I hear it's officially TV-Turnoff Week . Those who know me know I'm more likely to respond negatively to social pressure like that....
The Longest Day. Our last day in Japan , the first day of our return home, the 37-hour day in which we landed at Newark before...
We relaxed a bit this morning, spending our time packing, reading, and practicing kanji, depending on who we were. :) Our lunch...
There was no view of Fuji today, which goes along with the weather change from yesterday's cold to much warmer today. We walked...
Mt. Fuji was beautiful again this morning, definitely worth getting up for. I took time today to begin packing, since...
This was a much more relaxed day. Both Janet and I have personalities that require time for rejuvenation at home, and she is...
I was the only one up for a long time this morning, and was rewarded by a fabulous view of Mt. Fuji as I drank my tea in the...
Today was a walking day, which we began by heading in the direction of Kofu. Our first stop was the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of...
A stay at a Japanese-style hotel includes breakfast, and we had arranged for ours to be at 8:00. This was truly a Japanese...
We slept well last night and felt better this morning, which is a good thing because we had another busy day ahead of us. After...
I was up first this morning, turning the heater on, making tea, and finishing up the potato salad. We all left early for school;...
For years we slept on a mattress on the floor, and we've always enjoyed camping, but both of us found it hard to sleep the first...
I'm going to try to give a detailed picture of our trip to Japan, though the posts may come slowly, as they are long. Well, the first...
This has nothing to do with Japan, except that a link to the site was waiting for me in an e-mail when we returned. I scored "38%...
The first thing I did this morning was fall out of bed. After 11 days of sleeping on a futon in Japan, the floor was two and a half...
Modern American Christians know so little about worship, and I include myself as chief of sinners. I find it a difficult concept...
Chronological stories from our trip to Japan will have to wait until I have more time, but I'll try to fit in an occasionally tidbit...
There were any number of reasons why we shouldn't have gone to the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's A Celtic Fantasy concert last...
Forget the green beer. After having discovered genuine Irish ancestors in my heritage, I'm even more convinced that any good...
We should visit restaurants more often when they are closed! My post about the Sake Moon tells how we discovered that fine restaurant...
Two recent articles on homeschooling were brought to my attention; specifically, they are about unschooling, that branch of the...
For many years before he died, my father would come visit us for a month each year around February (usually a good month to exchange...
Happy Pi Day , everyone! Since I don't habitually use the 24-hour time format, or more truthfully, since I have better things to do...
Our local newspaper includes Parade Magazine in its Sunday edition. I find it generally to be a waste of paper. (A judgment almost...
Last year I was well prepared for Ash Wednesday, with a rather extensive personal program planned out for Lent. This year, what with...