I've been on call almost 24/7 for Facetime, just excited for any glimpse of this little wonder and anxious to give any little advice or encouragement I can offer Kaela. FaceTime, texting, videos, Marco Polo - it all helps bridge the gap between Tokyo and Austin, but, oh how I long to hold wee Charlotte.
Zero quilting this week.
The shadow side of our joyful week has of course been the dismaying news, day after day, from the U.S.
The shadow side of our joyful week has of course been the dismaying news, day after day, from the U.S.
I'm doing a lot of personal soul searching, reading, listening, reaching that kind of new level of understanding about racism where you realize how little you really know and perhaps how blind you have really been.
I can recommend: The movie Just Mercy, and learning about the mission of Equal Justice Initiative.
In other news... here in our little Tokyo bubble.... mmm... David and I went to get lunch at our favorite soup place just a short walk away, for the first time since February. It felt so amazing to just go do something special, yet normal.
They gave us each a little holder for our masks, for while we ate. It is a given in Tokyo that everyone wears masks at all times (except for in extreme heat outdoors). The other change was that now, instead of communal condiments, they gave us each little single portioned condiments.
And, no photo, but our bakery is open again! The simple pleasures of living here.
They gave us each a little holder for our masks, for while we ate. It is a given in Tokyo that everyone wears masks at all times (except for in extreme heat outdoors). The other change was that now, instead of communal condiments, they gave us each little single portioned condiments.
xo
Cynthia
