 Story
2023
This was a really difficult year for us and seemed to have a
cloud over it from the beginning. I struggled with numerous health conditions,
of which my rheumatoid arthritis was the worst. Not much changed though as I
continued to put in full days working up at the mountain and playing at the
beach. A few herbs we are growing, which I eat twice a day, began making a huge
difference as the year continued. During August a strong typhoon wiped out over
half of our banana trees at the farm we are using. This turned out to be a
catalyst, pushing us to finally get out of the farm for good and focus all our
efforts at our house and up in our mountain. A few months later, one of our dogs
passed away. Akiko found out her Dad had pneumonia for almost a month.
The year had a few bright spots though. After years of indecision, I actually
purchased a couple of fishing kayaks. This turned out to be a lot of fun and we
caught plenty of fish. This was also the year when our middle son, now seven
years old, began playing bass and electric guitar. He is now playing a lot of
the music from back in day and has already performed at our house parties, up in
our mountain, and even at a local community event. Our oldest son, now fourteen
years old, began doing videography and photography. Our youngest son has not
found his "thing" yet but is certainly enjoying being an energetic three year
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