a brief pre-bath & bedtime note of new year greeting in advance of the “official” new year card… to say that we’re thinking about you and wishing you the best for the year ahead wherever and whoever you are
Sleepy Happy New Year eve 「あけおめ」^_^ ~ Dec. 31, 8:30pm Read Post »
Unnecessary Preamble: part 2 of a trip to Nagasaki in February 2020 – we were in pregnancy mode, visiting relatives,
Nagasaki Ramble, Feb. 2020, part 2 (baths, bombs, bevvies… more trains) Read Post »
Within this archive is a wide selection of scrapbooks, notebooks, journals, and so on. The purpose of these analog artifacts
Scrapbook: All About Ryoko (and us <3) Read Post »
Feb. 2, 2023 Ushimado, Okayama, Japan: as it goes, we learned about a record fair at a unique community creative
Field Notes: Tepemok Record Fair in Ushimado Read Post »
Pardon brevity: busy times there! (years past much more mellow) but we visited our friends The Hosokawas [kiln firing, studio
Diary: quick hits from Bizen Ceramic Fest Read Post »
Feeling a bit blue with a broken foot, and some other mental health and physical health challenges – like I
(a list of) “Things to Look Forward To” Read Post »
Amongst our outings, me and my darlings Ryoko & Ichiro, found ourselves at Bird Live House [map] here in Okayama
Outing: Live House Bird Christmas jam, Dec. 2022 Read Post »
Popped in to visit our buddy, the master of “the piano bar” on a fairly anonymous third floor here in
the “Piano Bar” visiting friend Ren-san & thinking about cozy music spaces Read Post »
Happy birthday to my darling Ryoko Not only did you change my life for the better, but you impact so
Happy 40th to Ryoko, Queen of Tsuchida & our hearts Read Post »
Wife was teaching tea ceremony this morning, son was with grandparents for a bit… They came home early afternoon, I
Diary: birthdays and cottages while waking from a hypnotic dream Read Post »
It’s 4/20 so means 1 – well 2 – things: It’s our 5 year wedding anniversary! We’ve returned to scene
Diary: 5th anniversary – w/ goats and ramen #dro420 Read Post »
Cherry blossoms, not yetBut hooray ceremonial peach tree! On way to dentistFirst, drop Stan at schoolSee tree Ryoko trimmed up
Diary: dentist, ramen, trees, VW, Citroëns, shodo – completely usual activities Read Post »
More #BCInvasion outings to Stanley Park for picnics with pals and explorations including Earth Day excursions, aquarium visit, and horse carriage circumnavigation – after a few topsy turvy days – plus eats back at HQ with Ryoko, Ichiro, and free radical visitors before seaplane escape to Vancouver Island.
We Love Stanley – #BCinvasion, part 3 Read Post »
While out and about on various expeditions, snap snap’d the usual days and the glimpses of regular life. {With generally
Scenes of life: spiral staircase, library signs, basket of balls + pink door Read Post »
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 »
Moving north across the Fraser river to downtown/West End, Vancouver, settling into a kitchenette hotel for several days, enjoying tea ceremonies, hotel picnics, coffee times and pleasant times with friends, plus our initial foray into Stanley Park.
Downtown + West End Vancouver and Stanley Park / #BCInvasion flashback, part 2 Read Post »
