New Year's Eve 2019

Year in Review

2019 was an eventful year. Lilica received a special Honorary mention for her memorized reading of "That's not just a tree."

I entered my tenth year on the NET program in Kurashiki, Okayama and applied to start over for an 11th year which technically will be my "first." Katsumi continues in her teaching at Kurashiki's Okuni kindergarten. My Mom continues in her position at the VA hospital in San Francisco. Momma continues into her 82nd year of life with wit, humor and wisdom for us all.

Barack Obama's playlist for 2019.

Prime Minister Abe's highlights of 2019.

Japanese New Year's Eve:
Omisoka

We all pray for 2020, the year of the Mouse, Lilica's first complete cycle of the Chinese/Japanese zodiac (12 years), to be prosperous, plentiful and peaceful. Blessings to all and may we all grow and learn more about our universe, the Mother Earth and each other. OMATEOTL ("All my relations".)

En el este, el sur, el oeste y el nor. Al la madre Tierra y al padre Cielo. En el tonal y el nagual.