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In Front of the Camera
Me & Tod “on set” in our living room For a change, I am in front of the camera in character and in costume. I have a small part in a film project being done by Jesse & Will at Ice Block Films. Their shooting schedule spans a full year and mine are the first…
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Minimal Wardrobe Experiment
I am trying out the idea of a very minimal wardrobe. I put away all of my clothes except five layered outfits, two pairs of pyjamas, and four each of socks and underwear. I’ve got one sweater, one fleece, one coat. Four pairs of shoes. It’s been a week since I started and I am…
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Uniform
As I go about simplifying and minimising my life, I’ve been reading about personal uniforms – the efficiency of not having to think about what to wear. New day, same look. Steve Jobs and his mock turtleneck and jeans is a good example. I had a uniform for a while: leggings, short skirt and tank tops. It…
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Minimalism Game
Tod & I are planning to move house this spring and we are also striving to simplify and downsize. We’ve been in our current apartment for over 13 years, so even though I frequently purge things, moving is going to be painful. So I was sort of delighted when Tod agreed to play the Minimalism…
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At the Kid’s Table
Lucy and her mandala with Lily in the background. A selection of our drawings. Tod & I went to an oden party yesterday evening hosted by Elizabeth and Atsunori. Their apartment was filled with food and families. After chatting with the parents for a while, my introverted self decided to go color with the kids.…
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Waffle Experiments
Tod’s been cooking up a storm over his long two-week winter holiday. Over the last couple of months, we kept seeing interesting waffle recipes, so this break has been taken us from “we should try that” to “that was delicious.” This is my report on Tod’s tasty experiments. Waffle #1: Cornbread with Chili The waffles…
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Ringing in the New Year
At midnight, we joined the parade of neighbours and worshippers at Denzuin temple and payed our respects. It is a beautiful temple, very rich and recently renovated. Outside there were festival booths selling warm foods and drink. One sold a lucky opportunities to ring the giant bell. The bell started ringing at midnight, pulled 108…
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Year of the Sheep
Wishing you and yours a prosperous and enjoyable new year.
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25 Words
Our 25th anniversary. Eyes opened in Ireland and India to a new life together. More adventures, independence, inventiveness, alliances. Yes, yes! The ayes have it. Here are all the 25 word summaries since I started this annual project in 2001: 2013 Running away to the circus confused me. Spent ten months wondering “What next?” Tried…
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Explore 2015
Explore is my guide word for 2015 Choosing a word this year was tough. We are about to embark on some changes in our lives, and taking into account those plans & dreams, I ended up with over 50 candidate words. I want a word to inspire me, a theme that supports my life but…
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