Hey there - here's a lovely photo of a small rock on a lake near me - covered in grass and moss. Just a little world of its own...

Waiting for autumn here - the summer sun is going on and on, but we know that Japan is about to explode with all those gorgeous autumn colors.

So. Okaasan. 

You may have noticed that I didn't post anything in September...and the reason is our Okaasan visit was cancelled at the last minute! One hour before we were due to go, the hospital called and said they were fighting an outbreak of itchy bugs and having to restrict family visits. Okaasan herself was fine, but our visit was culled.

But it meant we got priority a week later and  got an early visit date for October.

So off we went.

And. She was sleeping! The whole 15 minute visit. We sat at her bedside and chatted to eachother. And then the kitchen timer went off, and we left. Next time: November.

She looked fine, in fact peaceful and happy. A few frowns as dreams chased across her mind. But she was good. We didn't want to wake her and disturb that peace. So we let her sleep on, and we just sat there!

Strange visit. But kind of nice. She looked calm.

A little, calm rock on its own in a lake...peaceful.

You see what I just did there :-)

See ya in November!