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We’re Back
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…
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Beijing Tomorrow – Harikari Today
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…
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The Grand Canyon Slide Show
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…
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Five Visits to the City Hall
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…
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Warm and Cool
This week’s photo assignment is to find subjects to photograph that have both warm and cool colors. If a subject is predominantly warm, the photograph should not have more than…
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Foot on Head and other Stretchy Moves
It’s been a long day. Yumiko had her play at school last night and tonight. I sat through both performances and loved it all. They were great. Her middle school…
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Computer Adventure
Oh, what a time we had on Sunday. It was about 10:30 a.m. Yumiko and I were both working on our computers. Yumiko asked me to take a look at…
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Orange, Pastel and Pink
Another day, another couple of photos.
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Shin Zen Bi
Well I’m back from the Ballet Parent Teacher Conference. I got there just in time at 3:30. There was a long line of Japanese women winding their way upstairs to…
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Parent Teacher Meeting in Japanese and a Few Flowers
It’s Sunday afternoon. Yumiko is back at ballet practice and then she has a play practice at school. I am supposed to go to a parent teacher meeting at her…