Shrink in the Kitchen

I was in court this morning: Deep in the cellars of Ginza, facing clerks whose greeting was repetitive and well-meaning, but lacking specific meaning.  Nonetheless, having appeared in courts before, the same just two and a half years ago, I …

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The guards are allowing a distant view of cherry trees in full blossom, all the more poignant, and evocative of tears, due to their remoteness, being out of reach.

Cameras snap in the alley, a nation fervent about its flowers.…

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I have been taken to an undisclosed location.

Yesterday, we picked wasabi roots and fresh strawberries and later got into hot water.

This morning it was bike rides at temples where weddings were held beneath blossoming trees.

Now placed in …

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Eight green tea tastings!

Gorgeous landscapes, lots of rain, wish I was a duck.…

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