tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post876542194299685917..comments2024-03-28T13:29:23.611-04:00Comments on The Marmelade Gypsy: A Bit of Japan in CanadaJeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-49745951533489765612009-08-18T06:28:00.946-04:002009-08-18T06:28:00.946-04:00That first image is so beautiful. There really is...That first image is so beautiful. There really is nothing like travel, is there?Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-15146878800807909132009-08-14T01:23:29.159-04:002009-08-14T01:23:29.159-04:00I know I've said it before, Jeanie, but you ha...I know I've said it before, Jeanie, but you have most wonderful adventures! <br /><br />Love the poem!jet1960https://www.blogger.com/profile/15745911621562105192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-16773916949279106362009-08-14T01:09:47.966-04:002009-08-14T01:09:47.966-04:00I love Small World stories like this!I love Small World stories like this!Joanne Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759522152058279949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-78792739654675008522009-08-13T10:23:04.020-04:002009-08-13T10:23:04.020-04:00ooo Jeanie, I am so touched by your Buddha inspire...ooo Jeanie, I am so touched by your Buddha inspired poem, truly beautiful and Buddha's hands = WOW!!! Lucky you being able to visit Japan (it's on my bucket list)<br />So sweet to reunite with special friends, Loved the pictures!<br /><br />~*~ Patty~*~Magpie's Nesthttp://www.bitze.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-82404621365170938522009-08-13T01:18:31.578-04:002009-08-13T01:18:31.578-04:00The photos of the Buddha are great - there is some...The photos of the Buddha are great - there is something very spiritual and peaceful about the statue. You lucky thing - all the traveling you do - it is a good life for some :)Pugelicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330056991073365550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-42823194414826281482009-08-12T23:55:45.566-04:002009-08-12T23:55:45.566-04:00What great good fortune that you were able to see ...What great good fortune that you were able to see these friends when you returned from the beach? I mean, how many people can make an international connection, boom, just like that? Wonderful. Loved the pictures of the buddha, first of all. The peace and calm of the statue is impressive. I was surpised to hear you could go inside - very cool. And your poem to Rick following the experience is a treat. You are such a wonderful gift-giver. <br />I have not traveled (yet) to Japan. I cannot imagine. Except that I already know I would love it.<br />This was grand. Really, I could go for some of that egg pancake right now!Ohhttp://westcobich.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-44953772251936317552009-08-12T22:46:40.263-04:002009-08-12T22:46:40.263-04:00Wow. What a wonderful time. Canada is full of surp...Wow. What a wonderful time. Canada is full of surprises (don't you just love living so close to the border?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274493238689132223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-36910379269858959692009-08-12T20:23:12.146-04:002009-08-12T20:23:12.146-04:00What a lovely last stop. It sounds like a grand v...What a lovely last stop. It sounds like a grand visit.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-6377918808441109412009-08-12T19:55:38.776-04:002009-08-12T19:55:38.776-04:00Ha Shoreacres must live in Houston! (where I am) G...Ha Shoreacres must live in Houston! (where I am) Great pictures! Great you got to see your friends again...Linda Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863170045475603030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-69995462398631998622009-08-12T16:16:50.246-04:002009-08-12T16:16:50.246-04:00Good gosh! I feel like it's only been a few da...Good gosh! I feel like it's only been a few days since I was still looking at Paris, but obviously I've been derelict here! You've been on the move, and there are beaches and photos and books and films and cultures and people and cooking and.....<br /><br />Phew! I'd better strap on my reading glasses and get going! I'm particularly interested in this post because I'm going to take on Dolce Belleza's Japanese Reading Challenge - just don't know which books yet.<br /><br />By the way - don't ever come to Texas for the beaches unless you're heading to Matagorda or south, especially South Padre. Up here, because of all the rivers and the shallowness of the water, we've got brown sand and brown water. Just don't ever do it if you have a choice ;-)shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-37882405237091328172009-08-12T13:43:10.544-04:002009-08-12T13:43:10.544-04:00Cho beri kuru! as they say in Japan, a combination...Cho beri kuru! as they say in Japan, a combination of Cho - meaning Extreme- and the Japanese pronunciation of Very and Cool. That expression was all the rage during your visit there and it may still be in common use. Maybe not as teens (they used it the most) don't want to be seen as fuddy-duddy 20 somethings.<br /><br />Wish I could have been there. Is that the Apple Restaurant in Chigasaki in one of the pictures? It sure looks like it. A very quaint and friendly restaurant, popular with the locals but unknown to the outside world. If you got in, you were a very honored guest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-81241697123657381202009-08-12T13:19:23.490-04:002009-08-12T13:19:23.490-04:00How coincidental things can be.....imagine meeting...How coincidental things can be.....imagine meeting your friends from Japan in Ontario! I don't hink I would care for Japanese cuisine though. It sounds like you travel a lot...lucky you!! Wonderful pics of the bridge.joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545344280343271652noreply@blogger.com