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Revisiting Spring

Posted by Edith Cook on Thursday, October 24, 2013, In : Personal

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.

Visiting Japan

Posted by Edith Cook on Monday, April 22, 2013, In : Reading Life

A good time to visit Japan is when the cherry trees blossom. Here I am with ten-year-old Kyoko Miwa, on the campus of International Christian University in Tokyo, from which her dad Shimpei graduated. He now works for Toshiba.

With Shimpei at a Sushi bar. Noriko took this pic.

Shimpei took this pic during our night-time stroll through Tokyo. Noriko and Kyoko are with me. The statues in the background are purchasable small replicas of Tokyo Tower, which is a larger version of the Parisian Ei...
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In Anticipation of Visiting Friends in Japan and China

Posted by Edith Cook on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, In : Personal

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...
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About Me

Edith Cook

South Of Wheatland In Wyoming

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.