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Today is the Day!!
In about five hours Yumiko and I will go by taxi to the Shinganji Temple in Tokyo where we will have a private ceremony to bury the second half of Ken’s ashes. In attendance will be Ken’s sister Takae San and her immediate family and Ken’s sister-in-law Sumiko Kono and her immediate family. I…
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Yumiko Graduates a Semester Early!!!!
It’s New Year’s Day here in St. Davids and there is so much to be thankful for. If I can brag again, my baby girl, Yumiko is all grown up and just finished New York University a semester early cum laude and I am so darn proud of her! And I know her Dad…
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Ken’s Bench
It is Easter Weekend and Yumiko came home from New York to celebrate. A few months ago we ordered a bench to be placed at Ken’s grave site in Valley Forge. It was recently installed and Yumiko, Barb Reid (Ken’s first wife and dear friend) and I went to visit. We planted three hyacinth…
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Ken and Yumiko and More Lessons in Life
I’m not sure if I have become a true believer that you can communicate with the dearly departed, but I am getting closer every day. Now I know some will think this is crazy, but I have been talking to Ken a lot as I drive out to Valley Forge and often when I…
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Three Pennies and a Dime
I wish I were more spiritual. I love my friends who are and I relish conversations with them. Over Christmas Yumiko and I had our good friend and Ken’s first wife Barbara Reid here for dinner and much wonderful conversation. We were talking about the afterlife and I was telling Barbara and Yumiko how…
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Letter to Ken
While I was on the ship in the Southern Ocean waiting to come home and say good-bye to Ken, I was keeping a little journal. This morning – December 22, 2016 I thought I would put a blog post of one of my entries written on Saturday, November 5, 2016 – nine days after…
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My Ken
It is hard to believe, but Ken Kono left this earth and flew to the heavens on October 26, 2016. He was at peace and at rest. My dear sister Julie was holding his hand. He lived a full and extraordinary life. I am so proud to have been his wife and friend for…
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The Feeding Tube
As many of you know, Ken, my husband has Parkinson’s Disease. I’ve written about his situation quite often over the last ten years since he was diagnosed after falling off his bike and breaking his hip in 2006. It has been a long journey. These last five days have been one of the most…
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Send Off for the Hayashi’s
Ken’s chorus group got together yesterday at our house for a wonderful good bye send off to their long time conductor Hayashi San and his wonderful wife Rumiko San. They are headed back to Tokyo after about 30 years here in the United States. They will be sorely missed.