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Post Card 5: Sunset at Chirihama Beach
View across the Sea of Japan from Chirihama Beach, Ishikawa, Japan Continue reading
Post Card 4: Driving myself Crazy
What I am about to do might qualify me for serious medication. Continue reading
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Post Card 3: Night View of Kanazawa
How ironic, the only female party of one in the room, I’ve ordered the “lovers” set. Two glasses of champagne with the Chef’s selection of hors d’oeuvres. Continue reading
Postcard 1: Revisiting Old Favourites
It was smart to stay in a new part of town this trip. I wandered the streets and got myself turned around by going straight. Yup. But that landed me in front of Takashimaya just at the time my … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Beautiful Begats
Apologies. Apparently the “Was the Son of… ” video didn’t embed correctly in the post which went out to subscribers. However, if you wish to re-visit the blog entry from the website to access the video click here.
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The Beautiful Begats
That’s what artists do–make us see the seemingly tedious and mundane anew. Continue reading
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A Week before Departure
Starting September 15, I’ll be hanging out in Japan. Continue reading
Ready for takeoff!
I’m fewer than 20 sleeps to lift off. (And yes, I still count sleeps.) After that, for 25 nights I’ll sleep in Japan. Continue reading
A Toast to Natural Gifts and Elegant Triumphs
I won’t bother with the backstory of getting fabric for an incredibly frustrating project. It’s simply too tedious to type except to say that pure pig-headedness, one of my natural gifts, prevailed.
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