I tagged along with Ryoko and her Mae Maes band for a gig in Setouchi at a community centre. There […]
Diary: Setouchi Out n About / community arts festival with Mae Maes Read Post »
Ryoko’s band Mae Maes had a performance lined up at a handmade goods market fair at a convention centre type
Diary: Kurashiki / handmade market with Mae Maes + pet show Read Post »
On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 2019, as there are no memorial cenotaphs in my home area of Okayama, i set
Diary: Okayama Out n About / castle, samurai, lunch etc Read Post »
Ryoko has her own small company doing tree trimming, garden planning and various workshops (like tree trimming for seniors) and
Diary: Kinome make gardens for people (in a parking lot) Read Post »
The magical art city of Kurashiki was holding a Jazz Street event with loads of bands playing at various venues
Diary: Kurashiki Out n About + Musings about changes, economics and entrepreneurship Read Post »
One day in late October, we were invited by a relative to pick up a bag of freshly-harvested rice for
Diary: Picking up rice Read Post »
Two notes: 1) The bath is the most sophisticated piece of equipment in our home… A click of a variety
Ofuro bath at Tsuchida Cottage Read Post »
After all the friends came and went from the wedding festivities in April (including a hospital stay by one intrepid
He was a sweet old homeless man. Justin, Jerry, Brad, Dave, Val. A park in California…
