WHAT'S NEW
2022-11-25
Being involved in things that make life better, being a grandma, making my bed, getting at least 5000 steps on my Fitbit, making healthy diet choices, living in harmony with nature and continuing to l...
2022-11-08
Spring of 2022, Nana and I started meeting at the Panama Hotel Tea and Coffee on Tuesdays to discuss Seattle Japanese Immigrant stories and writing. The place was always humming with a variety of acti...
2022-11-01
This morning started with a drive up 148th to my eye appointment with Dr. Coday near Crossroads. Last Saturday was the burial service for Henry Goto and this drive amplified the fact that I could no l...
2022-10-24
My “Why” on this day is: WHAT CAN I DO AND THINK ABOUT TODAY THAT WILL GENERATE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE: Self Reliant, Responsible, Kind and Joyous Contributors to their community? I generally sl...
2022-10-03
The other day, I asked my 15-yr-old granddaughter, “How do you feel about your Japanese Heritage? ‘ She answered, “It gives me energy and I feel more power.” “Give me an example of when you feel like ...
2022-09-25
Oprah considers Dr. Tererai Trent from Zimbabwe her all-time favorite guest. Listening to a podcast, Tererai’s story starts with how she wrote down her goals for coming to America and achieving a PhD,...
2022-09-06
MORTALITY has never bothered me. This morning, I'm listening to one of my favorite podcasters, Lex Fridman. Randomly, as she was leaving for an appointment, I asked Kelly, my daughter, "What is your g...
2022-08-30
Listening to Ian McGilchrist talk about his book, "THE MASTER AND HIS EMISSARY - The Divided brain and the Making of the Western World". He talks about the differences between the right brain and left...
2022-08-11
Annette visited us this summer from Germany. She was a high school exchange student with our daughter 36 years ago here at Mercer Island High School. She gave me a huge hug and commented, “The last ti...
2022-08-04
Today is Kirin's 15th birthday. It's raining so the plan for Paddle Boating and swimming are questionable. School friends are here to celebrate this special day and the Blue Angel fighter planes are f...