2018 Highlights

2018 was a year in which aging, mortality and illness reared their ugly heads, in the family and our circle of friends. » Read more

Wintry Japan: February 2018 (Part 8-Mount Fuji)

In my Michel Thomas Japanese course on CD, a phrase I learned was appropo: Nihon ni ittara, Fuji-san o mitai desu. (When » Read more

In my last posts from Japan, we had spent several bitter but productive days in Hokkaido shooting sea eagles, Japanese cranes and » Read more

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Swan Lake lives! We spent a picture perfect morning at Lake Kussharo. It was snowing when we » Read more

Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more

Friday, February 2, 2018 This day’s destination is in large part why we signed up for this trip. Who can resist » Read more

Tuesday, January 30, 2017 (evening) Back at the hotel, exiting our room and waiting for the elevator, there was a slender, slightly » Read more

To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of trips, it was the worst of trips. We love Japan, so much that this » Read more

This was our first winter trip to Japan and we visited the coldest parts of the country. Often uncomfortably hot on our » Read more

Thursday, November 10, 2016 We took our leave of the MOPA group the day before on a decidely down note, thanks to » Read more