Today Bev made crepes for bkfst - yummy - then we had a review rehearsal, and headed in. Traffic wasn't too bad so stopped at the Aeon Mall for a bit of shopping and lunch, then to the Help Tohoku House for a coffee house style "concert" from 1 - 4 PM. Basically we sang two 15 minute sets and chatted with the dozen or so folks who come regularly to this weekly gathering.
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| Lorna and Bev chat with Sekki-san, the owner of the house being used for the coffee-shop. |
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| Andy chatting with the coffee-house friends. |
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| Keith connecting via his Japanese skills. |
They liked the songs and the team did a good job of both singing and chatting. The second set, since we were getting pretty well acquainted and since caroling is all about singing together, asked them to alternate singing a song after each one of ours. They enjoyed doing that a lot - really connected well with their hearts, and connected them to each other as well. Kind of magical moments. The final song was Silent Night and we all sang that together. One of the men and one lady wanted to stand and sing with us so we gave them the extra hat and bonnet, and they loved it.
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| We 7 plus an extra man and lady who enjoyed singing with us. |
Had contacted Saito-san, the businessman friend we met last June, and he said he'd stop by. He did for a moment but had a colleage in the car so had to keep going. He said he'd come back, but didn't make it in time, so I arranged to meet him at this office/warehouse. We chatted a bit, I gave him some Seattle chocolates and book as well as a copy of the song book we're using which has the lyrics in Nihongo, as well as the Christmas story from Luke in both English and Japanese. His wife wasn't there, but his son was, and evidently the son is being groomed to take over the biz soon. It was a good connection. And the unexpected surprise is that one of the guys in the coffee house time was one of his drivers! They were both surprised to see each other there when Saito-san stopped by.
I'm trying to get the blog posted, but it takes time, and the days are pretty full, and the evenings get blurry. Tomorrow, we're heading in for a kindergarten "concert" in the morning, then another old-folks home in the afternoon. I'm on deck to make Mexican Haystacks for supper. Lorna has a packet of taco seasoning she's going to let me use, and we'll have to hunt for some Dortito-style chips at the mall.
Time for bed. I'm sleeping pretty well, but waking up around 5:30 or 6 AM. The weather has been clear and sunny, but temps are low - down to the 30's most evenings. The sunrises have been amazing - comes up right out of the ocean. No wonder this is the land of the rising sun.
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