JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Wednesday May 17, 2006 [PC(5/365) LW(9/365) SH(6/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (5/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (9/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (146/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (115/365) LW-light winds (172/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (94/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – teapot

Japanese – dobin (???)
tiipotto (??????)

Hogen – chuukaa (?????)

Tuesday May 16, 2006 [PC(4/365) LW(8/365) SH(5/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (4/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (8/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (145/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (115/365) LW-light winds (171/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (93/365)

I was reviewing my daily links and ran across this story of a charming vintage American General Store. Out of curiosity, I looked-up the site mentioned in the article that was set-up by the son to increase awareness of the sale. What I found on the site was one of the most charming general stores I have seen in a long time. Take a look at this wonderfully well-kept piece of Americana.

Monday May 15, 2006 [C(8/365) W(5/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (3/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (144/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (115/365) LW-light winds (170/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (92/365)

I was doing some surfing in the world of compact solutions to housing decors and ran across several interesting space-saving and multi-function home living ideas. From portable circular kitchens to wall-bed mini-kitchen units or table-beds and counter top with burners-armchairs the ingeniuty behind these ideas is rather impressive.

Sunday May 14, 2006 [C(7/365) W(4/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (7/365) PC (3/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (143/365) PC-partly cloudy (144/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (114/365) LW-light winds (170/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (92/365)

I wondered what unusual gifts are available to add a little something “extra” to the annual celebration of the mothers of the world. So I went surfing and found that most of the sites that claimed to have “unique” ideas were not very impressive. However, this British site was the exception and had several distinctively original suggestions for the unusual.

Saturday May 13, 2006 [S(4/365) W(3/365) H(4/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (6/365) PC (3/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (3/365) LW-light winds (7/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (142/365) PC-partly cloudy (144/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (113/365) LW-light winds (170/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (92/365)