Happy Reiwa

We’re enjoying an extended holiday here, until May 12th. This is very important. It’s best to spend your precious time doing what you want, not what other people want, making your own rules, your own plans and your own schedule. The trick is turning some time...

Lounging Around

At the recent family reunion I stayed with my aunt and uncle in Caversham. We sat round the kitchen table for several meals. I first sat at that table in the mid-1970s. They were different, simpler times. My uncle had been to Hong Kong on business and brought back...

Letter from the UK

I left Japan on March 7th, spent the night in London and the weekend at my sister’s converted church in Cambridgeshire. I visited the local library. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I was at the London Book Fair. Of course, a new outfit is necessary every year. I...