Cherry Blossom Festival
I just returned home from my trip to Japan with my friend Nobuko. Nobuko’s Aunt Hana and Uncle Kenji invited us to stay with them in Tokyo for spring break. From the get-go, I knew it was going to be fun. In the airport, Nobuko and I saw a very large man wearing a green robe called a kimono. On this feet he wore wooden clogs called geta. His long hair was pulled back into a ponytail and he was listening to music through tiny earphones. Nobuko told me this man was a sumo wrestler. Read more…
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Annie and James and I just returned home from spending the long weekend at the potter Sabra Ellerby’s farm in Snow Ridge. We had an awesome time! Sabra is teaching Annie’s brother Billy how to turn pottery on the wheel, and sometimes Annie and James and I go with him to learn how to make pottery too. Our latest project was Face jugs. Mugs, really. read more…
Filed under Magic Fire | Comments Off on A turn on the wheelMy trip to Kyiv
I am home from my fabuloso trip to Kyiv with my all-girl chorus, where we performed the Negro spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and the traditional Ukrainian folk song “Carol of the Bells.” We performed at St. Nicholas’ Cathedral in front of girls from all around the world, and it was an awesome experience! I had to sing a solo part, which made me nervous, but I mustered up the courage and sang with all my heart. read more
Filed under Blue Dancer | Comments Off on My trip to KyivSummer vacation
I had the most awesome summer vacation of my life! I traveled with my Aunt and Uncle and cousins up to Lake Temagami in northern Ontario, Canada and stayed two weeks at Camp Mukwa. Before I tell all about my vacation I’m happy to report that my best friend, Annie Pooler, and her family finally moved back to the neighborhood. For the past year Annie and her family were living in Washington, DC. When I saw Annie yesterday, I was so happy I had tears in my eyes. read more
Filed under Great Bear | Comments Off on Summer vacationDear diary…
So much has happened since the last time I wrote in my blog. For one, thank goodness my cats, Beetle and Honey Bear, are home safe and sound! Yesterday Dad and I looked everywhere, but they were nowhere to be found. And last night the rain poured out of the sky in buckets, and I cried like a baby. I kept asking myself, “What if Beetle and Honey Bear are hurt or in trouble?” It was too painful for me to think I might never see them again. read more
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