Suprise Me

A picture is worth a thousand words... unless it isn't. Read More

For the first and only time, I saw humans flying, literally levitating around the room, so graceful that their bare feet never made a sound when they landed. Read More

So yes, it is time to get started. But first, I have to find a good home for this Waterford bowl my aunt gave me when I got married. Read More

I went on to become a journeyman operator and was proud to be a Union Maid. Read More

Today is Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. When I was growing up, my mother would take me to the cemetery in El Cerrito where her parents and brothers were buried and we would ohaka mairi, which in Japanese means to visit the graves of the ancestors. Usually one might go around the anniversary of their death, or maybe their birthday. But we would always go on Memorial Day to place flowers on my grandparents' graves and her brother Thomas Tamemasa Sagimori, who died in Italy during World War II. Read More

In Minnesota, winter is both a threat and a reward. Read More

Moving is a pain. No one enjoys it. That’s one of many reasons I am happy that I’ve been settled in my home for more than 33 years now. Prior to this home however, it seemed we were on the move every year and a half or two years, either to upgrade locations, or for… Read More

  The candles in my Featured photo were my mother’s. There are two pairs. I don’t even know how old they are; just a bit younger than I am. They’ve graced countless Thanksgiving tables through the years. Their sweet faces are rather the worse for wear, but they must come out every year and be… Read More

I have certainly done things that would have made for juicy gossip, I just don't know whether they got talked about or not. Read More

Such is the nature of social media friendships. They can wax and wane. But I still find it remarkable to feel close with someone I have never actually met. Read More