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Hellooooo Apologies for the big old absence. Got my head stuck in a book I was writing on 聴くThe Japanese Art of Listening , out in the...
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haru
May 23, 20231 min
Happy World Turtle Day!
I celebrated World Turtle Day today by dusting off my collection of 150 turtles given to me by family and friends who joked I was like a...
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haru
May 13, 20231 min
Mother's Day Haiku Mash
Happy Mother’s Day! Colts and Fillies cherish you Thanks for all you do We also know what you Can do if you’re mad because Love is fierce...
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haru
May 5, 20231 min
Children’s Day Coronation Haiku
To all our children King and Queen each single one Happy Children’s Day
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haru
Apr 28, 20232 min
Happy 30th birthday WWW
Sunday April 30th marks the worldwide web’s 30th anniversary as it debuted in the public domain. The free-access worldwide web is one of...
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haru
Apr 21, 20232 min
“Romeo, Romeo…”
Off to a weekend walk in the Dolomites, I hope to pass by Verona, and maybe breeze by the balcony where Shakespeare’s fictional...
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haru
Apr 7, 20232 min
Crying Facing Forward
Some say that Saturday April 8th 563 BCE is the birthday of Siddhartha Gautama a.k.a. Buddha. The descendant of the one who had most...
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haru
Mar 31, 20231 min
April Fool’s Showers Haiku Mash
April Fool’s Showers Haiku Mash April showers bring May flowers comes from an older reference: Sweet April showers Do bring May flowers...
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haru
Mar 24, 20232 min
Are You in a Time Warp this Weekend?
While the US advanced to summer time last weekend, the UK and Europe are about to go forward this weekend. At precisely 02:00 on Sunday,...
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haru
Mar 17, 20231 min
Birthday Mothering Mash
Haru, Mother, with Cross-legged Sculpture at Karuizawa New Art Museum, Feb 2023 This weekend I’ve got a personal mash to share – Saturday...
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haru
Mar 10, 20232 min
telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio
“I want to see you Mr. Watson. Please come here.” Allegedly the first words transmitted over the telephone. Speaking, was its inventor,...
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haru
Mar 3, 20232 min
Hina and Women’s Day Celebrations
Hinamatsuri Girls’/Dolls’ Day and International Women’s Day which fall on the 3rd and 8th of March respectively and Women’s History Month...
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haru
Feb 24, 20232 min
Fairy Tale Day is for Dads and Your Treasures
I got to visit my dad for the first time after five years. While Covid is gone for all practical purposes in the western hemisphere,...
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haru
Feb 18, 20231 min
Pancakes, Races and Jump Totoro Mash
The 21st of February is Pancake Day in the UK, a folkloric rendition of the Christian Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday was the day a bell...
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haru
Feb 10, 20231 min
Valentine’s Day, Howaito Day and that Box of Chocolates
In the third century, Roman Emperor Claudius II ordered all men to stay unmarried so he could enlist them as soldiers to fight in his...
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haru
Feb 3, 20231 min
Bad Oni, Groundhog Patience & Lantern Riddles Haiku Mash
Out with the bad gods! 3 February is Setusubun, a day by the old calendar when winter transforms into spring. On this magical day,...
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haru
Jan 27, 20231 min
Burns, Sumo & Akebono Mash
The Scots often wince as I explain Burns Night as the Scottish Thanksgiving with a poetry slam. Apologies. The Burns Supper that took...
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haru
Jan 21, 20231 min
Happy Year of the Rabbit
Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard he loved all his...
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haru
Jan 13, 20232 min
Beautiful Blues Mash
The third Monday of January is designated Blue Monday, a day set aside as the most down-in-the-dumps day of the year. Originally a...
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haru
Jan 6, 20232 min
King’s Cake & Ikkyu Epiphany Mash
Every year, on the 6th of January, millions of littlest kids in Francophone families sit under a table and call out the distribution...
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