Posted by Edith Cook on Thursday, October 24, 2013,
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Spring 2013 found me visiting friends in Japan and also in China--more than three weeks of travel! Today, putting together a slideshow of pics of an upcoming presentation for Friendship International, I'm remembering spring. that's a good thing, since I'm sad right now, my life headed into an uncertain future. Continue reading ...
Posted by Edith Cook on Tuesday, March 12, 2013,
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A wonderful book.Valuable reading as I prepare for my visit.
Regrettably, my efforts to obtain a visa to China has been anything but wonderful or valuable. The Chinese embassy required I send them my passport, which, it appears, has gotten lost in he process of FedEx return mailing. Now I have to rush-apply for another passport, and I still don't have the visa.
The embassy does not respond to emails. Though it lists two telephone numbers, one that supposedly gives voicemail instructions for ap... Continue reading ...
Posted by Edith Cook on Tuesday, January 29, 2013,
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Now that I've decided on the dates for my travel--March 27 through April 19--I know that it's definitely happening. In order to apply for a visa to China,I had to order my flight tickets--and, since these are non-refundable, the dice are cast. Some pics I have of long ago--the one of Qi Deng dates from a 1998 trip to Chattanuga. We lived in Nashville then. The water pics are from Mitchell, SD.
This pic of the Miwas is a greeting card, Kyoko and her mother in traditional dress and Kyoko's d... Continue reading ...
Though I now live in Wyoming, I make frequent return trips to California with visits to travel club members along the way. At home I play classical guitar, enjoy gardening and cooking, and participate in group yoga. Getting together with family and friends is high on my agenda. I value people who write or make music and love it when my adult children and their offspring play their instruments, sing songs with me, or discuss what they read and write. Such gatherings help me cope with the losses in my life, which have been severe. Next year I hope to visit family in Germany.