So fellow travelers, is there anything more fulfilling than eating a meal created by someone whose love for the food they create is present in every detail? Kitchen masters craft fresh gifts from the sea and earth feeding heart and soul More on feeding my soul in Toyko to come Walk gently on the …
Japan: Finding Dr. Usui
So fellow travelers, the honorable Dr. Usui, source of our quest: Sometime last year, my daughter started going to yoga and meditation classes. She also began to study Reiki, a form of healing and energy work that originated in Japan. Founder Dr. Usui is said to have discovered the use of Reiki energy on a …
Japan: Last Things First
So fellow travelers, Japanese books are printed in the reverse format of western books meaning the front cover and first page are what we consider the back end of our books. Not so great shot of my favorite origami book, just to illustrate this reverse printing. I have never found a clear explanation of how …
Paper Moon
So fellow travelers, haiku time! Bamboo shadows sketch Ink lines on glorious light Happy hour moon Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
Tokyo : Hell Hath No Fury
So fellow travelers, they say it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity that gets you. So far both, viciously aided by jet lag, have made the first few days here in Tokyo pure hell. Three days of nausea, blinding headache and crushing fatigue have been sheer torture while trying to navigate the city’s complex transit …
Left Coast Dreams: Epilogue
So fellow travelers, endings bring beginnings. Self portrait in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland OR Having had the chance to return to Portland, I now understand why I bogged down last year trying to write about our first trip. The two trips really were book ends of one larger experience. I could not put words …
Left Coast Dreams: Vintage, Vinyl and Bon Voyage
So fellow travelers, when things get rough, tough girls go shopping right? Oh the vintage shops of PDX! They are gloriously packed with treasures waiting to be found I have already informed my husband we will ship very little when we move here. I intend to furnish my retirement cottage from the wares of …
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Drifting
So fellow travelers, so much to do as departure day edges closer. Found myself unable to focus on anything for long today, wandering from laundry room to garden to my desk. A little packing, lots of weeding, attempts at writing ( I will get the PDX series done before Tokyo!) Even a good long walk …
Left Coast Dreams: Castles in the Sand
So fellow travelers, the tides turn imperceptibly. One moment two kids are playing in the sand somehow moments become years and those two little girls have become young women setting out on their own. Camping at the beach has become the kids’ (aka favorite oldest daughter and son-in-law) best weekend getaway and they were eager …
Left Coast Dreams: Coast to Coast
So fellow travelers, grab some sunscreen and flip flops, we are headed for the beach. At the beginning of this series, I referenced a quote from one of my favorite writers Jacob Glass. Stop chasing joy, live it. Is there a better place to find, live and breathe in joy than being by the ocean? …