Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Our last half-day in Kyoto was a cold and wet one. We put on our Oregonian minds and endured the rain drops enough to do the short walk along the Philosophers’ Path (哲学の道哲学の道) where we reminisced about the old days when J and I created our own pronunciation of philosophize to philoSOPHisize because we had trouble saying it correctly. Now, it will never be said properly…. 🤣😂 The Path leads to the Silver…

  • Nearly another 20,000 steps saw us with a “lighter” touristy day…. We decided to head out to Arashiyama since J had never been out there and it had been quite a while since I went out that way. It is not far outside of the downtown area and E was super excited about the train as it is some kind of special one – afraid it was lost on me. 😉 Arashiyama is…

  • It’s been many years since I made a visit to Kyoto again after living there for three years in 2001-2004.  Sometime ago I made a short visit as my first time back since my divorce. I wanted to remember my love for the city outside of the time being unhappily married during those years.  Now, I am back again wishing my new hubby was with us, but loving the trip down memory lane…

  • Today was a day with my godson since J had to work. So, beforehand I gave him a task to organize something to do for us. He had a good plan that we set into action. We headed to Roppongi to start our adventure at the Hedgehog Cafe.  Only in Japan would there be a place that they charge people to come in and pet hedgehogs with a time limit even…. It was…

  • The warmth of Abu Dhabi is starting to be a little missed, but for the past few days the desert has been full of thunderstorms, lightning and rain. The only difference is the temperature. 🙂 While I miss my big teddy bear warmer known as my hubby, I am staying warm with the company and spoiling of my BFF and family. <3 So, not too much to say at the moment as it…

  • The male gender may not fully understand the art of the female chatter. However, the female chatter plays a very important role in working out different options for decisions to be made or to at least see different perspectives on possible options. Of course, at the end of the day things will happen as they are meant to be regardless of our desire to feel as if we are making any decisions for…

  • Missed posting yesterday because J and I took a girls’ trip out to higher elevations, colder temps and warm hot springs in Gunma’s Ikaho Onsen area.  It was a short trip out of Tokyo (about 1.5hrs from Ueno Station to Shibukawa). We did the famous 365 steps up and down from the shrine to the bottom and back. It is a popular tourist location in the fall, but it was still a lovely…

  • Missing the seasons or taking in the greenery has never been one of my sensory concerns. People have complained that living in the desert is so boring and bland; for me, it has never been an issue. As I stepped outside today for a short run and later met J for a bit of traditional tea in a park tucked in the midst of the city, I found that I truly do appreciate…

  • Smiling today as the sun shines in Tokyo. As I ride the train, I am keenly aware of those things I find nostalgic and wonder if I were to live here again would I eventually find things annoying or maintain my sense of warm fuzzy.  Generational gaps are seen as older generations sit without electronics in their hands people watching or reading the adverts on the walls/ceilings of the train cars. The younger…

  • I am back in Japan again after two years and it is amazing!! Not only do I love being with my BFF, my brother from another mother and my godson, but I also am loving the normalcy of life outside of the home. Now, granted, I have not yet left the house on my own, but going out last night and eating was lovely. Here are the things I have missed: Vending machines…

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