Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Hi all What has been going on the past 13 days where I haven't visited Blogit even once!? It is lonely without Blogit in my life... I am back though! What has happened... is mostly the flu, or influenza as they call it here. Not me but E. Keeping her from FIL was no problem, thank goodness he didn't...
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Good Evenings
Hi everyone. Too long since my last post, the pictures are piling up. So here's every one of them. Staying close to home, all of these are right here off of our veranda. The whole weekend I meant to blog, but the kotatsu wouldn't let me, that is the low table with a heating device under it, covered...
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Cards and Caligraphy; Kakizome
This is such a wonderful place, this Blogit, I love it! I can't wait to finsh this writing and get into your blogs from where I get so much! Here, the New Years moves on. Here, we are getting and giving the New Years Greetings, nengajo, by way of cards, post cards, which are personalized and which...
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
It is the second day of the New Year! I am starting with a picture of my shoes... Why? Because yesterday, being the first day of the New Year, we went Hatsumode -ing. That is the first visit to a shrine of the New Year to pray for a good year, at whatever stage of life you are, it doesn't matter,...
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Before the Happy New Year
At this moment we are in the Happy New Year, but I am running behind on my posting and want to post these pictures from the happy limbo between Christmas and New Years. Hubby and I found ourselves alone 'round lunch time and took off for a nice lunch together. We ended up here, at the Yaizu Grand...
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Sunny and Bright in Fuji Land and Muchi Mochi
It is December 27th and we have started our cleaning, hubby really gets into it, so I let him get down to it. Today I have done alot of laundry and read my book. Travel back with me as I move backwards in time... Christmas day dawned bright and sunny here, no minus weather whatsoever! The kids...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
'Tis the Season!
Next week is Christmas! I think the kids are off this year, in fact their last day of school is the twenty second. The twenty third is the Emporer's birthday, kicking off their winter holiday this year. Last year, they had school and everyone had work as usual on Christmas. Everyone has work on...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Girl on the Ledge
Oh my, it has been a week! And a week since I last posted. Thank you for all your comments, I love you all! I know the winter here is a joke to all Canadians (Nautikos's comment) but it gets cold indoors, if you know what I mean. No central heating so you just pile on the clothes and sit in the...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
I will Keep...
...You in Mt. Fuji pictures to last you the rest of your days. I promise! See the umbrella on top? Sunday, looking out at the Marina, only a ten minute drive from our house. The rails where they pull up the boats. Alot of concrete! Hubby used to fish here when he was a kid, only this was all open...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Under the same sky
Yes we really are all under the same big sky! I am taking E shopping in a minute so I will post today's pictures later. When I see kids E and J's age squatting in front of the convenience store and smoking or just chatting and thumbing their cell phones, I get irritated, wondering where are young...
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