Author Archives: spikekalashnikov

So we stayed in a guest house in Aka called Sakubaru. It is shabby, disorganized, devoid of ceremony, pretty much like the rest of the village of Aka. I love it. What I finally noticed about Aka and indeed other … Continue reading →

So we are in Aka at exactly the right time for lo Saturday night is Matsuri night. The big summer festival is held under the bridge. It is a bit like Glynebourne. Everyone sits out on the lawn having an … Continue reading →

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word.For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,which thou hast prepared before the face of all people. Jeremy, James and I go to Aka shima for 3 days of … Continue reading →

The joy of shiny baubles soon wears off. A brand new car soon becomes the thing that takes you to work. It has a scratch down the side. I have heard that it hath been said that a beautiful woman soon … Continue reading →

Each year the local Eisa dances troupes do a celebrational tattoo down Takashiho Odori, as what is the main street in Yomitan. It is unmissable. It is the end of Obon. Okinawa celebrates. I love this. Band after band passes by, … Continue reading →

Ryuishiro, Kanako, Juna and Carlos come to stay. We have the best fun.   Anyway, we had a wonderful time. Children make everything more fun. Thanks Carlos and Juna.

Well, not the oldest thing I own because I have inherited some very old stuff, nor the oldest thing I have bought because I have purchased some 19th century maps. What I am trying to say is that the thing I am … Continue reading →

The words in the title have many meanings: cricket I think is bail, water from boat is also bail, I think, misery woe sorrow, is definitely bale, as is a compactness of stuff like cotton or hay. Then there is … Continue reading →

My life has been characterized by a series of lucky breaks. One is the tree that grows smack in front of my house. I remember my early childhood as hours and hours staring at willow pattern plates in cold rooms as … Continue reading →

More turtle release with Rumi san. I walk over to her beach gazing at supersonic sunset. It is very warm and pesky fruit bats get tangled in my hair. We release about 100 babies who charge down the beach and … Continue reading →