July 10, 2023
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I followed our neighborhood farmer, Toida-san, for years. With his permission, I photographed him, his vegetables, and his fields next to our west Tokyo house. He retired at 90 and passed away at 99 in 2021. I was in … Continue reading
February 10, 2021
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My second middle grade novel, Beyond Me, set in west Tokyo during the aftershocks of The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, has been awarded a Freeman Award honorable mention for Young Adult/Middle School Literature by The National Consortium for … Continue reading
September 7, 2020
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A year ago this cat came to our neighbor’s garden. I noticed his ear was clipped which meant that he was a male and he had been neutered. So, it was okay (legal) to feed him. We named him Milo. … Continue reading
June 30, 2020
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Last February, I was so thankful to have finished the final galleys of my second verse novel, Beyond Me, based on our experience of the aftershocks in west Tokyo from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of 2011. … Continue reading
June 9, 2020
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I see birds everywhere in west Tokyo. They are in my garden and in the farmer’s fields outside our windows. Before the pandemic, I walked to the grocery store or to the station every day so I would see them … Continue reading
December 26, 2011
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We lost our friend Ivy Terasaka and her young family at Phuket, Thailand in the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. That Grecian horse was a housewarming gift from her. The tragedy of that tsunami was far-reaching. We made 1000 cranes … Continue reading
November 6, 2009
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– I found this kitty in a shed on Oct. 31. I put her in a box and took her to the vet. The vet bathed, de-flea-ed and wormed her and kept her for a few days. We’re looking … Continue reading
October 15, 2009
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Yesterday I saw one of the cats we caught last year. He’s the one who got caught eating the fish head I had for another cat. We took him to the vet to have an operation. He looks healthy … Continue reading
January 17, 2008
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It looks worse than it is. Our kitties needed to be spayed so they won’t have kittens. This is Nana on the third day. She is doing well. She is eating well. The bandage came off later today, but … Continue reading
October 21, 2007
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If you’re following this blog, you know that we rescued four little kittens on 9-11. Sadly, we decided we could only keep two kittens. Two needed homes. How did we decide which kittens to keep? Little Brother picked his … Continue reading