The Adorable Story of a Grandmother and Her Cat Japanese...

The Adorable Story of a Grandmother and Her Cat

Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara began taking pictures of her grandmother, Misao, 13 years ago to commemorate her rich life. Along the way, the photographer came across a beautiful bond between her now 88-year-old grandmother and a cat named Fukumaru, whose given name roughly translates as “good fortune circle.” In her photo book titled Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat, Ihara captures the affectionate tale of these two best friends doing everything together.

Looking through a selection of photos from the book, one can see the genuine friendship and warmth between the inseparable pair as they keep each other company throughout their daily lives. It was nine years ago that Misao first found Fukumaru abandoned in a shed, described as an “odd-eyed kitten.” While the cat had its own ailments and hearing disabilities, the two have continued to grow old together, enjoying the beauty of everyday life against the stunning backdrop of nature’s fields.

To see more heartwarming images of this adorable grandmother and her precious cat, Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat can be purchased directly through Little More Books.

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"It would be an hour-long series of drama during the Second World War, and it’s about a team of..."

“It would be an hour-long series of drama during the Second World War, and it’s about a team of various kinds of charlatans — stage magicians, a spirit medium, a con artist and so on — who are recruited by British intelligence to perpetrate deceptions against the Nazis.”



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Michael Chabon on an HBO show he and Ayelet Waldman are developing. (via mattfractionblog)

I would watch this. I don’t have HBO and I would buy HBO so I could watch this.

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I presume (while doing nothing to look into this) that they are referring to the largely apocryphal Magic Gang, and Jasper Maskelyn. I’d love to see the show.

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Have been thinking about how to turn the Magic Gang into a screenplay for five years now. Which is a reminder to think less and do more.

And also a reminder that great ideas are in the air, not in our minds.

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theatlantic: Who Let This Gun Show Ad Run Next to a Story About...

theatlantic:

Who Let This Gun Show Ad Run Next to a Story About Sandy Hook Students?

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bibliofeminista: 1812, 1912, or 2012: which was the year of the...

bibliofeminista:

1812, 1912, or 2012: which was the year of the second highest number of new abortion restrictions?

I keep forgetting what century we live in.

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zeteticat: (via What City Skies Would Look Like Without Light...

zeteticat:

(via What City Skies Would Look Like Without Light Pollution - Arts & Lifestyle - The Atlantic Cities)

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missbhavens: smalltownbeatnik: Can you imagine waking up to...

missbhavens:

smalltownbeatnik:

Can you imagine waking up to this, a nice big bowl of IM GONNA EAT YOUR FACE

WE ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE!

Jeeeeezus. That’s horrifying.

— I’M GOING TO CUT YOU OPEN, SUGAR COAT YOUR STILL BEATING HEART, AND THEN DEVOUR IT WHILE YOU WATCH! —

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rcruzniemiec: Boguslaw Strempel

rcruzniemiec:

Boguslaw Strempel

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pantslady: healthsohard: Best Chicken Soup 1 whole 3-4lbs...

pantslady:

healthsohard:

Best Chicken Soup

1 whole 3-4lbs chicken

1 medium onion cut into wedges

3 cloves garlic smashed with flat side of knife

2 stalks celery leaves and stems chopped

Stems and roots from 1 bunch of cilantro

2 bay laurel leaves (or 1 california bay leaf)

1 Tbs kosher salt

2 carrots, each cut into 2-3 large pieces

1 avocado

cilantro and lime for serving

Put the chicken in a stock pot just big enough to hold it. Scatter the onion, garlic, celery, cilantro, bay leaves and salt around the chicken. Cover the chicken with water, put a lid on the pot, and bring it to a boil over high heat. Continue boiling for 5 minutes. Then, turn off the heat, allowing the chicken to poach in the water for 45 minutes (don’t open the lid during this time).

When the chicken is cooked, remove it from the stock and allow it to cool off enough to touch. Remove and discard the skin, then strip the meat off the bones into bite size pieces. Cover the chicken and refrigerate until the soup is done.

Return the bones back into the stock pot along with any collected juices from the chicken. Cover, and return the soup to a boil. When it boils, turn down the heat and simmer for 3 hours.

Strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve and discard the solids. Skim off any excess oil then add the soup back to the pot along with the carrots. Cook the carrots until tender and salt the soup to taste.

To serve, put down some chicken, carrots and avocado in a bowl. Pour the hot stock over everything and garnish with cilantro and a wedge of lime.

I’m so sick and this looks amazing. Off to the grocery store.

Just gonna go ahead and periodically reblog this recipe. It’s amazing.

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zeteticat: Lincoln, for some (even some in the 1%), has...

zeteticat:

Lincoln, for some (even some in the 1%), has surprise ending.

Academics is (less than) athletics.

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Saudi religious leader calls for gang rape of Syrian women

Saudi religious leader calls for gang rape of Syrian women:

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A prominent Saudi cleric has issued a fatwa (a religious ordinance) that calls for the gang rape of Syrian women. Expressing frustration that the “warriors of Islam” fighting in Syria may be getting weary for the lack of sexual pleasure, the religious leader issued a decree that promotes hours-long “intercourse marriages.”

The cleric, Muhammed al-Arifi, who is a leading jihadist religious figure, made it clear that his edict called for the gang rape of Syrian women and girls. He specified that the “intercourse marriages” last only a few hours “in order to give each fighter a turn.” As to who is an eligible bride, the cleric approves any girls or women over the age of 14 who are widowed or divorced. Yes, you read that right. Any girls over the age of 14.

Wha… I… How… NO NO NO NO…

2013 is off to a GREAT start.

Gross.

What a fucking despicable interpretation of a theology.

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