Of course all of the good eats to be found up in Seattle were only a fraction of the reason we went. Cousin Naomi's wedding drew family from all over the country, and some from across the pacific. We spent a good deal of time on this trip with Teruo-ojisan, our great uncle. Oldest of our grandfather's brothers, he is still funny, hardworking and gentle at 94 years-the backbone of his family.

The flowers here are only a small bit of the garden uncle Teruo maintains, like my great grandfather and grandfather and father he has a skill at gardening.



A (blurry)wedding picture from a photo album

The couple in the left photo are my great grandparents, the house photos on the right are of Teruo-ojisan's home in Hiroshima.