Category Archives: Daily Sketch

ストレッチ

with music I stretch the muscles of my heart There are so many ups and downs every day. I am trying my best to stay sane, but unconsciously, I become anxious and stressed out. This is something I realize when … Continue reading →

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Out of Nowhere, memoir – by Jena Fellers

どこからともなく現れた竜巻の体験記 Outside of newspaper articles, this is my first published article. I’m enclosing a link as it is an online magazine (fall/winter issue). My story, “Out of Nowhere,” is found in section VI. It is a nonfiction story about being … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Haiku

pedestrians are you in control of this city In the city of Osaka, people crowd the streets just like in Fujisawa. Drivers blow their horns noisily and shout things like “crazy!” “idiot!” “where are you going?!” “watch out!”, and the … Continue reading →

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Life in Japan: Okayama

I recently went to visit a friend in Okayama. Okayama is about 3 1/2 hours south from Tokyo by way of the “Shinkansen”(Bullet Train). The town that he lives in is “勝央町” (Shoo-Cho), which is supposedly where Kintaro (a famous … Continue reading →

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「第36回 善行公民館まつり」Second day (10/26/2014)

I’m standing on one foot. The result of my health check was excellent! I bumped into a lady who works as a dental hygienist at my dental clinic.

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藤沢市善行の「第36回 善行公民館まつり」

今週末は、善行(ぜんぎょう)の公民館は賑わっています。 まず、半被(はっぴ)姿の役員さんのご挨拶から始まりました。 お囃子(はやし)では、子供達も一生懸命に太鼓を叩いていました。 獅子舞(ししまい)も熱演してくれました。 駐車場いっぱいに並んだ出店からは、美味しそうな匂い!

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冬桜

こんにちは! 今日は暑いくらいで…冬桜も 咲いていましたぁ! 汗がでますね!

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わたし の ハワイ の なまえ の おはなし です。

</font? The Hawaiian name given to me at my birth is Kawenaulaokala. Wena, or wana means sea urchin (うに) or sun rays. Ula, has a double meaning. Ula is red, and it also translates as kahuna (shaman), ka la is … Continue reading →

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赤い庭は相変わらず

筋向かいのシュガーメイプル、今年もちゃんと晴れ姿を見せてくれましたが、一昨年と昨年にくらべて紅葉は10日早く、そして、さっさと落葉し始めました。それでも、庭がみるみる赤くなっていく様には思わず見とれてしまいます。

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お元気でいらっしゃいますか!

ほんとうに お寒くなってしまいましたね~ わたしは やっぱり…暖かい方が好きです それに 四季がありますと…慌ただしくて。(汗)

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