Ruth Iida
@ruthlovejoy.bsky.social
A New Englander living and teaching in the Japanese countryside. Lover of words, whether written, spoken or sung. My world revolves around children, music, stories, and professional development, with occasional forays into Tokyo for shopping and culture.
Variations on the same branch of a Japanese plum tree in my garden.
March 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Variations on the same branch of a Japanese plum tree in my garden.
Reposted by Ruth Iida
Parrot, Blue Tit, Two Lizards, and Vases, 1706, by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (born #LuisaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–29). Held at the Palazzo Pitti; source, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_... #artherstory #womensart #TeresaVitelli #nuntastic #CatholicSistersWeek
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Parrot, Blue Tit, Two Lizards, and Vases, 1706, by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (born #LuisaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–29). Held at the Palazzo Pitti; source, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_... #artherstory #womensart #TeresaVitelli #nuntastic #CatholicSistersWeek
Short stories read and loved in 2024:
📚The Dead (James Joyce)
📚The Shinagawa Monkey (Murakami Haruki)
📚Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
📚The Judgement (Franz Kafka)
#BookSky #greatstories
📚The Dead (James Joyce)
📚The Shinagawa Monkey (Murakami Haruki)
📚Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
📚The Judgement (Franz Kafka)
#BookSky #greatstories
January 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Short stories read and loved in 2024:
📚The Dead (James Joyce)
📚The Shinagawa Monkey (Murakami Haruki)
📚Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
📚The Judgement (Franz Kafka)
#BookSky #greatstories
📚The Dead (James Joyce)
📚The Shinagawa Monkey (Murakami Haruki)
📚Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
📚The Judgement (Franz Kafka)
#BookSky #greatstories
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there seem to be more people to look at my bugs, please look at this one. it squeaks at you
January 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
there seem to be more people to look at my bugs, please look at this one. it squeaks at you
And five more "loved in 2024" books :
📚 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
📚 Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
📚 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
📚 The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
📚 Tell Me Everything (Elizabeth Strout)
I like doing this in small tidbits.
📚 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
📚 Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
📚 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
📚 The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
📚 Tell Me Everything (Elizabeth Strout)
I like doing this in small tidbits.
January 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
And five more "loved in 2024" books :
📚 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
📚 Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
📚 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
📚 The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
📚 Tell Me Everything (Elizabeth Strout)
I like doing this in small tidbits.
📚 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
📚 Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
📚 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
📚 The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
📚 Tell Me Everything (Elizabeth Strout)
I like doing this in small tidbits.