Japan has loads of a little tiny cafés/restaurant/bars which are like less than 10 people maximum, often with a little […]
Diary: Coffee in Tiny Café / refuge from the storm Read Post »
Amidst the “specialness” of life – which included of late: – is the “regular out n abouts” of life. These
Diary: Kissaten cafés, sharp knife, drs observations and daily views Read Post »
One year since came home Splendid friends visit to see Most days blooms and tea haiku in okayama
I spent an afternoon with a remarkably interesting new friend who *lives* in Kyoto but rambles widely. Please meet Ted
Making Friends with Renegade Ted (and various topics) Read Post »
Fave hideout / so many people here today! Quick hits to mark the moment of Rural Caprine Farm’s 14th anniversary.
Diary: Rural Caprine Farm 14th Anniversary Party (Feb. 2020) Read Post »
Note: Some of this riff originally appeared in “real time” via FB social channel to the amusement of many (everyone
Diary: Off to Library + cuppa Joe / good luck, stamps, ovens & social niceties Read Post »
You could be forgiven for thinking that my life involves entirely eating delicious food and drinking fantastic coffee as you
Diary: Days go by – filled (mostly) with coffee, food and and sundry tasks Read Post »
What a postal bonanza of late! Dispatches from Budapest, Nozawa onsen, Connecticut, Vancouver, Valencia + Kanazawa’s D. T. Suzuki museum
Post’d: Cards Received, Jan. 2020, various Read Post »
A little coif maintenance with a friendly barber named Touse-san in the neighbourhood called 理容タカシマ PS I am the one
Memento: Barber (vol. 4, only Okayama) Read Post »
So it goes, the festive season passes yet calendar stays busy with the usual sorts of things. Yesterday included returning
Diary: Starting off 2020 with Coffee and Classes etc. Read Post »
Heading to opera today / Ryoko is purple kimono with silver obi & orange sandals. Stunnnning. Also complicated (it ain’t
Diary: Opera Day with Kimono and Seijinshiki + Piano Recital Read Post »
On January 3rd, to continue celebrating the new year, we organized the parents, uncle/aunt and cousins to head over to
Diary: New Year’s Bar-b-q at Kobayashi’s Rural Caprine Farm Read Post »
Note: In the day’s between / around New Year’s – there are plenty of activities… today’s activities include hanged up
Diary: New Year’s Holiday “Kojo Piano Club” Friends Music Party Read Post »
