There have been many citizens remarking upon the change of seasons lately; I am sure Autumn is quite pleased at all the attention she is receiving. She does so enjoy it when people appreciate her efforts ( Read more... )

[Anyone near the vicinity of her shop today will notice Yuuko out on the patio, kneeling in front of a koto in the traditional stance and testing its strings with care. A chord rings out as she runs three fingers across all the strings and then she begins to play. A serene opening, clearly not a traditional piece, but one that she adapted herself ( Read more... )

"Alien, adjective: Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange; Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament ( Read more... )