Spring in Ono

                This sakura tree is in front of the train station near us--taken about April 1st.  

These sakura trees are in full bloom up the street from us in front of the assisted living home.  Sorry, it's a little grainy.   Taken April 4. 

                                        Taken April 4 in front of the train station near us.  

                                                     Sunset from the main highway looking west. 

                                                 This was taken last fall--the geese are near a pond. 

Recent Grands

Peter and Jewel's younger daughter, Elorie, turned one year old on March 14.   She is a happy child : -)  

Playing with Grandma Reeves 

Ain't she something?!?!?  :-)   

                                                            Joe's Family February 2022

Tired after a day of play,. 

 

February 2022

The air conditioner unit outside our bedroom is a step from the street.  I put these ceramic and plastic things on it just because I did not want to throw them out yet (nor do I have a space inside for them).  The school kids walk by here every day and usually re-arrange the objects.  

 Thr horses on the wall Sara made years ago and are plastic circles ironed together.  The wreath has sakura flowers.  

                The twins were acting like teenagers recently   :-)  

                                                Willow is not at that point yet   :-)  

                                    Christin and her daughters

Early winter in Ono

  The Emperor Dahlia is in the yard next to your house.  We had this back in Kita Kobe

Our house decorated for Christmas.  There are blue and white flashing lights around the doors and gutters.  

             The AC unit there has many solar toys and other things on it.  The school children that pass by daily always rearrange them for me   :-)    Snoopy flag is a favorite of mine.  

Woke up to snow this morning 12/18/21---a surprise here in Ono.  It will melt once the sun hits it.   

                                                         My snowy flowerbed wall.   
 

Latest Quilts 2021

This is the back  of the quilt below, made of miscellaneous Christmas prints and blocks   

 The front of this quilt is pink and purple strips, favorite colors of a friend.   This is #383 in my quilt catalogue.   

I made two of this Christmas star quilt for two ladies that attend church here in Kato

This quilt is for the owner of our building who has come to church nearly every Sunday for over two years.  It is a disappearing nine-patch pattern;  the edging is from a bedsheet.  

My Neighborhood quilt is for a near neighbor here in Ono who also attends church.  She recently accepted Christ as her Savior.    Below is the crazy-patch backing which I do for many of my quilts.  It is made up of scraps with no particular design in mind.   :-)  

These are embroidered hats, boots and flowers that were given to me some years ago, but I forget who it was that gifted me.   This quilt will be for me   :-)   

Another crazy patch backing for the hats and boots quilt.  

Grandbabies in the Fall 2021

                                                            One of the twins at an Animal Farm 

 Peter and Elorie 

All dressed up for the Harvest Festival 

Isn't she cute!?!?!

Peter's van decorated for fall festival where they had pumpkins, a hayride and lots of food

Elorie on a tricycle.   Mom was near     :-)  

                                       Alora and Clarity feeding baby goats at the Animal Farm
 

                                                                                Alora      October 2021 

                                                            Pirate Clarity 

                                                                Willow, Clarity, Alora 

                                                                        Willow  

                                
 

The flowering bush is called suino--the flowers bloom daily, white in the morning and change to pink by afternoon and last just a day 

Abundant rice fields in Ono City--mostly large rectangular shaped fields, so much bigger than in Hatacho where terraced farming is common and fields are much smaller. 

The egrets like the rice fields, so do all the birds.  :-)