Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
I scampered around the river checking the water level at 4:30pm Wednesday, about an hour before Typhoon Roke’s strongest point hit us. The flood warning lights were flashing, the stairwells were partially submerged, and what’s normally a peaceful waterfall gushed torrents of water. But what most impressed me was the noise. We live less than…
Of course we’re having a typhoon right now. During our last typhoon several weeks ago someone told me the low barometric pressure prompts babies to be born, so this typhoon—just five days from the bean’s due date—I was curious to see what would happen. Well, nothing’s happening baby-wise, but Tokyo is getting such a direct…
“If only I could show them to someone who knows, This moon, these flowers, this night that should not be wasted.” ~”The Tale of Genji”Last year’s harvest moon viewing expedition to Sankeien Garden with Annika, Mary and Peyton ranked high in our assessment of atmospheric Japanese memories; a success in spite of the complete lack…
Chris and I have wanted to try out Ebisu’s Sapporo Beer Station for quite awhile, so a couple weeks ago off we went, sort of to scope it out as a future hail & bail location for the squadron, but mostly just because it sounded like a fun date! This time of year has us…
The Houston Chronicle featured my mom in last weekend’s gardening section! We spent a fair amount of time in the garden while I was in Texas (check out the cabbage and broccoli) so she was telling me what she planned to tell the reporter and I agreed: definitely mention the bunnies. “Ten years after Evelyn…
I was worried I’d be bored now that I’m not working at Ichiban Collectibles. I miss it of course, but being bored? An unfounded fear. These are just ordinary days, but they’re the last of their kind: riding the Scoop, enjoying Japan, sans Bean (sort of). Part of me is frustrated that I’ve wasted my…
I’m sure once my kid starts throwing temper tantrums and generally embarrassing me lots of strangers, friends and family members will give me parenting advice, but at this stage I’m not getting much, just encouragement: “You’ll figure it out,” “You’ll be fine,” etc. etc. That’s all well and good, but finally the Japanese bathroom stall…
