Tokyo & Kyoto. Writer/editor/gardener/cook, birthing person, mother of dogs, avowed enemy of the patriarchy. I'm no damn lady. Ex-Dow Jones/MarketWatch/Reuters. Mostly harmless.https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3myjyj26rsc2bHappy Friday! I was walking through Higashi Azabu earlier this week and looked up — and Tokyo Tower was particularly pretty.23 Oct 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjyj26rsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3my323uqsvc2kSomeone told me that my dog looks like Rod Stewart, especially from the back. I have to admit…I do see it. (My pup is much cuter, though.)17 Oct 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3my323uqsvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mwzzec42c22eI vowed that I had officially retired from chocolate-covered banana duty at our neighborhood festivals, but...the bananas called me back.04 Oct 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzzec42c22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mwimqaerjk24Autumn grass plumes in the middle of Tokyo’s urban jungle — growing wild next to the Yamanote line train tracks near Harajuku.27 Sep 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwimqaerjk24https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mwbnijxfas2aA building far ahead of its time -- Yoyogi National Stadium, designed by Kenzo Tange for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. When Tange won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1987, the citation described the stadium as “among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century."24 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbnijxfas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mw44aselsk2uI attended a beautiful wedding today. The weather was clear and sunny, after yesterday's typhoon.22 Sep 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw44aselsk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mvyz3cosvs22The warning announcements over the loudspeakers were only in Japanese — they usually also have English, but not this time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyz3cosvs22https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mvs3gxiukk2mI thought the pop artist Peter Max had already died years ago, but apparently, that was incorrect. However, it became correct as of this week. I found this in a box at my dad's, a while back. I believe I got this children's embroidery kit for my birthday in 1971. Far out! Groovy!18 Sep 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs3gxiukk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mv5qfvzvic2qWhenever the string broke on one of my necklaces, I used to think, "I can easily restring it myself when I have time!" And then over the years, my collection of broken necklaces grew. Paying a shop to restring them for me is really worth it. Thanks again, Jewelry Opera! jewelry-opera.jimdofree.com https://jewelry-opera.jimdofree.com/10 Sep 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5qfvzvic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3muykjfhqp22kMy weekend trip to Kyoto was far too quick, and I didn't have time to meet up with anyone but family this month. But at least I got some great Okinawan food at Goya.08 Sep 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykjfhqp22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3muolkqzwss2cRest in power, Gloria.04 Sep 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muolkqzwss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3muc6t3djek2w“Did someone drop a wig?” Our puppy’s adult coat has grown in. As we mourn the recent loss of our elderly dog, we’re profoundly grateful that we adopted this floofy goof in June.30 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc6t3djek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mtzw225hwc2wI'm not sure who to credit -- besides Hokusai & Kusama Yayoi -- because I found this image many years ago on what was then Twitter.27 Aug 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzw225hwc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mtyfkdac222eTHINGS I WAS RECENTLY GIFTED. 1) Mystery jar! I had no idea what this was. I sampled it before I looked it up, expecting something salty...but it's coconut jam! It's apparently very popular in Singapore. I can barely restrain myself from eating all of it straight out of the jar with a spoon.26 Aug 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfkdac222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mthtzczu7s2nLinda Sone - Born around 2009(?) - Adopted from アニマルレフュージ関西 - ARK on Aug. 28, 2016 - Passed early in the morning on Aug. 20, 2026 She was a very good girl — named after the Blue Hearts’ song, “Linda Linda.” “写真には 映らない 美しさがあるか”19 Aug 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthtzczu7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mtbpndjeyc25Taken from 三条大橋, Kyoto. My husband & I used to walk along this river when we were first dating….more than 40 years ago.17 Aug 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbpndjeyc25https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mt7qbkyv5c27It’s that time of year again. Okuribi — lighting the mountain fires in Kyoto to say goodbye to the souls of the departed as they return to Heaven.16 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7qbkyv5c27https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mt3q3a72sc2fI’m in Kyoto. I took this photo yesterday, overwhelmed by the peaceful scene of people enjoying nature.15 Aug 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3q3a72sc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3msfvove4lk27Mystery object from my previous post: I’m giving it a trial as a knife holder.06 Aug 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfvove4lk27https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3msamrvwigs2qRandom oddities! I found this necklace at a Tokyo flea market. It appears to be made of olive pits. The seller was offering it for 500 yen, but she cut it to 300. (She seemed eager to get rid of it. Maybe it's haunted by the ghost of someone who loved eating olives?) I wish I knew their story.04 Aug 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msamrvwigs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mrovwk3z5s2mPraying for friends — and for everyone — in and around Kumamoto. Preliminary magnitude 7.1. (We didn’t feel it in Tokyo. We’re fine. But it looks bad down there….)28 Jul 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrovwk3z5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mrh7ii74oc2yI finally achieved the required length to donate my hair to a charity that makes wigs for cancer patients -- so it was time to CHOP THE MOP. Thanks as always to Osaka-san at Sakasita Weed, for another amazing cut!25 Jul 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh7ii74oc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mrfeqvbpec2eAs Japan now bakes under a heat wave, I'm enjoying looking back to just a few weeks, when the temperatures were much lower and the hydrangeas were still in bloom. An old friend of mine and I spent the day in Uji. We checked out Mimurotoji (三室戸寺), which supposedly has over 20,000 hydrangea bushes.24 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfeqvbpec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mqtci3on5225Someone lost their head.17 Jul 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtci3on5225https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mqqtwqpt6c2oToday I learned that *sparkling* Cloudy Bay exists. Imagine not knowing!16 Jul 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqtwqpt6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mq7pbj2l5k2jHere's my Uncle Gene's lastest poetry book -- which has a quite timely (though sad) theme: https://kelsaybooks.com/products/watch-us-burn-poems-for-a-lost-earth09 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7pbj2l5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mq2nbpg2ek2hThis old house next to Yoyogi-Uehara station is still there! I took a photo of it — because the next time I head out that way, it might not be.07 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2nbpg2ek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mpnmngv3gk2rYeah…02 Jul 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnmngv3gk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mp62t43qg224Someone asked me in message about my turtle’s filter arrangement. When she grew to the size of a Kaiju, I upgraded to a large canister filter:26 Jun 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp62t43qg224