http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne That's the world from my perspective - with a free weblog from blogigo. en Lynne2 Lynne2 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:39:41 +0200 daily 1 Yesterday, Saturday, we went to Yamada-san's student Pottery show and some of them have certainly surpassed the master. Table after table of beautiful pots, vases, plates, etc. Some were beautiful glazes, some were beautiful in form, and all were so professional looking. I thought that he was going to include this vase that I made, but instead he put this stupid vase that I was going to toss. *Sigh* one man's trash is another treasure I guess. I took pictures of Sallies manger scene and Charla's yoga people. They were a hit of the whole show. Yamada-san sells his pots, and they are very expensive, but I have my eye on this beautiful plate that really shows off his skill and artistic talent. The price tag, 50,000 yen or just under five hundred dollars. Taiko, a friend and fellow student told him I wanted one and he is going to give me 'deal', three hundred dollars. SOLD. The top is white snake glaze which is one that he developed, it goes on black, but when it is fired, it puddles up into what looks a... Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:39:41 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Pottery-Show/8/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Pottery-Show/8/ Well, I got rid of that person looking over my shoulder at least for today. LOL But I do want to tell you about both Hiroshima and Nagasaki because if you ever do come to Japan, they should be a "Must See' place. Hiroshima, along with Nagasaki were the only two places in the world that have been hit by a nuclear bomb and both cities are now dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons from all arsenals. It's as it should be, they lost hundreds of thousands of innocent lives and I really don't feel that the US knew then the environmental damage that the bomb cause or that leukemia would continue to kill folks for years to come. I have been to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Peace Parks are beautiful, the museums are interesting but heart wrenching and the paper doves the children make every day by the thousands that decorate the area are inspiring.   Both are coastal cities and why they were chosen as places to bomb is strange because both towns had large Anglo... Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:31:14 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Japan./7/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Japan./7/ Wow, yesterday I was diagnosised with mild scoliosis (is that spelled right, I don't think so) Doctor thinks I fell on my butt at some time in my life, which certainly could have happened. I am not the most stable person and have had my share of accidents. But you know I am the biggest hypocondriac, every week its something new BUT I have never even considered scoliosis. Treatment: Lie on right side over a pillow for 15 minutes a day. Humm, well I can do that!! Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:34:38 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Scoliosis/6/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Scoliosis/6/ Just heard  the tenants who are living in our house are moving the end of September so since we don't relish the thought of leaving the house empty, Roy has decided to go home early. Of course, that will leave the packing for me to do, and that will leave me to finish eating all the food in the kitchen and that will leave me to go to the SUMO grand finale alone and that will leave me to deal with packer etc. But thats okay, I can send the furniture home early and we can just get on the road that much sooner. Also heard that my best buddy is coming to spend Christmas with us and I am so excited as he was my neighbor in California and has moved to Oregon and lives pretty close to us. We are going to show him around Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia and he is then going to show us around Portland. I also heard another friend lost her husband over the weekend. That will also change our plans as I want to go and spend some time with her. Did I mention our plans were fluid. Then... Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:04:48 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Back-to-the-Future/5/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Back-to-the-Future/5/ That person reading over my shoulder thinks I need to tell you more about Japan. I wish I could tell you about all the places that I have been to while here, and maybe I will as the days go by. I live in Iwakuni Japan which is above  Hiroshima about 40 miles. I say above because my sence of direction is really out of kilter here. The Pacific seems to be to the east of me, the Sea of Japan to the west, Hiroshima should be to the north, but its not, Japan runs east and west and so Hiroshima is to the East. If I repeat that over and over, I might just get it. (Ill talk about Hiroshima one day because I have some great pictures and great memories of the place, but let me start with Iwakuni) Iwakuni is a small dot on the Japanese map and unlike most towns, its surrounded by rice and lotus fields not other towns. I mean if you go to Tokyo its mile after mile of city, but we have country here and little gardens and a river and the ocean. Its really not a place that one would come to if you... Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:03:24 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Iwakuni-Japan./4/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Iwakuni-Japan./4/ Well did you remember to start reading from the bottom up? If so, you know the plan and the list and the timeframe. My buddy, who is reading over my shoulder said that I should be talking about Japan, and telling you what beautiful country this is. I will do that, as I do have three months left in this glorious country and plans for lots of trips. This upcoming weekend I actually have no travel plans but we are going to see a pottery show at city hall. Pottery you ask? Iwakuni is very lucky to have a great potter who teaches classes and his students are putting on a show of their work, and I am one of those. I have a vase to exhibit, one which I haven't even see the finished product yet. I made it two weeks ago and to get it finished Sensai had to glaze and fire it himself. I probably won't even beable to find it. Sensai is not only a artist but he has also developed interesting glazes and learned how to make antique glaze.  He also built an antique kiln in his back yard, just like... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:28:38 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Pottery-lessons/3/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Pottery-lessons/3/ I remember a while back the CAR GUYS on NPR did a show about ladies who name their cars. I've never named my car, but I really wanted to come up with a name for the motor home, and I think its going to be Casita and her decor' will either be southwestern or Mexican. She needs a decor. She looks somewhat like a sterile hotel room now without personality and warmth, so a great Navajo blanket on the couch, rugs on the floor, pictures on the walls will spice her up and give her some personality.   She needs more than decor. She has been sitting for a couple of years and every working part will need to be upgraded and maintained, oiled or lubed, shined, polished or buffed.  Tires might be on the menu as while they look good they have been sitting. And one of the biggest expense, we are going to add is more batteries and a solar panels so we don't have to use our noisy generator or be stuck needing to park in those parking lot campgrounds, just to get electricity. ... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 06:42:30 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Casita/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Casita/2/ Three months, one week and we retire, and the plan is to fix up the motor home and travel. Where does not matter, although the price of gas lately may dictate how fast and how far we go. When isn't important either cause we can go where the weather is good and stop if the weather is bad, hunker down and wait it out. Anyway, my friends this looks like the perfect blog for us as its neither travel, nor political nor anything except cute. If you want to keep up with us, you have our website. If you want to know where we are, just mark this page and we will keep you up to date. Now I must tell you that once on the road it’s going to be difficult to get online. We just don't have the money for a dish to mount on the motor home, they start at about six thousand and then there is another hundred dollar monthly fee. I have heard about just getting the dish and setting it up yourself, which would require knowledge that I don't possess and while Roy probably does, he is computer illiterate... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:48:36 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Preface/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Lynne/Preface/1/