Shrine across from Toko-ji

I couldn’t find the name of this small shrine near the Yada Community Center. The cherry blossoms caught my attention and I had to take a look.

Toko-ji

This is a pretty, well kept temple. There were a few people cleaning at the temple, who were friendly and greeted me. This is the temple website - https://yadasan-tokoji.jp/

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Friday Finish - Embroiderer’s Guild of America Drawn Thread Group Correspondence

Finally! I began this Drawn Thread Notebook project in 1997, when I belonged to the Indianapolis EGA chapter. I moved to Illinois shortly after the course started and it was put away. I carried it from place to place when I moved around after that. After moving to Japan, I began working on it again, but got stuck on the last section. It called for coral knots, that I put in and took out many times. They always looked too loose and too sloppy, so I took them out and put the project away again and again. This week, I decided to put in a simple section and call it done. So it is done. 

The designer of this piece is Jonalene T. Guiwein.

Yaizu Shrine

Yaizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine that was built in 409 AD, honoring Prince Yamato Takeru, son of Emperor Keiko. It is about a 15 minute walk from Yaizu station.

Work In Progress Wednesday and Blackwork at Mr. Donut

Knot Garden progress

The Tale of Genji progress - the outlining/backstitching is slow, but I am making progress. 

Waste not Want not - I had this 2 1/2 inch wide fabric left over from something else. After I stitch all of the fabric, I will cut the motifs apart and make the little pieces into fobs or ornaments.

On Friday afternoon, I met with Toki (who blogs at 私がめがねをかけるとき) and her husband (he and I used to work at the same place) at the local Mr. Donut.  We talked and drank coffee (no donuts consumed) while Toki and I worked on blackwork hearts and her husband was quality control, making sure there were no stray stitches. Really, it was good to see them both.

This is what our hearts looked like when we parted ways - - -

Kogawa Castle Site

The castle site is a stone monument and an information board located in a residential area in Yaizu, but is nothing left of the castle.