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Our Last Wednesday
Yesterday was another incredibly full day – our last Wednesday in Japan. It began with a trip to Musashi-Kosugi where my photographer friend Katsuko Nakamata lives. She invited Yumiko and…
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We Are Back
It’s late Monday night. Yumiko and I had a TRULY wonderful time in Takayama and Kyoto. I will be back with a fresh brain tomorrow (not likely) but at least some…
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Foot Pain
Ken’s walking is still very painful. The three of us were to go on a final five day trip to Takayama and Kyoto beginning tomorrow morning. We decided it would…
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High School Reunion
On Sunday Ken’s high school friends had a wonderful lunch together in a great Japanese restaurant in Kagurazaka. It was a happy/sad occasion saying goodbye to all these good people.…
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Last Day of School
Friday was Graduation and the last day of school at Nishimachi. Eleven 9th graders graduated and each gave a speech in both Japanese and English to a gymnasium full of…
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A Peace Offering
Well, dear reader, thanks to my good friends Kate and Maryann and my dear sister Nancy, I feel SO MUCH BETTER today than I did yesterday. I turned over a…
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Arisugawa and the Fishermen
I’m not sure if I am going to be able to articulate what happened yesterday, but let me try. This story began when we first got to Japan last August.…
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The Graduation Dance
It was pouring rain (again) at 6:30 last night when Yumiko left to go to the graduation dance. She looked beautiful – even if I do have “parental stupidity” as…
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Yumiko and the Caterpillar
Tonight is the big graduation dance at Yumiko’s school. She’s never been to a dance before, so everybody is a little nervous. We went shopping and found a beautiful long…
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Hairs on End
I found a great little spider this morning crouching behind a leaf and watching me with his four eyes as I put my lens up to his face. Just as…