Diary: relative blessings with the remarkable boy
Me and the incredible Ichiro went to say hello to his great grandfather Ichiro and great grandmother Tomiko, said some […]
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Diary: expedition with Mac to ohaka
waiting for friend to pick me up to go visit his dear late wife’s grave on the side of a
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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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Personal Musings
Ichiro: Ohaka Spring Equinox Visit
Went to the grandparents/ancestors graves with the wheelbarrow on the first day of spring to tidy up, add fresh flowers/blossoms,
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Ichi and Papa visit Ohaka on Father’s Day
Me and the little champion went up to the grandma and grandpa‘s graves to light some incense, give a clean
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Notes to Future Self
Memo: a fork in the spoons
Sometimes life’s circumstances create conundrums – a fork in the spoons, (he says, mixing metaphors). So when I need to
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Haiku: Graves & Trains
Rubbing faded kanji From mossy tilted Edo graves Shinkansen shooshes past
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Kinfolk + Pals
Ichiro: card #59 “Generations of Fujitas”(in Tsuchida) / 11.28
These shining lights continue to connect the centuries of culture & community The family gravestones go back so far the
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Diary: Closing Circles with Stones ~ Grandmother to the Ohaka
Aug 19th was 49 days after Ryoko’s Grandmother Tomiko passed away at 94 years old, 6 days after baby Ichiro
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Diary: Introducing Ichiro to maternal great-grandfather Fujii at Ohaka
Ryoko’s mother’s family name is Fujii, not to be confused with Father’s family name Fujita. Recently, paternal grandmother passed away,
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Personal Musings
Diary: Stroll to Grandpa Ichiro’s ohaka juuust before…
{Catching up with…} evidence of a stroll on June 21st as we were waiting for baby Ichiro to make his
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Personal Musings
Diary: Ryoko gardening (more) and visiting grave (again)
{Catching up with…} Yet another visit to grandpa Ichiro’s grave during the pregnancy + pandemic, plus get another photo of
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