Well, at least Lulu.com is on time! They sent the books out on Wednesday by priority mail so that package should be showing up on my doorstep soon after the holiday.
B, my daughter who is going with me to Tokyo, has a friend Yuki who used to work for a Japanese travel agency. Finally we are getting somewhere with our plans to stay in a temple! Now to see if the one we really like is available. So that feels good. Things are coming together.

lidded eyes
the stove watches
as spaghetti boils
a roiling breeze uncovers
the windchimes of pan