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We’re Back!!
It was a great trip to Tokyo for Ken and for me. Ken got to his high school reunion and saw friends he had not seen in more than 40 years. I got there a week later and reunited with all of Ken’s good family. Yumiko stayed home and kept the home fires burning.…
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The Fishermen – Part Two
A few weeks ago I wrote about my dilemma with the fishermen in Arisugawa Park. They were upset with me because I had taken a few pictures of them without asking permission. I felt terrible about it and at the recommendation of Ken and friends, I made a 2010 picture calendar on my computer…
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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 new leaf and put together a calendar for 2010 using photographs from Arisugawa Park. I ordered five copies – one for each of the…
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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. Yumiko goes to a school two miles from our apartment. At first she took the train, but one morning Ken’s brother Tokuya San showed…