Now 6 weeks since our return, and this post, which I had intended to write within 6 days of our return, is still brewing. I hope I can convey through words and pictures the character of the end of our trip. We left Osaka, spending our last afternoon with Noriko and Mia Huffman.

Inviting Broken People to Break Bread Together. WINTER WALK SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2014. At the core of Open Table Ministry is the belief that building relationships, bridges and social divides dissolves barriers, and leads to transformative change. We help people of dissimilar socioeconomic status to discover the image of God in one another. Basic necessities like food, water, clothing and blankets.

Thursday, April 22, 2010. The holiday was so relaxing and spent mainly on the gorgeous harbour and ocean beaches of Sydney, with glorious weather and warm water to swim in. We had a great day out Kayaking and after a rather shaky start from me canoeing stupidly in the wrong direction and Charlie feeling a bit nervous about he whole experience we eventually headed out across the sea for an hour of peace and tranquility. We did pack alot of activity into the time we were there and have.

Amongst the many nice things my Dziadziu did for me was to take me to my first Red Sox game, during the 1971 season. My dad and I drove from our house in New Hampshire to his house in Lawrence, MA. We went to Fenway with a group on a bus.