Unnecessary Preamble: The trip was meant as a little adventure and to visit relatives and also get away from the […]
Nagasaki Ramble, Feb. 2020, part 1 (trains, trams, food & rumours of a…) Read Post »
Happy December 25, no matter what your clock and/or a calendar says. Important: A note to folks dealing with chronic
Diary: December 25 is normal day (& i see you if you are blue) + ahead to New Year Read Post »
These things don’t necessarily connect yet I keep remembering the importance, yes important, I’ve documenting the beautiful mundane of a
Recently, in miscellanea (kitchen morning, messy studio with new gear and records +) Read Post »
Oct 13 Obligatory sports day dispatch Preamble: “Sports day” isn’t really a great translation but every year at schools from
Musings: *Sports day* redundant & irrelevant annotations Read Post »
Meanwhile, back at the cottage after returning home from Seaside for a bonanza of vacuuming, shake out, linen changes and
Diary: shaking it out, tidying up bamboo and looking ahead to YMCA school Read Post »
Speaking of organizing, made it out to barn, studio the other day, couldn’t find project wanted to work on (a
Tidying up: kura, recycling and firestarters (and a few notes from around the house) Read Post »
Sometimes (esp when my *former Company* is in the news), folks surface – who apparently missed out on last 9 years
Brief re-cap {of everything, up to here} Read Post »
[Oh, I should be more clear: these are things done recently, a few things I might do today, and things
Vignettes & Lists / tying dangling ends Read Post »
Adding recent postcards, cards and letters to an “accordion” style scrapbook with various tapes and stamps in kura barn studio
Kura Scrapbook Hangout w/ cards & letters Read Post »
Diary musings including: brain fog; trips to Shimane and Kyoto (Minka Summit); pals Ted and Ed and a big dog;
Musing: Painted into corner (of a blank canvas) #video Read Post »
A mysterious brilliant visitor from overseas – first in three years – captured me, at home, in my new life.
Diary: visitors see new life & family + trip to Teshima w/ Ichiro annotations Read Post »
Various notes before heading off on a lil roadie to Shimane prefecture (across-ish on Sea of Japan side). Ichiro’s 1st
Diary: (trying) to bounce up with various pleasing tasks Read Post »
This disinter-mediated and somewhat timeshifting rundown of miscellaneous annotations and notes from the last week may not make sense entirely
Diary: notes from the slow lane (curling, quiche, errands, taxes & flowers for Mom) Read Post »
Just a little bit excited because we have/get to visit a notary public! To drop a significant amount of ¥
Diary: notary tasks, Ichiro kisses & life musings Read Post »
