At Home with Venetia in Kyoto

As a new daily routine, English-born Venetia goes on walks in Kyoto Prefecture with a friend. Walks filled with such sounds as birds chirping and a stream babbling are precious to her with failing eyes. She stops by an old folk house/restaurant to order naturally raised, stone-baked bread. At a blueberry orchard in Shiga Prefecture run by a friend of hers, she harvests the last berries of the year and makes jam. She admires how her friend, who also grows organic cotton, appreciates nature's blessings we eat and wear.

As a new daily routine, English-born Venetia goes on walks in Kyoto Prefecture with a friend. Walks filled with such sounds as birds chirping and a stream babbling are precious to her with failing eyes. She stops by an old folk house/restaurant to order naturally raised, stone-baked bread. At a blueberry orchard in Shiga Prefecture run by a friend of hers, she harvests the last berries of the year and makes jam. She admires how her friend, who also grows organic cotton, appreciates nature's blessings we eat and wear.

English-born Venetia organizes an open garden for the first time in a long time. As she works with a gardener friend on her garden in preparation, she shares with him some fruit from a fig tree that recovered from damage in a typhoon 2 years ago. On Day 1, she entertains her pals with a blend of lemon verbena and English tea. Day 2 is all excitement with children in the neighborhood looking for sweets hidden in her garden. She also spends some relaxing time with her son's family.

English-born Venetia organizes an open garden for the first time in a long time. As she works with a gardener friend on her garden in preparation, she shares with him some fruit from a fig tree that recovered from damage in a typhoon 2 years ago. On Day 1, she entertains her pals with a blend of lemon verbena and English tea. Day 2 is all excitement with children in the neighborhood looking for sweets hidden in her garden. She also spends some relaxing time with her son's family.