by kuri | Feb 26, 2021 | Audio, Personal Reflections
This blog started in July 2000, and at that time we were looking for a new place to live in Tokyo. One of my earliest posts was about househunting. As I launch this new, casual and sporadic podcast, I am once again househunting in Japan. Have a listen. If you use...
by kuri | Feb 10, 2021 | Creativity, Personal Reflections, Wonderful Words
Although I embarked on my theme word selection in November, when I was planning and teaching the first of three sessions of “One Little Word” for Drawing Meditations, it took me until today to finally decide that this year’s word is OBSERVE....
by kuri | Jan 24, 2021 | Cats, Personal Reflections
Yesterday afternoon, two hunting dogs invaded our space and chased the cats. Fritter and Maura got away, but the beasts caught Gord and killed him. I am furious, sad, and in shock even now. As our neighbor and the police searched for the marauding dogs, we buried Gord...
by kuri | Jan 1, 2021 | Personal Reflections
明けましておめでとうございます!今年も宜しくお願いします。 Happy New Year!
by kuri | Dec 31, 2020 | Personal Reflections
Dystopia from our safe haven. Pandemic realigned me with art, teaching, and daily yoga practice via Zoom. Deeply mourned Futatsuyama, Isabella Bird, and Foreground Cat. 2019: All shall be well but I’m overwhelmed with love and loss. Mom’s with my ghostly siblings and...