San Francisco, here we come
0While we were in CA for vacation we took a trip up to San Francisco to visit with my lovely Brandy, who was there for a library conference. We took BART in and took the cable car to Pier 39.… Read more ›
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary
0I just created a new category for this blog! Now there’s a check box for Texas posts. How exciting! When we were in McKinney to find our house, we took a day and went to Heard Wildlife Sanctuary. We hiked… Read more ›
Magic at Meguro Gajoen
0Today B told us that he had a surprise, and we headed into Meguro. We went to Meguro Gajoen, a really beautiful building that I’ve never been to before. Inside was the most amazing exhibit. It will be seriously difficult… Read more ›
Books I read this week: mid June through mid July
0It’s been a long while since I’ve posted about books. Since we were on vacation I didn’t have as much chance to read- which is probably backward to most people. But I did get some reading done. West with the… Read more ›
Random thoughts
0Hi! We’re back in Japan. It’s raining and windy today, which is lovely because it’s been hot for the last few days. I love the rain. It’s not currently raining- we are in a lull- which is good because we… Read more ›
Book I read this week: June week 3
0We’ve been busy finding a house to buy this week and doing all of the things that go along with that, so I’ve had less reading time than usual. But it was very enjoyed reading time, because the one book… Read more ›
Books I read this week: June week 2
0Here’s what I read this week. Buffet for Unwelcome Guests: The Best Short Mystery Stories of Christianna Brand  is so good. I’ve never read any of Christianna Brand’s mysteries before, and my goodness, is she masterful. The clues are there but… Read more ›
Trick Photography Museum
1The Trick photography Museum is set up with a bunch of optical illusions that you can pose in for pictures. The paintings on the wall have the illusion of depth, so if you pose correctly, it looks like you’re part… Read more ›
Madame Tussad’s Wax Museum, Tokyo
0We went out to Legoland earlier this week, and they had a deal running with Madame Tussad’s which is right next door. For 500 yen more ($5) you got admission into Tussad’s, and kids paid nothing additional. None of us… Read more ›
Hamarikyu Gardens
0Bruce found out about these gardens and took us all there the day that my parents left. What a way to end a Japan trip! I said no to the offer of an audio guide before I was informed it… Read more ›