| Saturday, 31st December, "New Year Eve" |
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We went to the doctor and found out that Kate and Emily also got flu. Sean got also bad cold. We now all have to stay in bed for a few days and poor Cath and her childdren left alone in the snow!(HK) |
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| Tuesday, 27th December, "Infruenza" |
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Our friend, Cath and her children came to stay. We had great snow games, but in the evening I felt suddenly so cold and got feever. It looks like I got flu.(HK) |
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| Sunday, 25th December, "Christmas" |
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A Happy Christmas! Cinnamon gto her new bed! (HK) |
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Christmas lunch at CLarry farm. |
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| Saturday, 24th December, "Christmas Eve" |
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We are celebrating the new studio. Kate is christening the studio with champagne.(HK) |
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| Friday, 23rd December, "EU Japan" |
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Kate, Emily and me went to Iwate prefecture Museum of art to the opening reception of the Exhibition of European Eyes on Japan-Japan Today Vol.7. One of the exhibitor, Valentina took a portrait of us and it is in the show. We did massive Christmas shopping in Morioka. (HK) |
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| Thursday, 22nd December, "New Studio" |
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Our new studio is now completed! This morning guys from town office building permission department came to check the building and now all done (HK) |
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| Tuesday, 20th December, "Deadline" |
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We got phone call from Yabuta san saying they want Kate sculptures for the residential buildings in Kanagawa not until the end of this month but on 10th January 2006! Now Kate is really working hard as yu can see. (HK) |
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| Sunday, 18th December, "Winter Sports" |
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A lot of snow, 20cm deep in a day. Children are so happy to play outside with sledges and making igloos until very dark.(HK) |
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| Thursday, 15th December, "a Mistletoe" |
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Paainteing studio everyday. Kate climbed up on one of our plum tree and got this mistletoes for her friends to send.(HK) |
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| Monday, 12th December, "New Studio- Paint" |
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Almost complete. Kate and me are flunticaly painting walls. (HK) |
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| Sunday, 11th December, "New Studio- Roof" |
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We set up the Christmas tree at last! (HK) |
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| Saturday, 10th December, "Bowling" |
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| Friday, 9th December, "5 inch- Snow" |
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Sean got up very early, even before me, came into our bedroom and saying so happily, Look outside! look outside! Here you also can see 5 inches of snow outside from last night. Snowman? or snowball fight?(HK) |
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| Wednsday, 7th December, "New Studio- Roof" |
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Roof panels on.(HK) |
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| Tuesday, 6th December, "New Studio- Wall" |
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Walls up. (HK) |
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| Saturday, 3rd December, "New Studio- Pillars" |
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Flames and pillars are build.(HK) |
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| Friday, 2nd December, "Snow" |
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Sean is helping me to clear the snow off the car, by foot....(HK) |
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| Thursday, 1st December, "Rise the Beam High" |
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Start building new studio. Fresh smell of new wood (HK) |
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