As they say here in the land of the rising sun, “ohisashiburi”. In English it translates as approximately, “long time no see”. I have no good reason for not blogging for so long. Yes, I’m busy but not too busy to type out a line or two on occasion. In my mind I have written many blog posts as I pick box after box of oranges but somehow they never make it into written form. In short, things are good. We’ve picked lots of mandarin oranges. I’ve taught a lot of English conversation classes and yoga classes and enjoyed almost every minute of them. Famish is getting more playful with each passing day. No complaints.
I thought I would pass on a bit of wisdom that struck me a while back. It is by no means profound but it definitely applies to the life of an orange farmer.
“When you have your head buried in an orange tree, a branch sticking into your ribs and mosquitoes biting your face as you stretch for the last orange on the tree, remember to listen for the singing birds and the sound of the wind. Maybe the sun is even shining on your back and taking away some of the autumn chill. Putting a little more focus in those places is well worth the effort.”
That’s all I’ve got today. More pictures are coming soon!
-The Green Team Dreamer
green tea dreamer project 
Sounds good, Kurt! Keep it rolling. Wyatt will be a big brother in February, and we are stoked!
Congratulations! Wyatt must be psyched (not to mention the rest of the clan). Hope to see you all soon.
Glad to hear from you again, Kurt. We understand that you are coming back to the States soon.
Will Famish come too? Uncle Dan and I are doing as well as 80 year olds can do. We just had a great time with most of our kids and grandkids at the Wilderness resort in the Dells for Thanksgiving. I will admit that I came home tired, even though no one would let me do any work. They did let us pick up the tab, though. We were happy to do that .We would rather spend our money having a good time with them now than leaving it to them after we are gone. Hope you
both have a great Chrismas. Try not to work too hard.
Love,
Uncle Dan and Aunt Mary
I’m so happy to read your email. Time with the family sounds great. You all do such fun things. I’ve had a great time seeing Satomi’s family most days but I sure miss all of you on my side. I’ve resolved to keep in better touch when we get back to the States. We are excited about Christmas here. We will have a Christmas Eve dinner party with my elementary school English students. Two of my friends who are spectacular cooks are making dinner and desert for the party. On Christmas day we will have a chicken dinner (from Costco!) with a few of my other foreign friends and their families. It should be great. Take care and hope to see you next year.