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I went to take a picture of the other lotus flower that bloomed, only to find that it was closed, that's right, they open in the morning but by three in the afternoon it is closed, kind of like me. My sister's visit was really great, very relaxing, we got to spend more time together in the four days... Sign in to see full entry.

and it is blue with white puffy clouds, the ocean a darker blue on the horizon and the mountains of the Izu peninsula a hazey grey beyond that. It is a warm day, quite different from two of the three days I spent in Tokyo. It rained straight for two days, while I was there, but that did not keep us... Sign in to see full entry.

Here are my animals, looking away, what are they looking at? I have no idea. Here they are with their facial expressions which tell you alot about them. I don't even have to tell you about them, you can see it in their eyes, add what you know about dogs and cats, can't you just guess at their... Sign in to see full entry.

I felt the need to surround myself with good today, even before I got on here to read! LOL I felt restless, and yesterday was a productive day for me, so I decided it was OK for me to take off to a snack shop down town. I bought 2100 yen worth of 'good'. They are the only place I know that sells... Sign in to see full entry.

With the way I have gotten myself into a routine of late, blogging here on Blogit, I should not be here. It is actually time for me to be posting on my Story Time blog. I am breaking my rountine, in fact, I stopped reading you all mid-stream, for the need to get on here and talk. I can't take it... Sign in to see full entry.

On Children's Day, that was May 5th, we went to Hamamatsu for shiyohigari, which is clamming. Digging for clams is a leisure day pass time in these parts. They ship us out on these boats to the mud flats in the receding tide. We pay about three thousand yen, got J in on the child's fee, for the... Sign in to see full entry.

I am back! Here is a little info to go with these pics. Now! This was on the second, taken from a friend's house off her veranda. I love the tea fields on the side of mountains. Grow tea where ever you can! This is the trip we woke up and left at six thirty for! Definately worth it! The roads were... Sign in to see full entry.

Well today is a beautiful day! Much too beautiful to let irritation get at me, but alas I think it has been building up. It never fails, I have to have these days! I could not stand FIL taking his teeth out to wipe them with a tissue this morning. I gave him a lecture, I wasn't angry, just intensly... Sign in to see full entry.

Another cold rainy day... I have alot to keep me busy so luckily I don't have the time to dwell on the bad weather. And yesterday managed to be fine, but vegetables are too expensive! It's due to lack of nutrition building sunlight. Last night I made a tastey Hoikouro, a chinese dish with fried tofu... Sign in to see full entry.

It's rainy again... I am more than a bit tired of it. Yesterday was the first sunny, spring day we've had in I don't know how long, but it only lasted yesterday. The howling wind woke me just before four this morning, causing me to remember the laundry still out on the veranda. My mind wouldn't let... Sign in to see full entry.