letter

I sent a gift to a friend of mine the other day. He is in mid 80's and extraordinally knowledgeable and really really lovely person. He knows about Japan very much, much more than me maybe.

This is a thank you card from him. Lovely letter, isn't it?

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What a pleasant surprise, a special package from my friend in Japan containing a beautiful piece of Japanese artwork. The history of lacquerwear was most interesting. Echizen lacquerwear began at 6th century and according to what I've read-currently the Japanese government recognise only 44 Master Craftsmen of this art! Black of the urushi lacquer in a color I've never experienced before. For the "N"th time you've added a new color to my paint box. Thanks again for being my friend and sharing so much along the way. My very best---

bamboo roots

筍づくし・・・

talented

I saw a TV programme about Yu Aoi, quite a long time ago.

Watching it, I became interested in how she works.

I think she is so talented and extraordinary.

This is my most favourite scene which I have been repetitively seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgg1-uL7DA

pun

This is a story about when I was talking to a friend of mine who is an American.

She and I were baking some cookies at her house for a Christmas banquet of a local church just before the Christmas.

At the end of the baking time, she was trying to wrap and give some cookies for me,

because she knew I wasn't given any cookies when I was little and helped baking them at a Pastor's house.

see: http://cremeburulee.blogspot.com/2008/04/peanut-butter-cookies.html

I said, "No, thank you very much. I'm not child now. That's ok. I do know the meaning of baking these now."

But she would give them to me and I said, "Oh thank you. How sweet of you!"

Then she said to me, "pun?"

No, no.... I had no pun intended.

Gini

a friend of mine. We used to be classmates of a grad school in London.

We went for the placements of the school together.

I also went for excursion to Oxford together with her and her daughter.

We enjoyed some parties, one time at her flat, which was wonderful.

Until the middle of the course, I hadn't noticed she was a celebrities.

She has already released lots of CDs.

I've heard some of her songs were used for TV commercials in Japan.

She's also worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

I like "Don't break the silence" best in her songs.

She is a flutist. I remember her timbre of flute and clear voice.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/Virginia%20Astley

花

リナの懐メロ３（選曲難しい～。good music is good music beyond the genre.）

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exq0z-PDki4&feature=related
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHIR33pOUv0
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHwRiQk6Mdw
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ar8-E_7KI8&feature=related
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1M_j72wJR8&feature=related
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioo8t3y_pYM&feature=related
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4m1GPE35rg&hl=ja
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkJjevfaiY&feature=related
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERWYegcKF8o&feature=related

link切れが多いので、またupします～。