolk + Pals
Equinox at Ohaka, saying respectful hellos to the ancestors
Friday, Sept 23: Equinox day walk up to the ancestral graves for cleaning, incense and fresh flowers… as is tradition.
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Kinfolk + Pals
Ichiro in the summer (with cicadas & fish)
Snippets from the park a few weeks ago with my pal Ichiro. This is what Japan sounds like in the
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Improving Campsite
Art: Michal, Ichiro, Noriko paintings on display at Tsuchida Cottage
Ichiro art hanging between 2 masters / Michal Korman (L) & Noriko Miyake (R) at Tsuchida Cottage. Captured before moving
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Personal Musings
Musing: fires, volcanos, axe handles & cycle of children
March 13, 2022: I went to sleep last night – first night without a fire in the stove for some
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Diary: #daveo52 / happiness and time are infinite, right?
Most years, for my birthday I “give myself a present of making some creative project”… In past years there was
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Ichiro Round-up: its all just so normal now… #io
So we go on so we go on, the little guy keeps growing… and while it used to be a
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Personal Musings
Aside: Yesterday kinda felt like summer…
Kinda felt like summer yesterday (been a rough start for me despite the very very summer heat – ugh such
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Ichiro meets Ichiro sensei + airplanes and fireworks in Noto
(Then i noted): He comes home today. I used to wanna be a rockstar or a pro hockey player and
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