New faces are up. I picked colours more …

New faces are up. I picked colours more less at random, but it was hard to find photos that worked well with the filter. Let me know if you have any complaints…

  1. pinkie

    I think the new pics are rocking!

  2. I’m sure they’re stunning but I can’t see them on
    my iPod from ribeira brava’s free wireless service. Lovely here today, by the way.

No home should be without one

Squatting is good for you, in more ways than one.

How about this rustic model:

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Or an upmarket variant:

sit-squat-toiletSomething more clinical:

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Or something less cumbersome:

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Or the more traditional:

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And here’s why you need it:

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  1. pinkie

    My choice is Option 1 (the rustic one) in monochrome… seriously, why would anyone really think squatting over the loo is a good idea? It would only take a slight wobble or disturbing bowel movement and one would find themselves wedged between the loo and the wall 😉

    1. err… what would a “disturbing bowel movement” be?

  2. pinkie

    Something you weren’t expecting. Something startling.

  3. pinkie

    … Something where you need to keep both feet firmly on the ground. Let me refer you to this disturbing example:

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7l6jg4Hlog

    As you can see, there’s no time to squat.

Hello all! Happy belated birthday Mama! You prezzy will be a little late im afraid, but it’s on it’s way.

I finally downloaded picasa and the blogging program, so here are the picture from a while back.

Here are a few from the beach when i went up to Mayumi’s family home.

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Very pleasant and sunny.

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Here are some older ones from Korea.

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That thing in the middle of the table that looks like a glistening alien thorax is in fact raw crab.

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Mayumi can’t wait to get at the succulent alien spleen.

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A fine eatery in Izu, the place we went for the hot springs.

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Same place, different angle. they had very good scallops cooked in butter.

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At the hotel, dressed in my finery.

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Out side in the town nearby. very nice place with old style buildings. It had an area called Perry town after Commodore Perry who aided in opening japan to trade with the west.

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Im sporting a touch of a side parting for some reason.

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Old house with a mix of Japanese and western aesthetics.

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A canon. possible one of perry’s favoured canon for slaying the natives.

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A cactus. Perhaps unrelated to Perry.

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Delightful cooking pot experience in one of the private onsens.

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Mayumi, being small, could completely submerge herself.

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Mayumi crafting food at the homestead.

Ill see if i can scrounge up some more photos!

Alls well here! 🙂

  1. nice photos jul. are those bananas being frittered up? and do you think, maybe, your hair might be too long?;-)

  2. haha! nonsense! i believe they are slabs of potato. scrumtious!

  3. Those cooking pots defy belief. Every home should have one.