tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24373944760689314122023-11-16T07:55:36.295-08:00Viki's Visits from JapanMy daily life with photos. Life in rural Japan living next to in-laws.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.comBlogger554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-74920878131853208722010-10-29T00:41:00.000-07:002010-10-29T00:44:57.144-07:00Still at the zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMePNYmzs8eIHi61DhbQnypRHGUB9Qosy_AooDfIwyXuc0e3nvblvZOshnAzY61sE54xrOd_PuSR0P06otibfA1CLbfPDhJOvvZShL7k1jLhvzFths7opXGEIgRB8ca9f8vceiAifEr3K/s1600/35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMePNYmzs8eIHi61DhbQnypRHGUB9Qosy_AooDfIwyXuc0e3nvblvZOshnAzY61sE54xrOd_PuSR0P06otibfA1CLbfPDhJOvvZShL7k1jLhvzFths7opXGEIgRB8ca9f8vceiAifEr3K/s400/35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533370450358543090" /></a>Was impressed with these trees. Colors were unique and so were the hanging roots.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjdgZPkb6nsfEJHNj9amZhio4SyuHFyQxGKd_2zeq4_mOPBG26Ve0mljekqjA74_vMrU78YW-p1JFBzXMXaPyjOE5L_umzgaexe27pMB3DrgC-QXq0KxVya26-cRpeK3x7J_OVHBvJWuM/s1600/37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjdgZPkb6nsfEJHNj9amZhio4SyuHFyQxGKd_2zeq4_mOPBG26Ve0mljekqjA74_vMrU78YW-p1JFBzXMXaPyjOE5L_umzgaexe27pMB3DrgC-QXq0KxVya26-cRpeK3x7J_OVHBvJWuM/s400/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533370446267015490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEWZw7iANnFIUvCWO1pGQAfU8kQIbXI7sUQxTwJbqASe1yFevt-zojNqxNeZ7q2PpHtsRiS7KkTyNCO60P4i4SHCQdtqq3NbY9R71Ch_13cY38XvKuO17JZ5og9_YEOWFM90xN2rb167v/s1600/39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEWZw7iANnFIUvCWO1pGQAfU8kQIbXI7sUQxTwJbqASe1yFevt-zojNqxNeZ7q2PpHtsRiS7KkTyNCO60P4i4SHCQdtqq3NbY9R71Ch_13cY38XvKuO17JZ5og9_YEOWFM90xN2rb167v/s400/39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533370441966680194" /></a>They do have real elephants but this was cuter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaHzJGp4wu9tMV17zP3BwQcit9KwsXbETrR2Sw-X_gM_J0XHruDXeXuL0jDDpUpNa10ocgZB13eyM4j1fKOczThc5ExJv5AxXVvnVXTQxEJ7ISUexRUO0HPE3cU3qCkcEvqHpZkP-xxWn/s1600/42.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaHzJGp4wu9tMV17zP3BwQcit9KwsXbETrR2Sw-X_gM_J0XHruDXeXuL0jDDpUpNa10ocgZB13eyM4j1fKOczThc5ExJv5AxXVvnVXTQxEJ7ISUexRUO0HPE3cU3qCkcEvqHpZkP-xxWn/s400/42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533370441444753298" /></a>Dad, Ka-chan and Nami getting ready for lunch.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-91175228323756752032010-10-28T01:34:00.000-07:002010-10-28T01:39:58.220-07:00Honolulu Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG6bJo4s6JChcEqHBhxeCb7AMOeO_o2-gjlQhwn4kb9gfhF20L4J0s8h6kmuAq4SnZcBHRJysa_FxxK4gRqYGjRgeCDniMf1ttFIEx4hqq4IR1OCmKzfNF4GtksMi2Xbt5dILEczeeBHR/s1600/34.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG6bJo4s6JChcEqHBhxeCb7AMOeO_o2-gjlQhwn4kb9gfhF20L4J0s8h6kmuAq4SnZcBHRJysa_FxxK4gRqYGjRgeCDniMf1ttFIEx4hqq4IR1OCmKzfNF4GtksMi2Xbt5dILEczeeBHR/s400/34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533012934233693090" /></a>This sign shows how far we are from all the famous world zoos. Honolulu Zoo is quite small but very children friendly. My son bought a family year pass and they enjoy going here a lot.<div>On this day, we met up with other wives of residents who enjoy these outings with their kids too.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtyObBie5Y53sbHuY6H0N0NhTglPyiU6uNRLAhtGz9v8nGpWZ3b9zktB2NkbZkjkTJJlsKKo-mki9SBZsCMdhgGVXkvlL8clsYOM1CNjYq8o7xcsXA09-U5M_01X6-PwMj-RHYV-ZZZFB/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtyObBie5Y53sbHuY6H0N0NhTglPyiU6uNRLAhtGz9v8nGpWZ3b9zktB2NkbZkjkTJJlsKKo-mki9SBZsCMdhgGVXkvlL8clsYOM1CNjYq8o7xcsXA09-U5M_01X6-PwMj-RHYV-ZZZFB/s400/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533012922228930578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYEiBA9lGlnc__REMuBZXzPvkf4cfIO9cglQDpIfekQuYXdAdS9RiV_jwVWCu5NwoV786XM85QWIltLgwlLazU1ZfymwQdYT50fWtzQu7zHbGyiLsoVybFI7Sz91tCftnUAdl6DIwlZV2/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYEiBA9lGlnc__REMuBZXzPvkf4cfIO9cglQDpIfekQuYXdAdS9RiV_jwVWCu5NwoV786XM85QWIltLgwlLazU1ZfymwQdYT50fWtzQu7zHbGyiLsoVybFI7Sz91tCftnUAdl6DIwlZV2/s400/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533012909940096818" /></a>During the rain we took refuge under a roof with milk cans and a ceramic cow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYCURC-MzDwL7_WfnbgB6Jh3jt5xv1Wav9bRnaUMtc5PfaABZET3Pra4r9UdZ_xtxv3j0X-HR5Ydtrz845a0fQOYO3gjyXHgwfXlQJFOvCYIm4xMUC3yNn3imcvvDyIh39RrPhu7BFZld/s1600/31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYCURC-MzDwL7_WfnbgB6Jh3jt5xv1Wav9bRnaUMtc5PfaABZET3Pra4r9UdZ_xtxv3j0X-HR5Ydtrz845a0fQOYO3gjyXHgwfXlQJFOvCYIm4xMUC3yNn3imcvvDyIh39RrPhu7BFZld/s400/31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533012897610291730" /></a>There is a sign on the cow and it wasn't until after we took these photos that I read the sign, "Do not climb or sit on this cow!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ746uYx0H2whSVIu15iJk8QZmhVZrDtY6xYGQVa-QSWXw0aEZpVeet98LEG4PdYY4DR6B-j-U3DIRg1lv8AYN7C22UgtoJA8wehfINvmO6GoZtSmmJwUtap8ztbXvfHSSiV5l1mLuE30O/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ746uYx0H2whSVIu15iJk8QZmhVZrDtY6xYGQVa-QSWXw0aEZpVeet98LEG4PdYY4DR6B-j-U3DIRg1lv8AYN7C22UgtoJA8wehfINvmO6GoZtSmmJwUtap8ztbXvfHSSiV5l1mLuE30O/s400/30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533012882326409794" /></a><br /></div></div>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-36306760125777727842010-10-27T02:29:00.000-07:002010-10-27T02:35:17.477-07:00In Hawii<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjiwMmHuRowm4-uP6zYe2roqt1vt-8IfSzXj1xYFigumwuh0nIjiQ80zRwS_aQgLORuGeEspWVxdND_n3L-KnGp5wbhyMY4gRyalm4Fk4ozMUXUMPQHCubwACaTJNnQxy3Dozzi-1QJ5J/s1600/27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjiwMmHuRowm4-uP6zYe2roqt1vt-8IfSzXj1xYFigumwuh0nIjiQ80zRwS_aQgLORuGeEspWVxdND_n3L-KnGp5wbhyMY4gRyalm4Fk4ozMUXUMPQHCubwACaTJNnQxy3Dozzi-1QJ5J/s400/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532656298585814498" /></a>With Nami in Honolulu Zoo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI_GNG4jBjurwBBU5T1qPffM15OAuPG7cIE2pIeO18hXZ9FQ4GgOUALiBfBfyAfLkN1lHURXJdnZ6mMADTPWMicierKDx4_5_dL-WoqqdufvkdniPJYBpT72eMw7WIglrdDpcmvpcFiYW/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI_GNG4jBjurwBBU5T1qPffM15OAuPG7cIE2pIeO18hXZ9FQ4GgOUALiBfBfyAfLkN1lHURXJdnZ6mMADTPWMicierKDx4_5_dL-WoqqdufvkdniPJYBpT72eMw7WIglrdDpcmvpcFiYW/s400/21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532656297580774978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErKcvb__TCY1uOc4AJqmpqhOY67zUg9NvG-VA64eli3SE3HZeHMWX2yEsTPtVffi0SBiDqf-LGM_OlE8vosjswYeYvIrHgD30K5mOgITen7EmBW2ru7jrCI6gvYtwv4NJLFE7XRtOagk4/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErKcvb__TCY1uOc4AJqmpqhOY67zUg9NvG-VA64eli3SE3HZeHMWX2yEsTPtVffi0SBiDqf-LGM_OlE8vosjswYeYvIrHgD30K5mOgITen7EmBW2ru7jrCI6gvYtwv4NJLFE7XRtOagk4/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532656288556123858" /></a>Did you ever watch turtles doing it? Well here is a pair and too bad you can't hear the noise they make! I never though turtles could say anything but they were really drawing attention to themselves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HoCATWxpCxJhAYvQ7vbpgUAkJ-3FXyWGPervKNvDPEt9rqhAsXGkqW8-MeFadMiXrKjBi-RrNmRcRRdkaY3VK89T32zDOy7ER1JcLYtiPxc59pTGMLdN0g1V6DG2Yw7WoP1G8zHBefj-/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HoCATWxpCxJhAYvQ7vbpgUAkJ-3FXyWGPervKNvDPEt9rqhAsXGkqW8-MeFadMiXrKjBi-RrNmRcRRdkaY3VK89T32zDOy7ER1JcLYtiPxc59pTGMLdN0g1V6DG2Yw7WoP1G8zHBefj-/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532656280304387890" /></a>One of the highlights of Nami's day is when Daddy comes home and takes her for a bike ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINyksBr7gLjiYErAVdiKGE0d_1sb3IaJYtYx80tpw9sUI9MEpQBsmI_qwy0HoINFsCWAKRdNOWXMT8VXIPG-85_EXvZBfpBlCNM6YaO3wB9UmP8-bXLomHxaLDfLuOcUaQ2QgJx4a9gDa/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINyksBr7gLjiYErAVdiKGE0d_1sb3IaJYtYx80tpw9sUI9MEpQBsmI_qwy0HoINFsCWAKRdNOWXMT8VXIPG-85_EXvZBfpBlCNM6YaO3wB9UmP8-bXLomHxaLDfLuOcUaQ2QgJx4a9gDa/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532656275278024098" /></a>My first day in Hawaii, I had a delightful lunch with friends from the AFWJ club. Some live in Hawaii and others were just visiting...but all of us have Japanese husbands.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-34755277464016348522010-09-06T06:03:00.000-07:002010-09-06T06:05:23.279-07:00One month offThere will be a silent month coming up as I'm heading off for Honolulu to take care of Nami this month with a bit over a week being spent flying up to Idaho to be with my 90 year old father.<div>I'll return in October to let you all in on my adventure.</div>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-33308214106496766902010-09-06T05:59:00.000-07:002010-09-06T06:03:21.242-07:00Eating out with Ema<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint9J2Cn-keZmcauLXihIKd-Syqm3bAymunCJtPVIpHyHr9F3K_qDppRS03Zfnzefq29lozHIZlFE1TCYBGe2dlgJbv1JzFsTmCF5T8qZQtCdm7alnWqKUgy39Wr5uVb-rdYkUAvdIixtX/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint9J2Cn-keZmcauLXihIKd-Syqm3bAymunCJtPVIpHyHr9F3K_qDppRS03Zfnzefq29lozHIZlFE1TCYBGe2dlgJbv1JzFsTmCF5T8qZQtCdm7alnWqKUgy39Wr5uVb-rdYkUAvdIixtX/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513784637714022114" /></a>Chikuwan is my favorite restaurant in Kamakura. They specialize in SOba and GObo tempura. Here Ema is chewing on a gobo after we took off the fried batter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7zWCnk6Lm6XckeRB4a-KF0rzcttlMLi0a3apfHPfOUatRva7ZJG39X11IBfv1vo0ggAPBy-trha-HKUqU2-Y_E5R5umbW6Ec-8tuussMgqZNazhIC4Y9r2RWSSZ-FzP6LeBl_xI2BNI4/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7zWCnk6Lm6XckeRB4a-KF0rzcttlMLi0a3apfHPfOUatRva7ZJG39X11IBfv1vo0ggAPBy-trha-HKUqU2-Y_E5R5umbW6Ec-8tuussMgqZNazhIC4Y9r2RWSSZ-FzP6LeBl_xI2BNI4/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513784629624350594" /></a>believe me she will eat anything. I even gave her a taste of the lemon slice. She made a face but held out her hand so I gave it to her. SHe didn't taste it again, but tried to get her mom to try it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg98Cic2AgYyDikSNQ0_t6xwoZVuN5bYnnocYg3RA0OIYQWZALbO8b8IxUKwYaDliStueW4CVy9QiTAsfuhPWB9dUnA37Q9ffPXSDGZ-DmJ6w5xQVyB0Q0HbAi3AZkjQZaVn6Iovuv_Z00/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg98Cic2AgYyDikSNQ0_t6xwoZVuN5bYnnocYg3RA0OIYQWZALbO8b8IxUKwYaDliStueW4CVy9QiTAsfuhPWB9dUnA37Q9ffPXSDGZ-DmJ6w5xQVyB0Q0HbAi3AZkjQZaVn6Iovuv_Z00/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513784622452155122" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-32556704358080491132010-09-04T02:24:00.000-07:002010-09-04T02:29:51.502-07:00Golf at Hayama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1ROHFZNyMLDOAmv5foFbIPFBft-0Kekfs5EaNTc0ePVpkZVlY6Y9DhT_N7C52QekLmNw-KDPBBvIkaBvANxoV4eGZ2yY6M5AKrBjLcA-n_W5a_wixiuxSfavNQGz97pbQPNO_nExp7q1/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1ROHFZNyMLDOAmv5foFbIPFBft-0Kekfs5EaNTc0ePVpkZVlY6Y9DhT_N7C52QekLmNw-KDPBBvIkaBvANxoV4eGZ2yY6M5AKrBjLcA-n_W5a_wixiuxSfavNQGz97pbQPNO_nExp7q1/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512987306190636722" /></a>Andy took us to Hayama Kokusai Golf Club on Jack's birthday. It has to be one of my favorite golf sites. It is built in a place where almost nothing else could be so good for the eco system.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQNm0t0z9WZa2qBYr2KQX5TwsjVEvWRbXFMzpdc-6VQ_AGKx1qdfiuy0P_t4h7z_tBITFPMpvn7XqBM6erbfLmmati6WdTqO7GMzGGR1H6u20NyjcGz6tCF9C3T0pmJ0XE7EEUhrqpCTk/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQNm0t0z9WZa2qBYr2KQX5TwsjVEvWRbXFMzpdc-6VQ_AGKx1qdfiuy0P_t4h7z_tBITFPMpvn7XqBM6erbfLmmati6WdTqO7GMzGGR1H6u20NyjcGz6tCF9C3T0pmJ0XE7EEUhrqpCTk/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512987299091630322" /></a>Courses are narrow and many up and down and on top of peaks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HSBFv20Opj9UzFo33sQWItWsSBVesjjf9pqlfFCvjfQhfZ2QPhfM-wDL6I_lx409TtirjK-ifwlIhZGcnNL5eYs0YxARS994azdWXJ101sGsLd805JgTlDPfdlmiYUicyiSnE9xKTwIN/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HSBFv20Opj9UzFo33sQWItWsSBVesjjf9pqlfFCvjfQhfZ2QPhfM-wDL6I_lx409TtirjK-ifwlIhZGcnNL5eYs0YxARS994azdWXJ101sGsLd805JgTlDPfdlmiYUicyiSnE9xKTwIN/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512987291686887714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJsJ4mPFJrg8PZQ5E7bibWgr8NK9dLbGZfXjJMriHolJozPEFdduXxxGZmKMgccxE42xPoTCChyphenhyphenaWm6bdFF2QAgG1Pn0ufcjS9sUvAJHHjEaiscQdqZif81W4jKtSgL5YRWzhhMU7kfSh/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJsJ4mPFJrg8PZQ5E7bibWgr8NK9dLbGZfXjJMriHolJozPEFdduXxxGZmKMgccxE42xPoTCChyphenhyphenaWm6bdFF2QAgG1Pn0ufcjS9sUvAJHHjEaiscQdqZif81W4jKtSgL5YRWzhhMU7kfSh/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512987286408969218" /></a>We were taken by escalator and on a track in this 4 person cart around the course. Andy had a remote control to move the cart when no one was in it. It was impossible to get off the track and onto the fairways, so we did get in a lot of walking too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Dic96dzWj_PknezlKXAb-uYYrb24-Cn5fPx5nlNd6oUD70-vdOS6RmzqAu9D9R2hvGv_XwzgXPnPFioZcx3HT7qx5LvvbhPJerWKmI213OCgQEHYbI5zYLT99PJfiPbAvDXZV4F3Z24G/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Dic96dzWj_PknezlKXAb-uYYrb24-Cn5fPx5nlNd6oUD70-vdOS6RmzqAu9D9R2hvGv_XwzgXPnPFioZcx3HT7qx5LvvbhPJerWKmI213OCgQEHYbI5zYLT99PJfiPbAvDXZV4F3Z24G/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512987279820900690" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-17471728616679122062010-09-03T02:49:00.000-07:002010-09-03T02:53:21.229-07:00Nami & Ema's Birthday presents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk57yyYdqb0ysyhrjMVimJVLGOy46og4TMiXnOoxNQdYvP9Eyw-PlJ2ZwHm8-Wm9RxcGGgSbj_qgg09zMfdNtJ9UYK2GSBEsUx7-dfmBmlpCA2uZUVaXLd6oVheEQVmjdMLwgE26I-EhL/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk57yyYdqb0ysyhrjMVimJVLGOy46og4TMiXnOoxNQdYvP9Eyw-PlJ2ZwHm8-Wm9RxcGGgSbj_qgg09zMfdNtJ9UYK2GSBEsUx7-dfmBmlpCA2uZUVaXLd6oVheEQVmjdMLwgE26I-EhL/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512622502335130210" /></a>I finally finished embroidering and piecing together the sea theme jean quilts for my 2 granddaughter's birthdays. Here is Nami's. She will be 2 in September.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-zebz5sri470k6N1ypzZ0Eosiw5TNOXAuTyNHmCx8hK5wa-9ph9GsBdedQeHjWV5afaJhX_yDhLNgmvEm2FEsJRdX98rRMC2A5GkwoQ2enXEbF26OaDJGsjMUv27_XikrftvcV4fPRuc/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-zebz5sri470k6N1ypzZ0Eosiw5TNOXAuTyNHmCx8hK5wa-9ph9GsBdedQeHjWV5afaJhX_yDhLNgmvEm2FEsJRdX98rRMC2A5GkwoQ2enXEbF26OaDJGsjMUv27_XikrftvcV4fPRuc/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512622496737447106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV9gJYu0U_gkWQbpfYRvBrd9KQcIBj9hL1JEIbBMcysb9uDIZw9eBp0o2makx4sPqrywMel3NYTIo60XUUzhVyN60cqlXRYTc8L9Ue-ZN5uuF16mOAClS8YF8hLUOsLB0kd1tpPciplGB/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV9gJYu0U_gkWQbpfYRvBrd9KQcIBj9hL1JEIbBMcysb9uDIZw9eBp0o2makx4sPqrywMel3NYTIo60XUUzhVyN60cqlXRYTc8L9Ue-ZN5uuF16mOAClS8YF8hLUOsLB0kd1tpPciplGB/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512622494864153010" /></a>Ema will be 1 in October, but I will be over with Nami in Hawaii in September so had to finish Ema's early.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM4Loj00zJdMSTybFy2AdVwA-idWaRdxFSGUUPlGGDqJ_FugsI7EkHKw9TQRrs4IhLD3z5wzzlrPuXadwT75iyBw8E74EsY8uSimtobtn5QVbygC8VuoqxEEH1g8swlxYhHpdRGfT02Ct/s1600/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM4Loj00zJdMSTybFy2AdVwA-idWaRdxFSGUUPlGGDqJ_FugsI7EkHKw9TQRrs4IhLD3z5wzzlrPuXadwT75iyBw8E74EsY8uSimtobtn5QVbygC8VuoqxEEH1g8swlxYhHpdRGfT02Ct/s400/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512622487542928034" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-27236646665240265172010-08-28T21:33:00.000-07:002010-08-28T21:35:59.845-07:00Fireworks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnVNa9VmbQLsbSPggF5Ayahhutr_jf5p5t0QHF5011hNelx6xI48zORaNizmQuNq0AByjhn_JWyHCzzoXidgymHmmBqaLOlp8SXYFOpW7x4MeeXtJepGGzC_y3rIfM5mc9HQfF663Lf5T/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnVNa9VmbQLsbSPggF5Ayahhutr_jf5p5t0QHF5011hNelx6xI48zORaNizmQuNq0AByjhn_JWyHCzzoXidgymHmmBqaLOlp8SXYFOpW7x4MeeXtJepGGzC_y3rIfM5mc9HQfF663Lf5T/s400/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510685733210788754" /></a>I always love to watch fireworks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic93AafwIle6S2XDMsiNCViACLvbCNczt7mJ9HPG931kiTrtC-i2_M-0R_kuo7WeeShWCVXy7N3lJDUM9rse9Ok89hf2UMh5Sq0cD1SRfbzQGcFugQzR9O3611eJ13jFKAPjitvP7mxfFi/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic93AafwIle6S2XDMsiNCViACLvbCNczt7mJ9HPG931kiTrtC-i2_M-0R_kuo7WeeShWCVXy7N3lJDUM9rse9Ok89hf2UMh5Sq0cD1SRfbzQGcFugQzR9O3611eJ13jFKAPjitvP7mxfFi/s400/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510685728511292018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ddJwXQ6C50NN5eGPxi6CBp3HNxiesAaKNuHoInfraHQPTmfqBs0TUwo4qYk2ol95IFSvIpcdatYA_hVoC515i9GD0sYimWbvl1gF7pA8UE0VdZp88koWKO3T7cdDPGDUJSoypnTzLTRj/s1600/35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ddJwXQ6C50NN5eGPxi6CBp3HNxiesAaKNuHoInfraHQPTmfqBs0TUwo4qYk2ol95IFSvIpcdatYA_hVoC515i9GD0sYimWbvl1gF7pA8UE0VdZp88koWKO3T7cdDPGDUJSoypnTzLTRj/s400/35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510685723732237362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKiL2cAMXQmEpSMSWhilCeP01et5zpJF05ojDuTKh0CyV0YKKUFAyRr4a1m-8pudBL_0rBjKcSiwqrKe6SR1rwh-wJwSS6fEDWMHh_7bq-pzueB_rDdEq3GJapEQCXFCotOfxaxFusUPR/s1600/36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKiL2cAMXQmEpSMSWhilCeP01et5zpJF05ojDuTKh0CyV0YKKUFAyRr4a1m-8pudBL_0rBjKcSiwqrKe6SR1rwh-wJwSS6fEDWMHh_7bq-pzueB_rDdEq3GJapEQCXFCotOfxaxFusUPR/s400/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510685719793749938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqQn3mXd444cCtXeflt9G4t_80d_JWJ-ux9oZrGgsxMltay_oFrgfzp8IGH7WhjwhvKhxqTXjYbIU0XHS5_9Y8LQpy4NYvoKh4vwVQbqP1Q_SKzzROz6cMtNSYmciqttCzCMTNfhQUn-O/s1600/37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqQn3mXd444cCtXeflt9G4t_80d_JWJ-ux9oZrGgsxMltay_oFrgfzp8IGH7WhjwhvKhxqTXjYbIU0XHS5_9Y8LQpy4NYvoKh4vwVQbqP1Q_SKzzROz6cMtNSYmciqttCzCMTNfhQUn-O/s400/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510685707594708194" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-2641600940550335242010-08-25T02:52:00.000-07:002010-08-25T02:57:34.057-07:00Sodegaura Obon festival cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxcRyYy1d9VjNFQpZp9RIAFQL_Og4REQUFwuTPnJ8nDbYlmD9Tx-plzkMF0Se6Twt-8jtTx0mFeyBoFHgz-2tPmkgJuqe932eDhWlmJaabiyvC6Hgurme7UBSwrz5Eo058jKFyAAZDW-j/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxcRyYy1d9VjNFQpZp9RIAFQL_Og4REQUFwuTPnJ8nDbYlmD9Tx-plzkMF0Se6Twt-8jtTx0mFeyBoFHgz-2tPmkgJuqe932eDhWlmJaabiyvC6Hgurme7UBSwrz5Eo058jKFyAAZDW-j/s400/23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509283917355435986" /></a>Jack and I took chairs to enjoy the fireworks and the festival doings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPcj_z8pa9Z_N3Lk0q4XQhHK8Fc848PjGATg9zwfyPMy9b3jz6jHIhiEV1U-FtSK_AS_ygUIXAuKECon_lVkY2xuUolqfOwURk56SzoMGpfNCnj-IG_KTODof3-kLzh-Sthsrs7KCuUaS/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPcj_z8pa9Z_N3Lk0q4XQhHK8Fc848PjGATg9zwfyPMy9b3jz6jHIhiEV1U-FtSK_AS_ygUIXAuKECon_lVkY2xuUolqfOwURk56SzoMGpfNCnj-IG_KTODof3-kLzh-Sthsrs7KCuUaS/s400/30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509283914760734578" /></a>Above are some of our churches kids who were there too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktj9BbhZeQKNFTIqBXxez9kpxEor7N-7lO8EMB-mCX2pM-k7JAYtVo3j274befors2SG5BDh4C5dwBZUgh4Lvh_zksQi8UeuMRl1gNiHe_d_mbOonGbO8vzYN0yvWVveVZ7_xDqOfC7S2/s1600/29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktj9BbhZeQKNFTIqBXxez9kpxEor7N-7lO8EMB-mCX2pM-k7JAYtVo3j274befors2SG5BDh4C5dwBZUgh4Lvh_zksQi8UeuMRl1gNiHe_d_mbOonGbO8vzYN0yvWVveVZ7_xDqOfC7S2/s400/29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509283898291988514" /></a>The Fukuodai groups dancers. My tennis friend and student from years ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS8x6Qa9oyaQhDXSlw07IlTky1u2XIBRyW72mGB4pjYlysYKctvvPAsZpfUEgvu96vfV6pSXzRJ52Cr3rAE10_u3r-clJ1mPgTFYFo69BjF6eSXO02WZItMY0kYSML6iACKRu4unf8jHW/s1600/28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS8x6Qa9oyaQhDXSlw07IlTky1u2XIBRyW72mGB4pjYlysYKctvvPAsZpfUEgvu96vfV6pSXzRJ52Cr3rAE10_u3r-clJ1mPgTFYFo69BjF6eSXO02WZItMY0kYSML6iACKRu4unf8jHW/s400/28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509283889267577410" /></a>Below was the large group of bonodori dancers that were traditional style.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk7fZb5K1o22Tbfi7x-X1pvGxfyNNY4dFT8v791JTp0KJrrbA8NonGABKhAYKao0xmZ1f_rHY4rFNuIRmnljPi6gdSAocDbSNWa-h-PD-TiZNj128IPRSEHrmMc5Vr6Jpp34WicsJWfGS/s1600/27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk7fZb5K1o22Tbfi7x-X1pvGxfyNNY4dFT8v791JTp0KJrrbA8NonGABKhAYKao0xmZ1f_rHY4rFNuIRmnljPi6gdSAocDbSNWa-h-PD-TiZNj128IPRSEHrmMc5Vr6Jpp34WicsJWfGS/s400/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509283887897010578" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-79474098736432541402010-08-22T22:45:00.000-07:002010-08-23T05:30:30.956-07:00Obon, cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3aPKmkQLzR8dfxapOEwMsAvdZQ-RkYNcWAzyAtd1jEToeUEAGGGGaIVE5HK_xS9FcOqlzp5uXoUUXCqMnPR5Vp3x1-HIetpyl_TiyynMwU4XSY3i0BRBzi7l6NxGg7XZm3n80p4cY6Gs/s1600/25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3aPKmkQLzR8dfxapOEwMsAvdZQ-RkYNcWAzyAtd1jEToeUEAGGGGaIVE5HK_xS9FcOqlzp5uXoUUXCqMnPR5Vp3x1-HIetpyl_TiyynMwU4XSY3i0BRBzi7l6NxGg7XZm3n80p4cY6Gs/s400/25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579457349929810" /></a>The festival at German village consisted of a dancing circle of different groups dancing around to the music. 30 years ago when I last visited a festival, 100% of the dances were bonodori or Japanese traditional dances in yukatas or in the jimbei style wear. However there was only 2 groups of traditional dancers. Above you can see the large group of Hawaiian dancers and below are the energetic jazz dancers followed by the young girls in kind of a pep rally, cheer leader fashion.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YqIbp7gWp9G1Gb8L4KkMxN0pKwbq6jbInjh4-j04Tky0kF3o9JUJRATGxQGDqAXQaNg_NfDSjsvbuqju3qiiASpf8aJ4QcNZz4Hzu_qWVhErNI9D1j2VSFf1woZy9GKA5tm7RGomClC_/s1600/24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YqIbp7gWp9G1Gb8L4KkMxN0pKwbq6jbInjh4-j04Tky0kF3o9JUJRATGxQGDqAXQaNg_NfDSjsvbuqju3qiiASpf8aJ4QcNZz4Hzu_qWVhErNI9D1j2VSFf1woZy9GKA5tm7RGomClC_/s400/24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579446703697842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpjjvuxhK-BnYSbx5rYhn3wcVs4MIdQRKQiylAbSwWOekuFVl-RFK54BMGTmjbLC-GVbdtbvCOBrhZv3u18Ta5qiQWbnywsQdj9LO2ZWmoIoWXgyON47IVU1rpjmDovwTOPEPOoxTdTw/s1600/22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpjjvuxhK-BnYSbx5rYhn3wcVs4MIdQRKQiylAbSwWOekuFVl-RFK54BMGTmjbLC-GVbdtbvCOBrhZv3u18Ta5qiQWbnywsQdj9LO2ZWmoIoWXgyON47IVU1rpjmDovwTOPEPOoxTdTw/s400/22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579433460313970" /></a>Of course no festival would be complete without the mayor and vp speeches! Behind them are Chiba kun in Red and another animation that I forgot who he is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXOJ7zjPZZXBqMOLBy6rg_CKTM1qnwVG1WMse-5xFv1DvBZDvX1Mf5qpjPHPsnSN0V2tQMGtEgIBiRnz5rPKRNBV-6R32yTzPgA63igxyr5D1AzZG1RGBMB0-OUIXuRYEqd672Fjjnr0D/s1600/26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXOJ7zjPZZXBqMOLBy6rg_CKTM1qnwVG1WMse-5xFv1DvBZDvX1Mf5qpjPHPsnSN0V2tQMGtEgIBiRnz5rPKRNBV-6R32yTzPgA63igxyr5D1AzZG1RGBMB0-OUIXuRYEqd672Fjjnr0D/s400/26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579425706429506" /></a>Here are the airobic dancers again. It was so hot and they were so fast moving. Next post will show the Japanese traditional dancers, who were in the minority.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHGJn_KKgPDByk1_HbhJjGr2VqJAV6Ij8TLXqTIkHcGIoeccPsNvfOq4sH9yqa6WhFQX4GNgEHONzEEcNKYy311lt5xn6Gx7IcRz8fG9I_GGUfX6eIWQy7bmjX9X5IpsXxWTXj62NbhfF/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHGJn_KKgPDByk1_HbhJjGr2VqJAV6Ij8TLXqTIkHcGIoeccPsNvfOq4sH9yqa6WhFQX4GNgEHONzEEcNKYy311lt5xn6Gx7IcRz8fG9I_GGUfX6eIWQy7bmjX9X5IpsXxWTXj62NbhfF/s400/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579416868305138" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-24656343457558887262010-08-19T22:53:00.000-07:002010-08-19T22:59:18.952-07:00Obon /Yukata<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQzyPFH6fTmdPPsANiZ8OGPfulU7oByNYcvf2OdCYC8HYGRTe6adHi1L2IIUyPxeCapGzwa9B6fA3yAY6uf8NugGykpPihKA5PWS9C9-Pvr-E2wmXAo9wipCMKFTZb7io5hLFXzzDeC55/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQzyPFH6fTmdPPsANiZ8OGPfulU7oByNYcvf2OdCYC8HYGRTe6adHi1L2IIUyPxeCapGzwa9B6fA3yAY6uf8NugGykpPihKA5PWS9C9-Pvr-E2wmXAo9wipCMKFTZb7io5hLFXzzDeC55/s400/20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507366856027217218" /></a>Jack and I went to the Sodegaura Summer Festival at German Village. I wore a yukata that my mother-in-law made for me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyt6js7SFBhDhJZgSZCrrCMmlwmMZ-bKe7KTAFcm6I2c0K-Bxnd8RmjoyOdgjGdWPPtwKG4GtuF8McBUtADGjKSssvnJJOmJ5wmVC9yGD6ObXzLkzCfwGyziDvqdRdTeOLIKyBe-TaLuf/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyt6js7SFBhDhJZgSZCrrCMmlwmMZ-bKe7KTAFcm6I2c0K-Bxnd8RmjoyOdgjGdWPPtwKG4GtuF8McBUtADGjKSssvnJJOmJ5wmVC9yGD6ObXzLkzCfwGyziDvqdRdTeOLIKyBe-TaLuf/s400/16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507366843759686914" /></a>Posing by the sunflowers on the walk into the village<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWQhz7ja8SbpbuZ1yDM53S8nEj7XWVq9NJquLJdpo7EiSF6g1ZHQlJdUOG_7vWWE11JJC5kgGiUQgm1Vu47LFvYm_0zKogog0jYMqDkz-SCNGHs6Kbr4rSZJNHnjljts1tEN12f2AohtC/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWQhz7ja8SbpbuZ1yDM53S8nEj7XWVq9NJquLJdpo7EiSF6g1ZHQlJdUOG_7vWWE11JJC5kgGiUQgm1Vu47LFvYm_0zKogog0jYMqDkz-SCNGHs6Kbr4rSZJNHnjljts1tEN12f2AohtC/s400/15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507366840245597778" /></a>MIL putting on the obi. I bought a pink one I like better than this yellow, but haven't worn it yet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK12h47snscQeqLVY_i9FtukDNb6V8HYX3TjEUGObVSWktq3w-xHADWYQIf0WUYBawjaeQLNWVZ1KmkcA2srsLHKP8ANLbTnzsxwSphN09org2dxlwBZtXEK3157ovOdswO-ySGrURXwR/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK12h47snscQeqLVY_i9FtukDNb6V8HYX3TjEUGObVSWktq3w-xHADWYQIf0WUYBawjaeQLNWVZ1KmkcA2srsLHKP8ANLbTnzsxwSphN09org2dxlwBZtXEK3157ovOdswO-ySGrURXwR/s400/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507366836251729954" /></a>Lots of stuff to put on underneath and just too hot to wear it all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZK0lZC6JmOj_bWdGK1vtj8hU_7kvMSYqBw2WbQBirmknsqN58ZMnGHE99Wttn-nfLuOQNPIbLgXhY9h0a0GjWQJo8czvGzRMrenRn1CNx8NQn0CSEsolAv8tzlJHGLOnN8hWkIuvEYmR/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZK0lZC6JmOj_bWdGK1vtj8hU_7kvMSYqBw2WbQBirmknsqN58ZMnGHE99Wttn-nfLuOQNPIbLgXhY9h0a0GjWQJo8czvGzRMrenRn1CNx8NQn0CSEsolAv8tzlJHGLOnN8hWkIuvEYmR/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507366830177108034" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-61149678555854710062010-08-16T06:02:00.000-07:002010-08-16T06:07:27.639-07:00Mei (May)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPX2QZTgyKUV13FCALPNZs8-pts-KmIevcNHOJ6t9NYPuktWevTEMhU6cvdb9qYUErLospvZJdxzRBCy1EgA7CeKaE-HP3UoUQHfwRHSad3uamTiIN2h-a-AHSCmQTNFCYJwH2Tc3_hje/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPX2QZTgyKUV13FCALPNZs8-pts-KmIevcNHOJ6t9NYPuktWevTEMhU6cvdb9qYUErLospvZJdxzRBCy1EgA7CeKaE-HP3UoUQHfwRHSad3uamTiIN2h-a-AHSCmQTNFCYJwH2Tc3_hje/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505992777692493474" /></a>This darling baby came to visit us with her parents. Her father is my son's cousin and same age.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_I2njrYegmSoqKJfs_KA1k9SsG22Uft6693T_n93MK9xv1ter1M_OdH0K39ALAUwJKEwhXgTjoENCeKTALJHDNg50fSm4D9pxI_GlMCRgyTstFPiMWyAd4QRHtmeHPV17_wrQjwAzAMq/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_I2njrYegmSoqKJfs_KA1k9SsG22Uft6693T_n93MK9xv1ter1M_OdH0K39ALAUwJKEwhXgTjoENCeKTALJHDNg50fSm4D9pxI_GlMCRgyTstFPiMWyAd4QRHtmeHPV17_wrQjwAzAMq/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505992772647344962" /></a>This baby named Mei, is PIL 4th granddaughter. Their 5th will be born in October! The generation above her was almost all boys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkwKLRNpHAP0oqweTmTVV-13xcbChrkqIrS7IM7uMXgPrfcK9fesz8kLUyx5rsB1w7od1k5GRJD_KZccPxbYJZCMikttqfhC9YbR47RPWv5kb5wY8HAaotj-_44avYZP8pkv2o-atTisM/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkwKLRNpHAP0oqweTmTVV-13xcbChrkqIrS7IM7uMXgPrfcK9fesz8kLUyx5rsB1w7od1k5GRJD_KZccPxbYJZCMikttqfhC9YbR47RPWv5kb5wY8HAaotj-_44avYZP8pkv2o-atTisM/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505992766073194210" /></a>Another pose of sweet little Mei<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1qNPeudg0HqV-rJDYaEVxuPU157RictZADlMwxQ5PdGhVP2Lsdt30m5CCE6PCwvSXQQ7sEKzAn9hsGcPnbuMi0frU_EvAkooRSyPEHNL6rbSc7-9XaavuNNXXkLR0emi59vk0L5s_FTk/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1qNPeudg0HqV-rJDYaEVxuPU157RictZADlMwxQ5PdGhVP2Lsdt30m5CCE6PCwvSXQQ7sEKzAn9hsGcPnbuMi0frU_EvAkooRSyPEHNL6rbSc7-9XaavuNNXXkLR0emi59vk0L5s_FTk/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505992762369391618" /></a>Below she is being help by her great grandmother.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq15W4luACDM0wVhZ_gd-aVBEDdRN9zZHiqcz_TlPsj61QOX2mdetek5OiTe2yvV5T8Z0FPJSZJGU_jFAaFgVdeG7cO9V5czLZ_PZh7eVCmYljTUK2vEVo-ELkxQmg5pM1zv0oBTKJ1qR/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq15W4luACDM0wVhZ_gd-aVBEDdRN9zZHiqcz_TlPsj61QOX2mdetek5OiTe2yvV5T8Z0FPJSZJGU_jFAaFgVdeG7cO9V5czLZ_PZh7eVCmYljTUK2vEVo-ELkxQmg5pM1zv0oBTKJ1qR/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505992750991665922" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-82312242978417053632010-08-08T17:02:00.000-07:002010-08-08T17:07:38.860-07:00water flowers<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAURGpdKtQfEl7JsoWdy0ku0lPlsc_s3TA5j5XRSipBVeuT45B1SoQyzKs-E0PTfQXv2odmswIIR1-k9v8l-T4nCCtjU_Pd_NE0wHX0UKWyaEYy4zmXetAC7feW_JNr4UBcdLQWGESGOyI/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAURGpdKtQfEl7JsoWdy0ku0lPlsc_s3TA5j5XRSipBVeuT45B1SoQyzKs-E0PTfQXv2odmswIIR1-k9v8l-T4nCCtjU_Pd_NE0wHX0UKWyaEYy4zmXetAC7feW_JNr4UBcdLQWGESGOyI/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503194431238421538" /></a>In my little fish pond, the water flowers are blooming again. So pretty, but don't ask me the name of them. To me flowers are to be enjoyed not named. Even the fish no one can tell us what they are. I just call them medika, but people tell me they aren't true medika.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh8I6aCSnmlLVrhiUs_WBNcgwbD6M2VshFWdnPZZS-slzjaZVg5mo2dUISEBkVLXFqrT0LJnQrHTPY6vI42VWsOQfbcQGi5ZjdlHB-Evxl-azs4zFWDs2ckIIW2o04TasO2reGfoJsB1B/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh8I6aCSnmlLVrhiUs_WBNcgwbD6M2VshFWdnPZZS-slzjaZVg5mo2dUISEBkVLXFqrT0LJnQrHTPY6vI42VWsOQfbcQGi5ZjdlHB-Evxl-azs4zFWDs2ckIIW2o04TasO2reGfoJsB1B/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503194423924697586" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-73184207680792608002010-08-03T17:43:00.000-07:002010-08-03T17:51:18.204-07:00Puppy/Swallows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4jEJIrer9M9WBIPT7UO5pW57w9niDB1DyU6981q8tYlIjeS1gMaYLazJh0YhHht3UIRDUkYDXUVceLVIK5chAo2tC8Lb3P3V7Q07y1MoFbuuBwXPKbT6uO_UNWyYie_sRsLRyq7vtRll/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4jEJIrer9M9WBIPT7UO5pW57w9niDB1DyU6981q8tYlIjeS1gMaYLazJh0YhHht3UIRDUkYDXUVceLVIK5chAo2tC8Lb3P3V7Q07y1MoFbuuBwXPKbT6uO_UNWyYie_sRsLRyq7vtRll/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501349362209902322" /></a>No, we don't have a new puppy. This precious little sweet dashund/chuwawa mix belongs to my friend. Nice to have a puppy near but not be responsible for the shots, piddles, etc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3ML_4YBo6vlHnlc9huAq9Wf50qFbwfyVZgiakRAXdmcjBjC6sk9pNlTjw_vkvs-eXEvte2oDg4-13uyIELhVsRdW4Wi_jmIggJQtaSq1mV8onxJfHoL4DhuAFleNJCViLbIaLzFNJX58/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3ML_4YBo6vlHnlc9huAq9Wf50qFbwfyVZgiakRAXdmcjBjC6sk9pNlTjw_vkvs-eXEvte2oDg4-13uyIELhVsRdW4Wi_jmIggJQtaSq1mV8onxJfHoL4DhuAFleNJCViLbIaLzFNJX58/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501349354672303058" /></a>Every year we have swallows who make their nest in/on our garage. This year we had 5 babies. The heat got one and we had 4 left. Jack saw one had slipped out and he was putting it back into the nest when the whole nest tumbled to the ground and the babies all flew away! But flew back to the side roof to wait for feedings as they were still too little to go it alone. Now they just come back in the mornings to do whatever it is swallows do--hopefully having a breakfast of mosquitos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7xlxgN1I2fdiN0N5txYWZvPlW62jgrKWiQabxx7ffGpBU1JsJTni6eXeEBl618jlLkwtJY4JjOVc94KIYmUQMU4-f8eNRoGm37cqNY4P3uomBZ6Ka7g-M8zwrX3-k2WLzsqz6o3iKeEg/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7xlxgN1I2fdiN0N5txYWZvPlW62jgrKWiQabxx7ffGpBU1JsJTni6eXeEBl618jlLkwtJY4JjOVc94KIYmUQMU4-f8eNRoGm37cqNY4P3uomBZ6Ka7g-M8zwrX3-k2WLzsqz6o3iKeEg/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501349346567300834" /></a>Nest on the ground/babies plus some friends on the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTldeBI1ctM__LsXCaqBvTCI1UGtKvRkBJH0JyIEDnpMOyvT_9fAVq5YtAD-tjpoDcPj0G67WDhkufBF6BxPBF6vzl0hmGYcHbBbaVWjOj2DNtOo23hUs_HpclifmfxRDr44ArVH59rM0/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTldeBI1ctM__LsXCaqBvTCI1UGtKvRkBJH0JyIEDnpMOyvT_9fAVq5YtAD-tjpoDcPj0G67WDhkufBF6BxPBF6vzl0hmGYcHbBbaVWjOj2DNtOo23hUs_HpclifmfxRDr44ArVH59rM0/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501349340480163586" /></a>Babies in the nest before it fell. These of course are all backwards in sequence.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Zbgwlb84OLq2KxwFY1VjVDrtLm6wMOWiDEPmOAJRL4pJcDgHfDMy89WgJf3aADjsrFHJwO_oH4oFkCfjRGHv-HCOGXMr1uUKJuiTmZg4Ji2dQjPdtpMdWShzHf9h-IyldVZPe01bA9x8/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Zbgwlb84OLq2KxwFY1VjVDrtLm6wMOWiDEPmOAJRL4pJcDgHfDMy89WgJf3aADjsrFHJwO_oH4oFkCfjRGHv-HCOGXMr1uUKJuiTmZg4Ji2dQjPdtpMdWShzHf9h-IyldVZPe01bA9x8/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501349332589783634" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-22817617169958212312010-08-02T17:20:00.000-07:002010-08-02T17:28:59.233-07:00Party at Peggy's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxVC4BovNot5vZy5c4-YzVSNxb9WC9N3Wc65w0jtg9ecgaBzQUQti7bHHk7DRXJpUpKkJoBWSNqfEMpvhB7T0XI5mr_PxQMClqq35xlvAYhnX06DmaABM_lA7Z7Y6g6sP5a2C5ojmGXGF/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxVC4BovNot5vZy5c4-YzVSNxb9WC9N3Wc65w0jtg9ecgaBzQUQti7bHHk7DRXJpUpKkJoBWSNqfEMpvhB7T0XI5mr_PxQMClqq35xlvAYhnX06DmaABM_lA7Z7Y6g6sP5a2C5ojmGXGF/s400/30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500972850486851298" /></a>Birthday girl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispsUiYRFDX3nEaSaH3qHZaeLQoPCmZCB5NqOuAmX5wYzwG6dPX3mHQ82idHWUsxRZtc4IJ57lEpO0oKKmQivqh6bbW4x-p0WgAT3l6stmwkAYrVDRnZEHSVQKLdorwtmjkOXBx23FDaXF/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispsUiYRFDX3nEaSaH3qHZaeLQoPCmZCB5NqOuAmX5wYzwG6dPX3mHQ82idHWUsxRZtc4IJ57lEpO0oKKmQivqh6bbW4x-p0WgAT3l6stmwkAYrVDRnZEHSVQKLdorwtmjkOXBx23FDaXF/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500972847281853906" /></a>The daughters who attended<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSplHgPjYCRB76ZsCYksnymy5hflbUbcQbZvCFedJTV3yu_HmEE_m8gEm_BUEdL8Z492W_mcFm6ygN3qnUc4N1llg3FTSKX9PF8UD57kj-_xgs94RNR5iGqX0211riaNiXUIIl_9g-TvM/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSplHgPjYCRB76ZsCYksnymy5hflbUbcQbZvCFedJTV3yu_HmEE_m8gEm_BUEdL8Z492W_mcFm6ygN3qnUc4N1llg3FTSKX9PF8UD57kj-_xgs94RNR5iGqX0211riaNiXUIIl_9g-TvM/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500972840256985186" /></a>Yummy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOlJrPcPcsJEBCgv2H2rVf70ow0xldjYWPa-0w2Un1nP2r2xgo06yKfEfaC070gkVKW0xSoKA9qMmfJt0PPpJ_L8HHtWq3qwBx63kkN1sv8pvzglQpmP6P7A5GrY0B6FxQMqarHo9RXwH/s1600/39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOlJrPcPcsJEBCgv2H2rVf70ow0xldjYWPa-0w2Un1nP2r2xgo06yKfEfaC070gkVKW0xSoKA9qMmfJt0PPpJ_L8HHtWq3qwBx63kkN1sv8pvzglQpmP6P7A5GrY0B6FxQMqarHo9RXwH/s400/39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500972835631880722" /></a>In front of Peggy's house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HSyIVDkKNunS3EWH72mPfBAingCTE4oH6YmHchbqkV8mffec34gAO1FottySchvt3xqHQvLOabxHHNDt9VUtgIEBdh3rONrDxYLy6bHxWiAUaYzk3r9sMEeFmxDI6375muadh5wJ58tb/s1600/36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HSyIVDkKNunS3EWH72mPfBAingCTE4oH6YmHchbqkV8mffec34gAO1FottySchvt3xqHQvLOabxHHNDt9VUtgIEBdh3rONrDxYLy6bHxWiAUaYzk3r9sMEeFmxDI6375muadh5wJ58tb/s400/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500972831467343330" /></a>16 of us foreign wives.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-50669682631559828412010-07-25T05:36:00.000-07:002010-07-25T05:38:32.214-07:00Sorry for taking a break!Haven't been posting lately for 2 reasons. It is just so hot and I'm so lazy with nothing new to say! Also I got a new cell phone and haven't figured out how to get the photos from there into this computer. I bought the adapter for the micro chip in the phone but it won't download.<div>Well, I'm not going to sweat that now. I will get back to blogging soon hopefully.</div>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-71878737856874416782010-07-14T01:09:00.000-07:002010-07-14T01:12:21.503-07:00BBQ cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ-KNTOjazjSrWURbNKeui6ZNmGzRtdK49oshr1a2Emw6K6vSMKBIgvJFTLS8EKUGoM7x0KOnFZfGUkBEShCSHhZ_Bee-LpDy7fT-Cixin4wi1cDNc7hypps7C0Nw0a2_JgkgMyyIFuFu/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ-KNTOjazjSrWURbNKeui6ZNmGzRtdK49oshr1a2Emw6K6vSMKBIgvJFTLS8EKUGoM7x0KOnFZfGUkBEShCSHhZ_Bee-LpDy7fT-Cixin4wi1cDNc7hypps7C0Nw0a2_JgkgMyyIFuFu/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493671343830390914" /></a>Above is the youngest baby in our group. and below are the older kids. It is seldom that these older kids want to join us, so had to get a photo of them together. The kids in between were impossible to get together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlmUaX6_iyrRQBDRYILqYTQsGm078hDYPBSRjYJVJrUPj5dgEGvw_tIPoRP7KYt9xNoJgqaFVDU5kQd8k0PE3REpG8DP7rBFPNR_25c-KrEodSm8iL7BVa-xeWvIsDguhMimrzXASjw3E/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlmUaX6_iyrRQBDRYILqYTQsGm078hDYPBSRjYJVJrUPj5dgEGvw_tIPoRP7KYt9xNoJgqaFVDU5kQd8k0PE3REpG8DP7rBFPNR_25c-KrEodSm8iL7BVa-xeWvIsDguhMimrzXASjw3E/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493671340985442594" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-595553547405727842010-07-10T01:54:00.000-07:002010-07-10T01:57:44.956-07:00BBQ in Chiba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusIVKMZvYnEOXDhhTGynzTrpgnvjlvKUkLpnRI_myQsM2ttA8uSGtrGrKYflJJD2UVGOxrRCZw3a7FQMBt1EK9fIT4fdRmdPKMmUTToIFueQ_owryUfDT5TBY7dMGLaXvYnYtIvq0E4Py/s1600/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusIVKMZvYnEOXDhhTGynzTrpgnvjlvKUkLpnRI_myQsM2ttA8uSGtrGrKYflJJD2UVGOxrRCZw3a7FQMBt1EK9fIT4fdRmdPKMmUTToIFueQ_owryUfDT5TBY7dMGLaXvYnYtIvq0E4Py/s400/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492198596347832594" /></a>Last Sunday the 4th of July 25 foreign wives of Japanese men met for a BBQ. It was hot and sticky but we enjoyed getting together with old friends and new ones. About 1/2 the husbands were there too and many kids. I hate to say it but I think I was the oldest one there.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-12742284217332141892010-07-05T17:19:00.000-07:002010-07-05T17:24:18.679-07:00Ema on Nami's puzzle mat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr9FjSS6rdbwrg9z2YqiXRtFaRPglEC3ssFn42QWKeGOgrTjhaJPgzftSCFQ5ahYtFGZhSvn9h0OmoGFmsptFniJqfRXX2YCZQEBkOQuYubyVarMH8UJl9v_HpOsjhGuH2bPaov9AsPIw/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr9FjSS6rdbwrg9z2YqiXRtFaRPglEC3ssFn42QWKeGOgrTjhaJPgzftSCFQ5ahYtFGZhSvn9h0OmoGFmsptFniJqfRXX2YCZQEBkOQuYubyVarMH8UJl9v_HpOsjhGuH2bPaov9AsPIw/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582351913829442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq7kOKtzk_LCWiR1azQkrlS3obDVE7xF1Uah3q-GUY7LryvqK00K17vj0cpSRXkIiNX95cieZnptn1J0OJigsBHFeBf-2ouW3eDFc590PDSsbxLooMR0W4evVaN-L02uEDOeJpHt0XOEq/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq7kOKtzk_LCWiR1azQkrlS3obDVE7xF1Uah3q-GUY7LryvqK00K17vj0cpSRXkIiNX95cieZnptn1J0OJigsBHFeBf-2ouW3eDFc590PDSsbxLooMR0W4evVaN-L02uEDOeJpHt0XOEq/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582344787345202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hh9h_842lw5e6hRJDGi4reAPOGyht8wLByQfak-j0DTEPWClqO2UZ-_N92axjEXa8umQp1DBfhDkUxfatOXp4sunC1w-BpBXpIgeAnufSyGTH4HAFf1eladjB83DanZZqqwvgKVR4noJ/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hh9h_842lw5e6hRJDGi4reAPOGyht8wLByQfak-j0DTEPWClqO2UZ-_N92axjEXa8umQp1DBfhDkUxfatOXp4sunC1w-BpBXpIgeAnufSyGTH4HAFf1eladjB83DanZZqqwvgKVR4noJ/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582332691957826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFZbJpQaOBLWClRV8hXJPrAdpwzI2o4YZLGIQ5C4BfdzLpsbuIZ8L_k6dgo9XaNt8fneeiECSRwHRAirJur6RmXCCXlkT5itP-Rz7LlZkoEXlZO7lz_jB41aHXW4zDkNugzU7ASFEdIgQ/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFZbJpQaOBLWClRV8hXJPrAdpwzI2o4YZLGIQ5C4BfdzLpsbuIZ8L_k6dgo9XaNt8fneeiECSRwHRAirJur6RmXCCXlkT5itP-Rz7LlZkoEXlZO7lz_jB41aHXW4zDkNugzU7ASFEdIgQ/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582324603727986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jgw3yHF0aB24kiKNgrcBEMBG2wvkdEmwS-ecMwkQf75Moc7Z6eqI7rX-8Lh6krgzcWB4_erVtJ71y0mALjXV83jfCHY2jHfC6Mz59b0VKEpP_i9RmZowbe8YNmu6K0jTxXbGr3Vzicuj/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jgw3yHF0aB24kiKNgrcBEMBG2wvkdEmwS-ecMwkQf75Moc7Z6eqI7rX-8Lh6krgzcWB4_erVtJ71y0mALjXV83jfCHY2jHfC6Mz59b0VKEpP_i9RmZowbe8YNmu6K0jTxXbGr3Vzicuj/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582313379260530" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-33745666166034479272010-07-03T02:44:00.000-07:002010-07-03T02:46:38.716-07:00Nami's first surgery<div>When Koji sent this e-mail to me. I was thinking, "Oh, no is she in the hospital? What kind of surgery did she have?" Then I scrolled down and saw this photo!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqMEfOZ7UWUKWA-nyJk4bNIeqvmUlrb6sBmi5V3ump6YMpl2gxiYGxw5CjyGuOCqv9SKQJftMDSgPyETpAQTMOTem_NWjaIpyKPIGs4n7f69wQ24Ek6K4EtINWahF-Njyqn6JooTc2vqU/s1600/%E5%86%99%E7%9C%9F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqMEfOZ7UWUKWA-nyJk4bNIeqvmUlrb6sBmi5V3ump6YMpl2gxiYGxw5CjyGuOCqv9SKQJftMDSgPyETpAQTMOTem_NWjaIpyKPIGs4n7f69wQ24Ek6K4EtINWahF-Njyqn6JooTc2vqU/s400/%E5%86%99%E7%9C%9F.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489613684071780946" /></a>Looks like she might even be left-handed.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-22600240731352930032010-07-01T16:37:00.000-07:002010-07-01T16:40:24.557-07:00Ema again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDhHHo29fuMEz4LE7__bOCd-ONym1kQs2rSqBQvp7o4v6RCMAXuCUuE0SwVvNsI4JOAZJFfnjFLw5deVfPpXz5atcGK0TVq8LDs1iiwo8u0yOCBqGgb3f_k4flXGFbt2OR9EDAOBiLbBV/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDhHHo29fuMEz4LE7__bOCd-ONym1kQs2rSqBQvp7o4v6RCMAXuCUuE0SwVvNsI4JOAZJFfnjFLw5deVfPpXz5atcGK0TVq8LDs1iiwo8u0yOCBqGgb3f_k4flXGFbt2OR9EDAOBiLbBV/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489086370231336162" /></a>Here she is with her other grandpa....they are having her learn to call him iichan (short for Ojiisan). Below she is with her uncle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIecWeg8EWkx4_Z-fMs9l5lUw4j0XX3OeMdYpPJD3Ci1VbFU94KaLdBnwCFkrycrdejJp3d0u0KhmqE7dCf-HtTRSs0__IeRnMaJGFJZe9YwrT0SoAvk_KpY2LCSQWr9mCyafB5nXuCpO2/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIecWeg8EWkx4_Z-fMs9l5lUw4j0XX3OeMdYpPJD3Ci1VbFU94KaLdBnwCFkrycrdejJp3d0u0KhmqE7dCf-HtTRSs0__IeRnMaJGFJZe9YwrT0SoAvk_KpY2LCSQWr9mCyafB5nXuCpO2/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489086363646587810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DLoAJtSpRGsjFwydFpcUe9VAuj9HB5Xe7NrE_vI1YAjOfMnwaXBq5uizcd4cmBafHPqBW27gV2MXRG1-YjHBt0tl96b5j-hUkBhjMzL3tg0O9umtFx0rhaorJDX28sEmTNm_CIumJHRP/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DLoAJtSpRGsjFwydFpcUe9VAuj9HB5Xe7NrE_vI1YAjOfMnwaXBq5uizcd4cmBafHPqBW27gV2MXRG1-YjHBt0tl96b5j-hUkBhjMzL3tg0O9umtFx0rhaorJDX28sEmTNm_CIumJHRP/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489086354963361858" /></a>When it rains and we are walking they have a special cover for the stroller. But it can get like a sauna in there in this weather.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV5DjxJqLN_5GDCVBOQmGcSIJH2zssb_7cRbgpeBuTZpkLG6-L7x-b5r0_rMXVofq4WNeTaIvYly9YlpzM_1SOJWGnm5Nwt4AT_74HdUqONegHmQPrJYEAeC0UdpK-TzIBkwbx1JCcaH5/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV5DjxJqLN_5GDCVBOQmGcSIJH2zssb_7cRbgpeBuTZpkLG6-L7x-b5r0_rMXVofq4WNeTaIvYly9YlpzM_1SOJWGnm5Nwt4AT_74HdUqONegHmQPrJYEAeC0UdpK-TzIBkwbx1JCcaH5/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489086342364311858" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-82502843622552648112010-06-30T16:48:00.000-07:002010-06-30T16:55:00.380-07:00Kamakura hydranges<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCFPvXoU1j7CpPidUmMDk5eJHdgs4rra9lOoFlskKWAI5Uwcx3FGSOzVGfIJndilZD99R03w_IsFe4lmj6WrgXlhroQxykVlurGhF6-4dMktKdJd73BC6lRK6M_eSsX8dFd49uVKyt8zs/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCFPvXoU1j7CpPidUmMDk5eJHdgs4rra9lOoFlskKWAI5Uwcx3FGSOzVGfIJndilZD99R03w_IsFe4lmj6WrgXlhroQxykVlurGhF6-4dMktKdJd73BC6lRK6M_eSsX8dFd49uVKyt8zs/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488718233455966930" /></a>After church on Sat. Andy and Waka took us up to see the famous free hydranges view. It was beside the temple where we saw lines of people walking the temple grounds which are the most famous for this summer flowering bush. But this place is up a trail beside the above cemetary.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgotKU5hRxafty-oCA_Y0JcGce1MG1r3_77-hcH0C4BEsSKV6xY_XhPFb69vRZ_miPymPu0lcteiExEIAj_-ubqbXDiuOSYpKr1OceN4WvMDvISb76wul_ZQ4sUCR1iuKZaxY1n0KjfMY/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgotKU5hRxafty-oCA_Y0JcGce1MG1r3_77-hcH0C4BEsSKV6xY_XhPFb69vRZ_miPymPu0lcteiExEIAj_-ubqbXDiuOSYpKr1OceN4WvMDvISb76wul_ZQ4sUCR1iuKZaxY1n0KjfMY/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488718228506677874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigAqAq7UFhWfu506f4dFK69myB2A3sbs4TX0zx9b2FF_fpgxKbe08klcYq5wEe1o_tUqpH6Wqg1dygLvVXqpvbMT9lZMtohNCdkHyMFTZyHBJC7hT12UvdvDaHU8ccehm5vNB6Q4K_4Ex/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigAqAq7UFhWfu506f4dFK69myB2A3sbs4TX0zx9b2FF_fpgxKbe08klcYq5wEe1o_tUqpH6Wqg1dygLvVXqpvbMT9lZMtohNCdkHyMFTZyHBJC7hT12UvdvDaHU8ccehm5vNB6Q4K_4Ex/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488718222620149282" /></a>It was raining this day and so many people wanting this view even in the rain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvQ92O-eObOyiMiMEcka1OwrrpR0Fb1w03c9ZzGJHJhACzkK5yKGTD4pCgrzq5mjwyoNh1FZVfSOx861keUWE94ASfZCOpWU69e3oNQSAtJXrUO35XzFm1VQugDgxsYddayJDx6MfhZaW/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvQ92O-eObOyiMiMEcka1OwrrpR0Fb1w03c9ZzGJHJhACzkK5yKGTD4pCgrzq5mjwyoNh1FZVfSOx861keUWE94ASfZCOpWU69e3oNQSAtJXrUO35XzFm1VQugDgxsYddayJDx6MfhZaW/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488718216421978866" /></a>Had to throw in this knobby tree that we saw on our walk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmNsEf2WD2-TKSQxJdLRTwvutuwJzNcjvLXR8TGcw0f0YVTvmaRyY-8M4u5ZNB9ZssSc-zwxr8caOiKipmgUZP8prt15ffKVuva3jF63OgW_n2s0IMAsYHG-KraLeNt9aaqsFzPKae11/s1600/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmNsEf2WD2-TKSQxJdLRTwvutuwJzNcjvLXR8TGcw0f0YVTvmaRyY-8M4u5ZNB9ZssSc-zwxr8caOiKipmgUZP8prt15ffKVuva3jF63OgW_n2s0IMAsYHG-KraLeNt9aaqsFzPKae11/s400/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488718208458652178" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-48636034200829896142010-06-30T02:06:00.000-07:002010-06-30T02:09:24.357-07:00graduation final photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4pYK_mh545-FsHw0-wAO4mAMY99LC6SqA5T-5_5iHHjoeA3czTnIVDw0UxdEOfMz6RLJ9wUEoyF5EnZpCYe-rbyphLWx11N1Tuuy9hQpV6x9aUFTpADrUQoogUEbnPOGaGrBOIveFq7C/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4pYK_mh545-FsHw0-wAO4mAMY99LC6SqA5T-5_5iHHjoeA3czTnIVDw0UxdEOfMz6RLJ9wUEoyF5EnZpCYe-rbyphLWx11N1Tuuy9hQpV6x9aUFTpADrUQoogUEbnPOGaGrBOIveFq7C/s400/15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488490816077350946" /></a>Denny and Joan were representing the Idaho family at the graduation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuudd9iF-fesXRBGN8jKxJBSzKQAySm88OMe4KTAYpx3LbnsuRWHGC1FonLtIWRUt0Zs6V5eWZnFoo4c6ATJme5HGgs4CV9-IhnTryXsVkIVbYTFWLm271rLPWliy1YhoTXB14XtLEozn/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuudd9iF-fesXRBGN8jKxJBSzKQAySm88OMe4KTAYpx3LbnsuRWHGC1FonLtIWRUt0Zs6V5eWZnFoo4c6ATJme5HGgs4CV9-IhnTryXsVkIVbYTFWLm271rLPWliy1YhoTXB14XtLEozn/s400/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488490806302543858" /></a>Here is the Japanese girl married to one of Koji's classmates and their son. He is also in the Navy and she will graduate from Nursing soon.Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-9992594865000980452010-06-28T22:34:00.000-07:002010-06-28T22:38:34.709-07:00Graduation park party cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rCd06ww8Pb3TjcfYVUvKj8-7GwClp7-8VlelRBnAZHtXecpbm4bZCSEl_4Kswbq7EyvYkWlKsL2yRQfNTw0yJMfOyWSjwFMb-QqkVaJZ3GNEg_FrNltY95yFgDYUjPzV8eKBQfsKwQlS/s1600/88.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rCd06ww8Pb3TjcfYVUvKj8-7GwClp7-8VlelRBnAZHtXecpbm4bZCSEl_4Kswbq7EyvYkWlKsL2yRQfNTw0yJMfOyWSjwFMb-QqkVaJZ3GNEg_FrNltY95yFgDYUjPzV8eKBQfsKwQlS/s400/88.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488065209433420674" /></a>Above is the Miyagi family who also had a medical school graduate. The boy on the left is a wonderful tennis player.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO4-g1x0iDw5NwEvsub7TYBhtdNbWcnhZmClsuAe23T4kIN6vA3952f6CqykdhmUvBvXnxWQjAXHpKRn8JJYSx248AKls6z6x4t9oCdwDFPA7J5tVhrjrcMUUAKMblIZ39nNA8TW4kIV5/s1600/89.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO4-g1x0iDw5NwEvsub7TYBhtdNbWcnhZmClsuAe23T4kIN6vA3952f6CqykdhmUvBvXnxWQjAXHpKRn8JJYSx248AKls6z6x4t9oCdwDFPA7J5tVhrjrcMUUAKMblIZ39nNA8TW4kIV5/s400/89.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488065206115282674" /></a>Nami enjoys sliding down the slope.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrKLW1JsICzscH_KXLkwnZzJcVDfI-BWe3Dq198VobJimv17WWtSdOKKzDZp9Uf7fBXJPg3sBxyKrn1rHSGT0dtI3-VmgdvnXezm5_dU9mj7PoprGhdkjweJ9ggNZbRq79N52s-lYOKTQ/s1600/90.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrKLW1JsICzscH_KXLkwnZzJcVDfI-BWe3Dq198VobJimv17WWtSdOKKzDZp9Uf7fBXJPg3sBxyKrn1rHSGT0dtI3-VmgdvnXezm5_dU9mj7PoprGhdkjweJ9ggNZbRq79N52s-lYOKTQ/s400/90.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488065197851383730" /></a>Mommy's and babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSDPOKVcoq7jBw0pA4kZLNo0Gq-yqe3uEpz8KXq-7s8e5XNA-9Ncjeo7dcCR4AAWOxm_TaDtPdModXyB7T3LcLYuZjlN5kOI8MUPYJ46boiQldB9_oHpJctxbbNnnlYEnrFRg_o4Me4eK/s1600/92.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSDPOKVcoq7jBw0pA4kZLNo0Gq-yqe3uEpz8KXq-7s8e5XNA-9Ncjeo7dcCR4AAWOxm_TaDtPdModXyB7T3LcLYuZjlN5kOI8MUPYJ46boiQldB9_oHpJctxbbNnnlYEnrFRg_o4Me4eK/s400/92.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488065189434874162" /></a>Here we have proof of Denny being a tease to our tiny Ema! She was sleeping.<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYNKJC2NZzTd12bxx0OskAHjzLk2rQbVPFB7AKJzNtqwujitphTh_lmvqHWUBHp6-_wWMFdoiUKSCCPwfWheDY54yy3BF6uSRxxHTAPP6yBjIaj5wqDp4Od1AfVRkSf8SgrdTh6o9WJJm/s1600/93.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYNKJC2NZzTd12bxx0OskAHjzLk2rQbVPFB7AKJzNtqwujitphTh_lmvqHWUBHp6-_wWMFdoiUKSCCPwfWheDY54yy3BF6uSRxxHTAPP6yBjIaj5wqDp4Od1AfVRkSf8SgrdTh6o9WJJm/s400/93.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488065183476199138" /></a><br /></div>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437394476068931412.post-22593120154509867602010-06-27T03:47:00.000-07:002010-06-27T03:51:12.989-07:00Picnic after grad.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ej4XbwYt5c5mb3hzlKrgwzYTP6WPB18BGX0FTP3YRxFyBqOpARY1XczwmGLE6CcyYlOaVR-VJo4_aeELxH_-96sQWCsqRhjkcV8BwSThbcBUjU4mnHeLpyIDCB1GExuj77z6Zv0aLiDV/s1600/84.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ej4XbwYt5c5mb3hzlKrgwzYTP6WPB18BGX0FTP3YRxFyBqOpARY1XczwmGLE6CcyYlOaVR-VJo4_aeELxH_-96sQWCsqRhjkcV8BwSThbcBUjU4mnHeLpyIDCB1GExuj77z6Zv0aLiDV/s400/84.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487403724686761842" /></a>We gathered in the Loma Linda Park for a fun pizza picnic after the graduation. Almost all the Japanese students and friends came.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW0ulfyRKv99v6QaA1jw8DBl2DZ82mhx4ItuYpEHB0UvMd-c6HfGXjz3KL-SqbVox9Mhpssr9RN0851xUhAeBbX-1U76wtiGpqjDd4yYMLqR0nuOMJO2rMqEQ6k6SXJMeZBwOe3U1D6GX/s1600/85.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW0ulfyRKv99v6QaA1jw8DBl2DZ82mhx4ItuYpEHB0UvMd-c6HfGXjz3KL-SqbVox9Mhpssr9RN0851xUhAeBbX-1U76wtiGpqjDd4yYMLqR0nuOMJO2rMqEQ6k6SXJMeZBwOe3U1D6GX/s400/85.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487403721402616546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmDt2hUboHD6w1-Sq9K7FFSJWFgoOxVsPFK0Is1debvI-Dho2ifNGRNxRMgO0dXSvq2EcRQJ-4dippMxcfEttVq5fWIfkKszq-WAA7jp6XxybWxiCHTFQhJFPqagrsyXdLZgc9eNf9DCP/s1600/82.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmDt2hUboHD6w1-Sq9K7FFSJWFgoOxVsPFK0Is1debvI-Dho2ifNGRNxRMgO0dXSvq2EcRQJ-4dippMxcfEttVq5fWIfkKszq-WAA7jp6XxybWxiCHTFQhJFPqagrsyXdLZgc9eNf9DCP/s400/82.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487403715036510882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd86SJ1Bk0QYB6gufTPUOKb-G3h1MG3gBS8aeEBzrNywf1tJ-j6QEFE9yJeRZwcD9KC1aF4b_encT6s_IK10obEVMJrwQ7afoKv9JEZaTKpc5RbySmjVe3mAp_gxRz1ty_vmC4ApKKiWK/s1600/81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd86SJ1Bk0QYB6gufTPUOKb-G3h1MG3gBS8aeEBzrNywf1tJ-j6QEFE9yJeRZwcD9KC1aF4b_encT6s_IK10obEVMJrwQ7afoKv9JEZaTKpc5RbySmjVe3mAp_gxRz1ty_vmC4ApKKiWK/s400/81.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487403708954978274" /></a>Brother Denny and wife Joan flew down from Idaho to help us celebrate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioosweTflNOiQoJ3J3etO1bhj3rN5Czn_wEOct60_vj-nHfjXTyUYZ0my3uZbqA-0PtqsH-xRG3VjKP8VZHOs2heMlSNBYQlFnS47WePY_4fs0AuKN7q79hmL7w2VVlMTN6fWmrJn7jLxS/s1600/83.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioosweTflNOiQoJ3J3etO1bhj3rN5Czn_wEOct60_vj-nHfjXTyUYZ0my3uZbqA-0PtqsH-xRG3VjKP8VZHOs2heMlSNBYQlFnS47WePY_4fs0AuKN7q79hmL7w2VVlMTN6fWmrJn7jLxS/s400/83.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487403699825690498" /></a>Viki in Chibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964908571059451540noreply@blogger.com0