{Catching up with…} Scant days before our adorable baby came into the world, my remarkable wife fired up her mom’s […]
Diary: sewing things for Ichiro + tie-dyes and pee-caps Read Post »
[continuing from: Kitchen: Umeboshi Time with Crock & Rocks (+ pickles & jam) & Kitchen: Umeboshi update (drying after salting, before
Kitchen: Umeboshi update, part 3 (adding shiso and back into the crock) Read Post »
Why yes, we do accept telegrams here at Tsuchida cottage / No Time Machine required. #io
Ichiro: Telegram, rec’d Read Post »
[continuing from: Kitchen: Umeboshi Time with Crock & Rocks (+ pickles & jam)] I know what you’re wondering, “but Dave,
Kitchen: Umeboshi update (drying after salting, before salting again) Read Post »
{Catching up with…} evidence of a stroll on June 21st as we were waiting for baby Ichiro to make his
Diary: Stroll to Grandpa Ichiro’s ohaka juuust before… Read Post »
Update: no update. + Annotations: Little dude is taking his time. Ryoko is sewing so many cute things. I made
Diary: Waiting (patiently) for Ichiro (18th) Read Post »
Who is ready to give birth any hour/day but is outside tuning up a grape trellis with hand-cut bamboo? Yep,
Diary: Ryoko in the Garden (with belly) Read Post »
Re: making umeboshi (salted “plums”) – These tart and salty gems come in all sorts of sizes and various styles
Kitchen: Umeboshi Time with Crock & Rocks (+ pickles & jam) Read Post »
Ryoko is doing all sorts of sewing and other creative work in preparation for baby as well as general use
Items: Zori sandals (handmade by Ryoko) x 2 Read Post »
+ Personal Archeology Project + From the kura barn studio, Dave offers advance notice of a curated exhibit of ephemera
Notice: Regarding Personal Archeology #daveo50 (video introduction) Read Post »
Roasting a duck (in our tiny oven)… Found a duck a few months ago add a restaurant supply food store
Kitchen Diary: Cooking a Duck at Tsuchida Cottage Read Post »
{Catching up with…} Yet another visit to grandpa Ichiro’s grave during the pregnancy + pandemic, plus get another photo of
Diary: Ryoko gardening (more) and visiting grave (again) Read Post »
Happy Birthday to my ray of sunshine Ryoko! Every day is the most wonderful fun with you. Let’s enjoy tea,
Diary: Birthday Fun with Dear Ryoko Read Post »
To be clear: this is the 1959 Hollywood/King Vidor version with Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda and others… There are
Diary: War and Peace rolls mightily… (in various forms) Read Post »
By the way, here’s our lil kitchen at Tsuchida Cottage. Tiny but efficient + cute & versatile. PS All the
Diary: lil kitchen at Tsuchida Cottage Read Post »
Note: Went “outside the wall” yesterday for a hospital visit and wow, a lot of weirdness everywhere… Got back home
Diary: Outside the wall + compost bin Read Post »
