by kuri | Dec 16, 2019 | Household, Japan, Personal Reflections
Today our neighborhood policeman received a potted plant as an annual recognition for work well done in patrolling our neighborhood. We happened to be in the village and I asked to capture the moment. Everyone lined up for a photo, some a little confused at what this...
by kuri | Dec 6, 2019 | Cats, Personal Reflections
They may look like shelves in the laundry area, but these are cat stairs from the roof. Tod rewired the outside light to fix the dangling mess of electrical cables the cats had torn from the wall as they would half-slide, half leap from the roof. Then we put up...
by kuri | Nov 29, 2019 | Personal Reflections
The weight of loss upon me, and plenty of work deadlines to meet, I was not planning to celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast. My morning yoga class had a theme of kansha, appreciation, and I arranged our yoga mats in a circle like a table. Good enough. At breakfast,...
by kuri | Nov 26, 2019 | Personal Reflections
Literally and figuratively, these have been grey days. On the literal side, we have had more clouds than sun for the past couple of weeks, including a 50 hour non-stop rain. Enough of that, please. On the figurative side, I should have believed people who said after...
by kuri | Nov 17, 2019 | Personal Reflections
Our morning yoga group has been meeting every day for more than two months now. We are all getting stronger and more flexible. In class, Naomi and Miako display balance and trust. After class yesterday, Suzanne and Naomi use their strength and agility to gather...
by kuri | Nov 12, 2019 | Creativity, Personal Reflections
Inspired by a photo of Dan’s, I drew a radish. I enjoyed layering the colors to get the right shade of pink.
