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Shinjuku Gyoen and the Abandoned Lot
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Today was just a beautiful day here in Tokyo. The temperature got up to about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Sun was shining and all is well. I went on a little field trip with the Nishimachi school moms to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Another cherry blossom extravaganza. We had lunch in…
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Full Weekend and One More Cherry Blossom Picture
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Full, full weekend. Yumiko’s second sleep-over in two weeks. This one was the right date and time. Just one friend, but all went well. The house has never been so clean and tidy. We should have more of these. (Only kidding!) After we returned Yumiko’s friend to her parents we…
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Western Bathrooms and Cherry Blossoms
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It’s early Saturday morning, April 4. (Another sleep-over tonight for Yumiko. For those of you who have been following that saga, I’ll report on that tomorrow.) Ken’s brother Tokuya San is in the hospital. He had elective surgery on a hernia about three days ago. Here in Japan if you…
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Lunch with Joe
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I had lunch with my friend Joe today. I met Joe back in October or November. She is a wonderful woman who feeds the stray cats and crows and other birds in Arisugawa Park. I was trying to photograph a few stray cats back then as she was feeding them…
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Cherry Blossoms
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Got up REAL early this morning in order to get out to Honzoman and take a few pictures of the Cherry Blossoms as they are just opening along the mote. It was raining, but that made the colors just that much more intense. Here are a few.
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The Sleep-Over
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Ken thinks I have “Lazy Brain.” He may be right. Let me tell you the latest incident why. Yumiko has been to two sleep-overs since we have been here in Japan. A sleep-over, for those who may not know, is when you invite a bunch of kids over to…
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More Pictures From China
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First Photo: Liu Fei and Son Zuyuan Second Photo: From Left: Nancy Hu, Wonderful Wang Ping and Mrs. Guo Third Photo: Toasting with Mr. Zheng Fourth Photo: Ken, Yumiko and Takae in Xian Last Photo: Takae and Yumiko in Forbidden City
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Wonderful Friends and a Great Trip
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It’s Saturday afternoon. We got back from our whirl-wind tour of China late Thursday night. We had a truly wonderful time. Ken’s sister Takae San had never been to China before and we wanted to introduce her to that wonderful country as well as our good friends from the ASTM…
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We’re Back
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We are back from a wonderful trip to Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. There are many stories to tell, but it is late Friday night and we need to recharge the old, old batteries. I’ll be back tomorrow with more photos and hopefully some good stories. Here’s one picture of the…
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Beijing Tomorrow – Harikari Today
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The three of us Kono’s are getting up tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. and will fly to Beijing with Ken’s sister Takae San. We’ll be back next Thursday. In the meantime, here’s a photo of Yumiko for this week’s class on “No Color – Color” photos. Oh yeah, for those…
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The Grand Canyon Slide Show
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I said in a recent blog that Mr. Takada at the City Hall was probably the nicest person on earth. I may have been too quick in that judgement as Ken’s brother Tokuya San is either tied for first or maybe a close second. Ken’s brother has been so kind…
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Five Visits to the City Hall
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It’s just about 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Ken and I left the house early this morning to go back to the City Hall to meet with Mr. Takada, our case manager. Mr. Takada is the nicest person on earth. He is a small, well built Japanese man. He is balding…
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