tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18423816809814640672024-03-14T04:14:35.443-07:00Kumi's Kumi-awase JournalKumi-Awase means "interstices" or "overlapping" in Japanese and sounds very much like my name, Kumi.
This blog is the intersecting interests of... me!!kumihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967262041597498547noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842381680981464067.post-18371358001727956972016-04-04T08:40:00.003-07:002016-04-04T08:43:37.746-07:00Sumikumiworks in Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />kumihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967262041597498547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842381680981464067.post-32559232505569789882016-03-27T00:40:00.000-07:002016-04-04T08:44:45.176-07:00My Favorite Anime creator -Mr. Makoto Shinkai<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">The most beautiful fading-sakura scene (桜の散る光景)I have ever seen in motion pitures. Mr. Makoto Shinkai is one of my favorite anime producers. 彼がアニメで表現する自然は息をのむほど美しいのです。。。</span><br />
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<br />In the mental space I have created through cleaning, a scary feeling has been growing day by day. SOMETHING IS ABSOLUTELY NOT RIGHT IN THIS WORLD. In the future, will my kids, our kids, have a happy and clean world to live in? Unfortunately, I would say NO to this, my own question, UNLESS we , each of us, start thinking about this seriously. <br />
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Even if I live the average life expectancy of an Asian woman, I have just a couple of decades. I don’t think I will be full-functioning until the end. Then the time left for me may be (hopefully) less than, what, 25years? Less? A shockingly short time left for me….<br />
<br />I graduated from a busy mom’s life ( I’m still a mom, though). I think it is time for me to start doing something for our kids’ beautiful and safe future. <br />
<br />The BIG Clutter-Cleaning Project of 2014 has been more than just clutter cleaning. I am glad that I have started this process. kumihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967262041597498547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842381680981464067.post-87597926973580310362014-07-22T18:21:00.000-07:002014-07-30T18:21:35.667-07:00Big Clutter Cleaning 2014 ( Downsizing Project)<span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got some Bizen pottery when I was in my twenties for "special occasions". How many "special occasions" have I had since then?...Not many... From now on WE are the "special " and use them every day. These are all the dishes and cups I have in my kitchen after the big clutter cleaning (downsizing) project of 2014!</span></span> <br />
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kumihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967262041597498547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842381680981464067.post-52071818024403162212014-07-18T13:03:00.000-07:002014-07-30T22:47:26.571-07:00Digi- Sumi Kumi<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">I realize now that my father was the one who influenced me the most: what I have become, what I love, what I do for my hobbies. My father loved choral classic music and bought tons of records. I started singing with choirs when I was in hi<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">gh school and I still do. He enjoyed oil painting. I have been painting various media since I was 1 year old and i still do. <br /><br /> The artist side of me was a bit dormant until recently, but I would like to start again.</span></span></div>
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<strong><span class="userContent"><span style="color: #4c1130;">Fuchsia fuchsia, Pink and purple<br /> By the window, Pink and purple<br /> Summer evening sky, Pink and purple</span></span> </strong></div>
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Both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Anne, Queen of Great Britain</a>, </div>
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<br />kumihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967262041597498547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842381680981464067.post-25286003142370609922013-07-18T10:07:00.003-07:002013-07-18T10:07:51.840-07:00Sumi Kumi Works<div style="text-align: center;">
My Sumi painting website "<a href="http://www.sumikumiworks.com/">Sumi Kumi Works</a>" is launched!</div>
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My illustration of the L family in 1995. </div>
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Two boys have grown and grown vertically. Now they both are much taller than their Mama, </div>
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The "Shrinking Mama" is shrinking even more... E will be 21 tomorrow. R will be 19 soon. </div>
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