A not-so-happy post

We're barely getting by over here.  My 15-month-old is getting his final four teeth -- the ones he's not supposed to get until he's 2.5 or 3 years old.  He's always been an awful teether, starting at three months, his entire persona changing while he's in the throes of it -- he doesn't want to …

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Today

Today went a little differently than planned in the last post. I did not go to Excelsior, and it did not rain. (!) I went to Starbucks, and the sky got increasingly cloudier and darker all day. We've now been 6 days without rain in Shizuoka, so we're due -- it usually means a loooong …

Today

Our friend Sugi bought a nice, new camera the other day and wanted to take pictures of his favorite toddler.  I'm okay with the first harvest of the summer photo project not actually belonging to me, are you? It was a good thing mom chose the "spirit" shorts today, because he needed it later when …

A short blogging hiatus

I've been gone for a bit.. There's been much to write about, but little time, energy, or motivation to do so.  Life!  I keep starting blogs in my mind, but never get to the computer to write them.  But I've also been reminding myself that its good to live where I am, in the midst …

Aesthetics are everything

Yesterday, Mandy and I took Jones to a neighborhood cafe` called "Snuggery," which Bryan reminded me is probably supposed to be something akin to the English word "snuggly."  Anyway, the cafe` is cool -- orange leather couches and these blue-tiled coffee tables for sitting arrangements, coffee-made-by-the-cup with french or medium-roasted grounds, and a variety of …

Lap baby

I think he's getting his incisors, so that definitely adds to the whining, but lately, Jones has been right behind my every move, whining and waiting to be picked up.  I can't even sit at the table and journal, read, study, or type without the incessant "pick me up!" cry.  I love him!  It warms …

Tidbits

I've temporarily occupied Jones with tupperware, a cup, and a spoon right now so I can write this post. I'm drinking a Toddy latte, from the first Toddy we've brewed since our arrival in Japan.  Iced Toddy will make a nice treat in the hot, hot, HOT Shizuoka summer.  Brook over at "So I was …

Survival

It's been raining all day, and it finally stopped, so I'm letting Jones play in our extremely muddy, messy yard while I watch from the window. I usually do not have the patience to let him roam free outside, due to the fact that he could get into who-knows-what, eat who-knows-what, and bring who-knows-what back …

Where would I be without this little guy?

Playing in the kitchen Outside Playing guitar with papa

Sundries & birthday news

I baked some spectacular bread today, definitely the best I've ever made. And I have little idea as to what was different about today's dough than days past. It is well past noon, and though I have managed to switch my pajama pants for real ones and had the astuteness to put in well-matched earrings, …