by kuri | Jun 25, 2020 | Cats
Foreground Cat joined our household in January when he turned up here with his son, Gord. Despite his name, he was the least photogenic cat, often in the background and at first very skittish. After a while, we built up some trust and eventually he loved to be brushed...
by kuri | Jun 21, 2020 | Cats, Japan, Personal Reflections
Last year on the summer solstice, The Hill Sisters played some shows as part of Make Music Upper Perk. This year, we are separated by travel restrictions. But I decided I needed to perform anyway – the HILL SISTER Plays Alone – and set up a one woman show...
by kuri | Jun 16, 2020 | Creativity, Household, Personal Reflections
by kuri | Jun 15, 2020 | Cats, Food, Personal Reflections
Helper. Plums, harvested Indian pickles in oil Spiced ume-zing jam Plum BBQ sauce (very sour, but still ok) Guardians of the remaining plums
by kuri | May 8, 2020 | Personal Reflections
While the medical world needs more personal protection equipment (PPE) like masks and gloves and surgical gowns to work safely treating the Covid-19 patients, the rest of us are seeing shortages, too. Panic buying wiped out all the toilet paper and disinfectant...
by kuri | Apr 16, 2020 | Personal Reflections, The Wider World
Up ’til now, the Covid-19 pandemic has stressed me out mostly with data and graphs (damned lies and statistics) that can’t possibly be true because of under-testing, under-reporting, and the chaos of collecting data in-the-moment. I’ve been...
by kuri | Apr 2, 2020 | Cats
One year ago today, Three birthed four tiny kittens. We had a birthday party for them and their friends, but they were so eager to get the food, they didn’t blow out the candles! Only one cat (Futatsuyama, of course) was slightly singed. Maura, firstborn. He has...
by kuri | Apr 1, 2020 | Personal Reflections
Age 54, a little blurry Despite a cold rainy day in self-quarantine, I enjoyed this birthday. Sponge cake is leavened with whipped egg whites I made a sponge cake and used my oven’s Auto 13 mode to bake it. Usually the oven fails at baking tasks but this cake...
by kuri | Mar 28, 2020 | Personal Reflections
I have enjoyed teaching yoga daily locally since the typhoon, and I didn’t want my self-quarantine to stop me from moving and sharing with others. I had no idea that it would bring together so many people. This morning it was me and 14 others! The “usual...
by kuri | Mar 26, 2020 | Japan, Personal Reflections
We took advantage of a beautiful day to go on a hike where nobody else was likely to be – up the typhoon damaged back train to Iyogatake’s cherry blossom area. Getting up the mountain was an interesting puzzle of over, under, and around the fallen trees....
