Wednesday in Japan and wooden trees.

Oh My Goodness eat your heart out Martha Stewart !

 This is the way you should cook.

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My two sons were away at university.

I had just moved and daughter was a senior at High School.

She was also taking Japanese class at night at the Junior Collage.

Every morning before school we would watch a Japanese TV serial,

on a LA TV channel 36.

At the last five minute they would show 3 Minute Meals. 

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The two cooks above were the chefs on the 3 Minute Meals.

The meals of course took longer but were presented in 3 minutes.

We adored them.

Daughter sent me this video of 3 SECONDS Meals.

I died laughing !

yert !

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 I designed a wooden Christmas Tree for the Kitchen nook or the Library.

I am not sure were this will end up but I was so excited that I had to post the tree.

The tree can be flat or fanned out.

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 It is a bit hard to see with the lights outside.

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The lights on the tree are tiny dots on copper wire. I am crazy about them.

I will try to get a better photo when there is not so much reflection.

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Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat !

lights. . . parsnip

music. . . Oh Christmas Tree,  The Muppets

Update:  comcast wants more money so they are slowing the internet down

 and it is hard to connect. They want us to buy some new equipment. 

money money money

So I will be missing some of your blogs off and on.

Sorry

parley view parsnip. . . just another day

 Over the weekend,

I finished my Christmas Card. 

Waited at Office Max for them to be quick printed.

Bought the wrong envelopes.

Found out I spelled everything right.

But forgot add the little drawing inside.

So I am adding that drawing to every card by hand.

Finishing the box for Japanese family

 it must be mailed no later than the 11 December.

I have all my shopping done,

what little I did, a long time ago.

Finishing up the homemade gifts.

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I like to enjoy December and Christmas.

The light, trees, smells and for Tucson the cooler weather !

Tree will be up this week, with the decorations and fairy lights all around. 

I like to put decorations up as soon as I can so I can enjoy them all month.

I love Christmas.

Not the rush rush buy buy Christmas.

But the quiet lovely fun exciting family Christmas.

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 Tucson son shot the next two moonrise photos.

 So much more spectacular in person but still quite wonderful.

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 The moon has been outstanding this week.
Storm clouds at sunset.

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 We had some very early much needed rain.

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 And mentioning early, 

Santa Scotty dropped off an early gift for me.

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 Doesn't Watson look wonderful.

He seems to be better.

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 yesh, Watson lookin' gud but i thehamish is goin' to

........squirrellllllllllllllllll

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And just because I can here is your pretty to start the week.

Japanese Son played Santa for the Kindergarten class

 connected to his University.

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Doesn't he make a terrific Santa !

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happy. . . parsnip

music. . . Good King Wenceslas,  The Muppet Christmas Carol

Square Dog Friday . . . Christmas

Yes, here it is the best day of the week.

Square Dog Friday !

Watson seems to be progressing like nothing ever happened.

That is why I think Watson had a stroke and not a disk problem.

He seems to be in no pain and enjoying his walk and play time. 

thehamish is as nutty as ever.
yert !

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 Watson and thehamish 

in their Christmas finery.
2012

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This photo became...

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 a Christmas stamp.

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 Lot of Watson

Fabulous !

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 A Christmas toy.
Oh so cute.

 alert
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 attack

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destroy

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 gurrrrrrrrrr

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 umnrffummurrrr

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 i thinkin' iz im trouble

yert
i had gud time
 

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Here is your pretty for the weekend.

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Christmas tree from last year.

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merry . . . parsnip

music. . . It Feels Like Christmas,  Muppet Christmas Carol

Wednesday in Japan

I remember one trip to Tokyo at Christmas.

The lights all the lights everywhere and this song.

JR Tokai Express put out a series of very charming commercials from 1988-2000.

Wonderful small stories of people trying to get home 

to see their love ones for the holidays.

The song is by Tatsuro Yamashita and first appeared in 1983.

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There are many Christmas carols and hymns that I love but I always listen to

this song and series first as they always put me in such a Christmas mood.

I hope I can find and post the video of the Christmas lights around Tokyo 

with this song playing in the background.

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And just because I can here is your mid week pretty.

 The best gifts under the tree waiting for Santa to come

with gifts (chkikin' strips) for the gud dugs !

excited. . .  parsnip

music. . . Tatsuro Yamashita

 

parley view parsnip... omg. . . did I really say that ?

 Goodness where did November go ?

Life sometimes gets in the way of living.
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I appreciate all my followers who comment and read my blog.

I apologize to many of you who put up with my political comments.
That was not what my blog was to be about. But when you hear and read lies
sometimes you need to speak out. 

Living out in the southwest in a border state we see things differently,
from the east coast intelligentsia.

Especially long time Westerners. I have lived out in the west for most of my life.

You can't understand what you don't live.
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So from now on my blog goes back to.

Monday,  Tucson

Wednesday,  Japan

and we all know what Friday is.

Square Dog Friday !

It is in their contract and I do not want to go through arbitration again !

I always lose.
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 Famous Two Headed Dog Of Tucson.
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When I started my blog it was to be lots of photos with small amount of writing.

But it has  grown and veered off on tangents sometimes.

But now Tuesday and Thursday is my days to rant.

The first post will be to prove Obama lied about what his immigration

program will really do and cost.
And cost big time to us dwindling middle class workers.
The worker bees.

We all want to believe the best of everyone but he flat out lied.
Clinton could not have done it any better.
And this comes from a long time Democrat.

So if you do not want to listen to me about immigration or whatever
just don't read the Tuesday and Thursday post.

Next :

Thank you all for the lovely comments for Dr. Watson.

He is doing so much better you wouldn't even know he had a stroke
But I have notice that he is more confused sometimes.
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But I am always watching him, waiting.
As I said before he is 16 (almost 17) and my brain knows that,
but my heart doesn't.

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 My sweet baboo.
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Here is Watson eating some crushed ice and some that got stuck on his beard.

The Square Ones love to eat ice.
When they were puppies I lived in a wonderful home right by the Pacific Ocean.
It had a fabulous ice machine. Very small perfect square cubes.
When The Square Ones were teething I use to  toss the tiny cubes
across the tile floors so they would chase them and chew them.
After teething they would still wait by the ice maker for me to toss some across
the floor for them. They love ice.
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I need to harvest my Tangelos !
But they really need to ripen a few more weeks.
Here is one of my favorite birds, a Gila Woodpecker
feasting on the fruit.

They have a beautiful black and white wings and back with a bright red circle
on the very top of the head.
But they are very naughty !
I love them.
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And here is your pretty to start the week.
This is especially for the Happy Whisk.
She wanted to see my first try at making gingerbread
It is/was so good !
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nom nom nom nom
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baking. . . parsnip
music. . .  Mad World,  Tears For Fears

Square Dog Friday. . . waiting for the other shoe to drop.

awwwwww best day of the week !

And I have more to be thankful for this week than others.

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Last Friday family went to a early last minute dinner

at Takamatsu. I rarely go out to dinner on Fridays because of all the crowds.

But we all met and had a wonderful dinner with much laughter and story telling.

When son and I got home The Square Ones were waiting at the door tails wagging as usual but Watson was crying more than usual.

I just assume it was his dementia acting up and he got frightened.

Bad Mum !

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Chopping up chicken to add to the dry food for their dinner I put it down 

and Watson wouldn't eat. He rarely eats breakfast but he usually eats dinner.

He just laid down for the rest of the evening and didn't move.

That is when I saw he was dragging his back legs.  Dragging the top of his paw 

before putting his foot down. He wouldn't even use his right leg.

This looked just like Daughters dog Waldie did when his disk went out, 

before each of his 3 surgeries. 

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We made him comfortable and waited to see how he was the next morning.

He was very restless all night.

The next morning Daughter came over and we drove to the Emergency Vet.

The Doctor gave us some good news bad news, that she didn't think a disk slipped but

later on that still could be a possibility. 

What she was leaning towards was a Stroke.

Only it has a more important name with more letters.
During his checkup all the doctors and assistants came over to see him.

First, they couldn't believe he was 16  he was in such good condition  !

Second, he was so very sweet and super handsome.
Third, they rarely get to see a Scotty
So they were very surprised to see Watson.
Fourth, they were happy to see no massive problems for right now.

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         When the Doctor came into the room to talk, here was Watson walking.

Not dragging his feet anymore but walking slow with the right one still held up.

They all laughed when we were surprised and answered, 

"Well they all want to go home so they will themselves to walk".

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Pictures from last Saturday.

Not sure if thehamish is concerned or envious of all the attention Watson was getting.
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My sweet baboo !

His regular vet thinks he has a disk problem, even with not showing

any signs during the examination. 

Two doctors two different evaluations.

So we are watching him for two week checking out his back paws.

Today he seems fine, walking and bouncing around.

But I am waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I know in my brain he is 16 almost 17,
but my heart doesn't know that.
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I have noticed for the last few months he was having a hard time jumping up 

on the sofa and his chair.

I just assumed his arthritis was acting up.

Bad Bad Mum.

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ummmm i thehamish is maybe not feeling so gud too.

I resting in Adam's bed today i thehamish is needin' some rest.

woe

oh woe

oh woe is me.

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 oh woe is i thehamish
so very woe
so woe

woe

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yert !

 Here is your pretty to start the weekend

This is especially for "The Happy Wisk".

I think this was found in the Home Base of "Land Of Political Correct"

Berkley, California. 

What a hoot !

 I just made for the first time some unpolitical correct 

Gingerbread in a non-political loaf pan and it was so good.

What a delicious bread.

Must make more soon.
And there goes my hips !

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gingerbread. . . parsnip

music. . .  Happy,  Phaarrell William

Wednesday in Japan... tomorrow's dreams...

Here is a little Japanese for today.

I took this photo from my computer.

So it is not the best.

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Suntory

A glassful of drops 

Each drop is tomorrow's dream

Sip your dreams by drops.

 

Words to live by.

Happy Thanksgiving

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drinking. . . parsnip

music. . . Fun, Fun, Fun. . . Pharrell Williams

 

Suntory is a Japanese Brewing company.

Established in 1899