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/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/3mp62t43qg224https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3moppehlrhk2yTwo weeks ago today, we began a trial adoption with this goofy little floof. We wanted to make he sure that he wouldn’t give our senior dog too much stress. Fortunately, she’s decided to completely ignore him, probably hoping he’ll just go away. He won’t, though — we’re smitten.20 Jun 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moppehlrhk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mnz274cmfc24Kameko, our turtle, somehow moved a very heavy BRICK across her tank. How?!?! And WHY?!?! This month marks 15 years since I found her in the street. She will probably outlive us all.11 Jun 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz274cmfc24https://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mnp2g7ugn22oIn an old Tokyo house shrouded for demolition, some incredibly beautiful ranma (wooden panels) that once graced a doorway are now suspended over a hollow void.07 Jun 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnp2g7ugn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mn5cs5duec2cThis scraggly hydrangea bush growing next to Gaien-Higashidori appears half-dead most of the year — except for a few weeks when it looks amazing.31 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5cs5duec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mn5clkzcgk2cTokyo’s hydrangeas have burst into bloom everywhere, heralding the transition from late spring to early summer.31 May 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5clkzcgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mmqcjc4qmk2tEvery once in a while, I’m walking through Kyoto and I suddenly feel as if I’m in a Ghibli movie.26 May 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqcjc4qmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mm75a4xhss2iSome dust in the stairwell... ...wasn't actually dust.19 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm75a4xhss2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mm2cqvdhlk2tI love old objects from flea markets -- especially dishes. What kind of meals were once served in them? Who ate the food? And who washed the dishes afterward? Every old dish has a story I will never know. I don’t have space for more dishes, but Jewelry Opera in Jingumae has pieces made from shards.17 May 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2cqvdhlk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mlvclh4zls2oI didn't even feel the 6.3 quake that struck off Miyagi about half an hour ago (and good news, there is NO tsunami warning). While I have everyone's attention, please enjoy these photos of our old dog enjoying a doggie cake.15 May 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvclh4zls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mllab3uh622iBack in 2020, I helped Miho Mazereeuw (Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism in the Department of Architecture at MIT) get a draft ready to send to her publisher, of what eventually became "Design Before Disaster: Japan’s Culture of Preparedness (UVA Press, 2025)."11 May 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllab3uh622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mlimist63s2gHappy Mother's Day to all who observe it in any way. Here's a flower for everyone: an amaryllis growing in an old oil can, outside of an empty house in Higashi Azabu. I am tempted to "rescue" it, but I think it should stay where everyone walking by can enjoy it.10 May 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlimist63s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ltwaronitesone.bsky.social/post/3mkzva2pdgc2vI have some exciting news! I bought a NEW LAMP!!! (For me, this truly counts as exciting.)04 May 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:64ztqitv66o7dca7oswvvqn7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzva2pdgc2v