Now approaching Pensacola International Airport Chris has set out on his first cross country flight since we got here. He and his students are headed to Houston to participate in an airshow or something and spend time with family. Isaac and I are home all by our twosies this weekend (except for all the Japan…
Travelin’ Man
Florida Tanabata
Good Health. Or maybe Happiness. “Capture your moment in nature in three short lines. Include a summer seasonal reference (Kigo) for this time,” read a poster at the Tanabata Star Festival last Friday at UWF. “Examples of seasonal references for summer are: Cicada (semi), Morning Glory (Asagao), Golden Fish, O-bon, Chilled Noodle, Rain Shower, Summer,…
Happy Independence Day!
The Kruegers, 4 July 2012 “Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. … Continue steadfast, and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” ~John Hancock We joined our old friend the Olivers and…
Special Guest
Passport Diaries: Isaac, hi. We’re so glad to chat with you on the blog today. Isaac: Please, Mari, call me Captain Goodbaby. Passport Diaries: Captain Goodbaby, sure. But really, call me Mama. So Captain Goodbaby, you’re nine months old this week, is that right? Captain Goodbaby: It sure is. And what a nine months it’s…
Portraits of a Family
“Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women, They’ll drive you crazy, They’ll drive you insane.” Aunt Jill came up with a great game where we drew questions about Grandfather’s life and had to guess the answers. The above song was sung at Grandfather and Grannie Annie on their honeymoon in Canada. Great-Grandson, Captain Goodbaby Other trivia included: Q:…
Where There’s Smoke
90th birthday, huh? What’s a birthday? Captain Goodbaby, upon learning he had two living great-grandparents, set out to visit Great-Grandfather Joe in time for his 90th birthday celebration. The ‘birthday’ concept was difficult to explain to Captain Goodbaby, however, since he has not yet had a birthday party. We found Great-Grandfather Joe at my dad’s…
Love at the Speed of Email
My friend Lisa and I go way back, and by ‘go way back’ I mean I started reading her blog about life in Laos a couple years ago. You would correctly guess that Laos and Japan are quite different, but being a foreigner in a charming and sometimes bewildering culture transcends geographical boundaries, plus our…