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Lots of Rain – But No Typhoon
Well, there was lots of calm before the storm. We woke up early, had breakfast and then took the little ferry from our hotel to the main land. We slogged through the rain and got on the train and made it back to Tokyo in five hours without seeing hide nor hair of the…
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The Glories of Travel
Well, here is the latest. I am writing from the lobby computer in our little hot Spring Hotel located on the tip of the Kii Peninsula near Osaka. We stayed in a wonderful hotel in Kyoto, except in our haste to get to the next train I left my lap top in our guest…
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We Made it to Tokyo
We got to Tokyo on Sunday afternoon safe and sound and all in good spirits. Yumiko (right) and her friend Sonia Zohrabian are here with Ken at the kitchen table. They spent the day yesterday walking the city, singing in a little Karaoke place, and then dinner in a Chinese restaurant. It is hotter…
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The Babies Just Keep Getting Bigger!!
I’ve become rather obsessed with my baby praying mantises. They are now in the vegetable garden, the flower garden and the Japanese Maple and they are growing!! Some are getting much bigger than others. This is a medium sized one. Oh it is way too much fun to go out and say hello each…
