BK Love Letter by Wakako

Leaning into the analogue process... // Love Letter, February 2024

Leaning into the analogue process... // Love Letter, February 2024

The month of January felt filled with our weeklong New Year family camping and slowly settling back into our daily rhythm of homeschooling, BK, and the rainy season in the canyon..., plus expanding... Read More
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Moment of Stillness...

Moment of Stillness...

When I physically step away from LA and restore some space around me, I often feel showered with new creative ideas like shooting stars sparkling down. Having some downtime during the... Read More
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With gratitude and more gratitude

With gratitude and more gratitude

I am so grateful to start our new year with Baum-kuchen as a sustaining business. Each year, I close our book at the end of December and start a new... Read More
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On the quest for a life well lived and loved. // Love Letter, January 2024

On the quest for a life well lived and loved. // Love Letter, January 2024

Greetings from California, and a happy new year. I am preparing this story to share with you as we count down the last few days of 2023. I am in... Read More
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Layers of Happiness in the 5-year journal

Layers of Happiness in the 5-year journal

I am getting ready to move into the next Hobonichi 5-Year Techo very soon. I started using a 10-year journal when I turned 30. There was no plan nor expectation other than... Read More
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The Gift of Being Here Now // Love Letter, December 2023

The Gift of Being Here Now // Love Letter, December 2023

This December 26th is the 15-year anniversary of my TN Brown. The very first Traveler’s Notebook I stumbled upon and purchased at Itoya Stationery Store in Tokyo. It was a... Read More
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Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Greetings from the canyon, where we are experiencing lingering Summer warmth. If you are familiar with my IG feed, I am pretty obsessed with my weekly surf session. I started taking... Read More
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Moon phase journaling

Moon phase journaling

Last weekend was a full moon. Its beauty was radiating and full of inspiration.  Back in August, when we were traveling and staying on a rural island in Japan, I... Read More
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Perception of Time // Love Letter, October 2023

Perception of Time // Love Letter, October 2023

It was at the very end of the day. The day felt long, as Fall days tend to be each year, and kids' activities frequently have us travel from one... Read More
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