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Miracle in the Driveway
Back in early June while we were still in Tokyo we got an e-mail from our next door neighbor, Sharon Garcia. She told us a great big snapping turtle had walked up our shared driveway, dug a deep hole in her garden and laid about 20 eggs. The whole neighborhood stood around and watched…
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Yumiko and Ken at the Window
We had a great weekend. Ken is feeling pretty darn good these days. Yumiko has made a great transition back to school and I am still taking way too many photographs every day. Here are two of Yumiko and Ken at the window of our side door. Makes me think we need to wash…
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Zanne, Rob, Izzy and Richie Came to Visit
We got a call yesterday from my niece Zanne saying she and her family were coming east from Seattle to visit family and attend her cousin Robbie’s wedding. We were thrilled and so happy to see everybody and have them come for dinner. Here are a few photos from earlier this evening. Everybody was…
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Bike Riding
I got up early this morning to take some pictures in a little town called Manayunk (See www.kittykono.com for my best shot of the day – go ahead, don’t be shy.) When I got home about 10:00, Ken suggested we go for a bike ride!! This is great news because Ken has not been…
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Ken and the Girls
Yesterday our friends Terry and her daughter Brooke came and cleaned our house from top to bottom. They love Ken and he is pretty crazy about them as well.
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Japanese Food and Glowing Hosta
Food in the Kono household is very important – as I am sure it is in most households. I love to eat, but, unfortunately, I am not a particularly great cook. So, let me tell you what happened over the last two days in our food department. Yesterday afternoon around 4:00 the subject of…
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Yumiko’s 13th Birthday
Today was Yumiko’s 13th birthday. It began with an early drop off at her ballet camp. Ken and I told her we would try to be back by 3:30 at the latest to pick her up. Then we drove off to downtown Philadelphia to Pennsylvania Hospital where Ken was meeting his neurologist and participating…
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Jet Lag and Trained Monkeys
I think we still have a little jet leg. Here’s what happened today. First, my dear friend Barbara told me in a very kind way that yesterday was Monday, not Tuesday as I had reported in my blog. Thank you Barb. Then later today after Ken and I entertained two representatives from a…
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Plane is Leaving!!
Well Kids, It’s Monday evening here in Tokyo. The bags are packed. The refrigerator is clean. The wash is done and we are headed home tomorrow. Yesterday the whole Kono clan including Ken’s brother and sister and their children and grandchildren and Ken, Yumiko and I traveled to Haramachi to say hello and good…
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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 me to come to her house for the day. She wanted to photograph both of us in full kimono. We took the train in…