Rest in peace, my dear Japanese friends

In this photo-

Left: Kozue Miwa of Fukuoka Prefecture (in Kyushu)

Right: Taka Katayama Milligan of Tateyama-city, Chiba Prefecture

I used to sing in a Japanese ladies choir for two years. Two of our members would bring their mothers to listen to us rehearse.

They both passed away this year- the older one, Kozue, just last week.

I will miss them both dearly. . .