After scanning all those slides from the UK last week, it was quite fitting that I just finished The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury, 2010) by Howard Jacobson.Not only did The Finkler Question win the 2010 Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards, but it … [Read more...]
Angkor Wat then and now
I've probably scanned about 600 slides and have 300-400 more to go. Since the rest of the boxes are actually marked (all from Japan), I've probably scanned the entire lot my mom took in Cambodia.Before I embarked on this grand project, I imagined finding slides of noir Hong … [Read more...]
Happy Boxing Day!
Happy Boxing Day to those who celebrate it in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries (plus Austria).Although this photo has nothing to do with Boxing Day, it's a fun shot my mom took in London during the summer of 1967.Because without London, there'd be no Boxing … [Read more...]
Christmas in Chinatown
So twenty years ago I celebrated Christmas in Yokohama. As I posted yesterday, my mom and I flew from Hong Kong to Tokyo days before Christmas.I remember driving around Yokohama on Christmas day with my mom's old friends, the Nakajimas (pictured here with my mom), Christmas … [Read more...]
Yokohama, 1990
Even though I'm Jewish, I enjoy the traditional spirit of Christmas and look forward to spending this time of year with family and friends.To me, Christmas evokes warm memories.I can do that.Twenty years ago yesterday I sat for this photo in Yokohama, Japan. The … [Read more...]
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