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Photos of the Work in Progress
Spring has arrived, coming on quickly and rather warmer than usual. My pool is clean now, and the pump working. Some of the yard work is done, but there’s a lot more to do. I’m refinishing the benches Janet left… Read more ›
As promised in the last Japanese lesson, we’re going to switch to hiragana. That’s the phonetic syllabary for Japanese. We’ll start with the first five, all vowels, then work our way out from there. Since you already know how to… Read more ›
Most sites, by now, have an FAQ. I think half the time those supposedly frequently asked questions are made up by the author – a sin I think should be punishable in some slow and drawn out way. Still, FAQs… Read more ›
I suppose I’ve been eating too much chocolate – yes, there is such a thing – or possibly mushrooms, but whatever it was, for the first time in over a year, the kidney stones have surfaced. Once passed, they’re so… Read more ›
I’m out in the middle of the night listening to the sound of the rain. It patters on the rooftops and the roads, taps upon the fallen leaves, and beats staccato in the downspouts. Rural Winter rain is dreary, creating… Read more ›
Winter approaches, and days are incredibly short now. All is dark well before 5 PM. over the next few weeks, the days will get so short as to feel nonexistent, and finally, we will turn toward the Sun once again.… Read more ›
I’m currently reading the Book of the Duchess. I find Middle English to be interesting. For a while, it flows well, and I understand it – then I stutter and stumble upon a word or phrase. Often, the phrases that… Read more ›
This is the only lesson that will use romaji, Japanese written out with Roman letters, exclusively. Over time, I will quit using them entirely. Learning hiragana properly helps avoid the bad habit of reading Japanese words with English pronunciation rules.… Read more ›