Spring, almost feeling like summer 2014

    We are so well.

Now... I'm going to make a nicer story with more 

photos here... It's about once a month I get to doing 

this, and honestly~ I'd feel more inspired if you 

who reads this comments something, whether 

privately to me, or on this blog, 

it helps make me feel like people are seeing this 

and caring to come back and see more.             

Our new town, bordering Watsonville and Corralitos. We have lots of new places to find out about.

I can't remember the name of this one meat market about half a mile away. I just loved the butcher knives used for the door handles~

Last Mother's Day I got these flowers from the kids. Taka made the little shelf they are sitting on over the dryer~ at my request. We had this spot for the framed ink print of Eichan's, from Japan. Dated the year 2000. That yin yang mark, is supposed to be good fortune Feng Shui-wise, to be in the middle of the house. This is about the middle

People ask what I'm doing now. For almost two years, every single day I spend at least an hour writing. I figured out how NOT to accumulate more "books"/ journals. I use that notepaper and the binder you see with pictures I can put into the cover. I take out my filled pages of writing and paper clip them together. Zen asked what I'll do with these eventually. I told him "burn them". He was surprised. I doubt I'll burn them anyway!

 The kitty Peanut~ from next door. She absolutely loves Taka and vice versa!!

It's not often Katie dog comes over at the same time that Peanut is here, but it's really sweet when it happens. Double Taka's happiness! I used to actually be jealous of Taka paying attention to our cat in Japan. I guess I've grown up?! Now I just love to see them love each other!

And guess who's having a BABY!!!

NAOMI!!!

She went and got engaged in February... then, went and got pregnant! Her due date is the end of November. She's been wanting a baby for a while now~ at 28~ she got that desire to mother a baby!

Karl and Naomi will wed, and be The Williams! They will find out if it's a boy or a girl. They have a name for a girl already!

before... in March

after... in May

 before... in March 

after... in May

all of the plants... very, very many of them... planted by Taka, from his job site. Free. Almost everything, and we do give big thanks to Uncle Lynn for all of them!!