by kuri | Nov 2, 2019 | Personal Reflections
The chrysanthemums from last year are blooming. Lots of childhood memories tied to mums; our neighbors, the McFaddises, grew them for market. We took a walk this afternoon along the suisen walking path. It’s been pretty well ruined by the typhoons, but at the...
by kuri | Oct 31, 2019 | Personal Reflections
I am ridiculously proud of myself. At the end of August, I brought home a bag of Brach’s “Autumn Mix” from America and there are still candy corns left for Halloween. I have been rationing them out for two months. I feel like today I can indulge and...
by kuri | Oct 30, 2019 | Japan, Personal Reflections
Halloween style in the countryside.
by kuri | Oct 26, 2019 | Japan, Personal Reflections
Mr. Mogura drowned in our yard yesterday. His beautiful little feet will no longer dig rills under the moss. I am beyond tired of storms. As Typhoon #21 passed to the south of us, it dumped an entire month’s worth of rain. It flooded the downtown Kamogawa, as...
by kuri | Oct 24, 2019 | Japan, Personal Reflections
Another typhoon is on its way here tomorrow, so we decided to get in some walking in today. I was keen to go up Futatsuyama and Tod wanted to walk on the lindo (林道) so we combined the two. Before we got to the woods, we passed by a highly damaged solar farm near the...
by kuri | Oct 24, 2019 | Personal Reflections
This little girl has slipped her head and front legs out of her post-surgery suit. She may be neutered, but her spirit isn’t neutralized. One lick at a time, she pushes it off. It takes two of us to remove it and put her back into it. Which we have done twice....
