Rebecca Otowa5 days ago5 minVEGGIE TIMEPlease forgive my tardiness in posting this blog! Time has gotten away from me recently, because it’s Veggie Time in the Otowa household....
Rebecca OtowaJun 244 minVIRTUE SIGNALING: A Meditation on Doing GoodHappy Solstice! To mark the occasion, I have changed my photographs on the website to reflect Summer. Please check them out. Recently on ...
Rebecca OtowaJun 144 minTREASURESMany of you know that we are undergoing a sea change in our house, one that happens once a generation if that. My son and his family have...
Rebecca OtowaJun 55 minBEING COMPLICITAmid the coronavirus upheaval and the recent unrest in the United States, I read an article in The Atlantic entitled “History will Judge ...
Rebecca OtowaMay 274 minTHE TYRANNY OF USEFULNESSA Meditation on Goals Longfellow wrote in the poem The Village Blacksmith, “Something accomplished, something done, has earned a night’s ...
Rebecca OtowaMay 124 minMESSAGES FROM MY GRANDDAUGHTERMy 10-year-old granddaughter, who has lived in the USA for most of her life, is now living with us, along with her family. She recently w...
Rebecca OtowaMay 64 minHOUSE OR HUMANS?I haven’t moved house in almost 40 years. When people say “I just moved from City A to City B because of my job” or “I decided I would be...
Rebecca OtowaApr 215 minA SUBSTITUTE LIFE“Where is the life that late I led?” This poignant question from Shakespeare is on everyone’s minds as the coronavirus pandemic deepens a...
Rebecca OtowaApr 114 minMY STRUGGLE WITH ENTROPYEntropy is one of those words that many people think they ought to know and don’t. One definition is “a gradual decline into disorder” (G...
Rebecca OtowaMar 314 minLEGACYLike many of you, I am spending a lot of time at home these days. Though there are those that deny and ignore because the numbers of case...
Rebecca OtowaMar 215 minGOODBYE, OLD FRIENDBefore I begin this blog, I’d like to invite readers to check out the new photos on my website: heading, bio, and ending. I’ve decided to...
Rebecca OtowaMar 115 minHOW I CHANGED MY MIND ~ Nine Years after Fukushima, March 11, 2020 All my life I’ve been playing “catch-up” to the major issues of the day. I find out about events that shook the world months or even year...
Rebecca OtowaMar 45 minMINDLESSNESS AND THOUGHTLESSNESS ~ The Coronavirus in JapanAs I write, the country is sliding toward a crisis situation. The government has decreed a blanket closing of all schools till the new sc...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 204 minPULLING THE HEARTSTRINGSThe other day I went to a local concert. On the program were two well-known pieces – Francesco Sartor’s “Time to Say Goodbye” and the Jap...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 115 minWHAT BAMBOO MEANS TO MEIn preparation for roof repairs on my house, the carpenter next door came last week to tear down a small lean-to built by my father-in-law...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 35 minTHE UNTRAINED AUTHOR WRITES FICTION Recently I watched a BBC production of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge with my husband. After two viewings (necessary to underst...
Rebecca OtowaJan 215 minGoing Through the LevelsHello friends, and welcome to my blog. This is the first blog post I have ever written. I’m very happy to be able to talk to you, and to ...