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CELEBRATING THIS SPECIAL DAY
2023-01-13
These are the years "Friday the 13th" fall in the month of January: 1905, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1933, 1939, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1989, 1995;21st-century: 2006, 2012, 2017, 2023, 2034, 2040,...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 - A KAORI ...
2023-01-01
Our household holds a 13-yr-old and a 15-year-old this New Year’s Eve, going into NEW YEAR 2023. The girls are at the mall and ice skating. I’m listening to a Wayne Dyer video and he gave me the idea ...
CELEBRATING 2022 AS WE MOVE IN...
2022-12-31
Right now, there is a big FED-EX truck stuck in our driveway. He was turning around and got his right back truck wheel “high centered”, so it spins and has no traction. He eventually called a tow truc...
ANOTHER KAORI WATERCOLOR
2022-12-20
Yesterday was a snowy day. Kaori (13) and I talked about what I might blog about our thoughts and she wanted to think about the good feelings with a warm fire in our living room. Kelly has been sittin...
Gift of family
2022-12-09
As I was hiding Christmas gifts for the girls this 2022 holiday season, I found this story Grandpa Sam had written on the shelf of his writings and drawings in my closet. It is representative of the g...
SOURCE?
2022-12-02
According to Sudhguru, “connecting with source” starts with appreciating colors, wearing natural product created clothes, noticing sunrises and sunsets, being passionate with nature and exuberant abou...
BECOMING AWARE OF MEANINGFUL C...
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...
BETWEEN 6TH AND MAYNARD ON MAI...
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...
KAORI WATERCOLOR
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...
WHAT IS THE “WHY” THAT KEEPS M...
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 sle...