train rides, for me, have come to mean valuable uninterrupted reading time. something about the rhythmic sound of wheels over tracks, murmur of quiet conversations, the flurry of people getting…
humorous. sweet. poignant. heart-warming. the kind of story you want to read all in one go. a simple tale, but it had me completely captivated from beginning to end. and…
happy 2017! off to a slow start here at the blog, but that doesn’t mean my hands have been idle. quite the opposite! but since i can’t show yet what…
with all the stitching going on, my reading time had been rather limited lately. nevertheless, i did manage to finish a few books, albeit at a slower pace. first, works…
second set of autumn reading, essay collections all three. seeing the world through the eyes of sachiko kishimoto, hiroshi homura and michio hoshino. great reads, but sadly, there are no…
kicking back on a sunday with coffee & colette. コーヒーとコレットでまったりした日曜日を過ごしています。
autumn is for sports. harvest. excursions. arts. here in japan, there’s a tradition of setting a theme for the pleasant season, a purpose towards which to funnel one’s renewed energy…
