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Japanese best selling author Ken Honda, who is also called "Zen Millionaire," talks about the importance of "gratitude." I've been following him for a while and recently joined in his…
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I've been drawing cartoons since lockdown started in March 2020. Since all lockdown restrictions have been lifted in England during summer (touch wood!), I want to start sharing some of…
Lockdown Cartoon #46: Cashless
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
Ichi used to be very good at spotting coins on the ground. His piggy bank is full of pennies he's found on his way home from school.But he noticed he…
Lockdown Cartoon #45: Fear
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"What is your fear?"That was a question asked by a teacher at Ichi's school. Ichi came home and talked about the question.Ichi is scared of dogs, so he wrote 'dog.' But…
Lockdown Cartoon #44: Wealth
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"Are you rich?"When Ichi asked me this question, I wondered what to answer. I'm not rich. But we still have a roof over us and have food in our fridge.…
Lockdown Cartoon #43: Time Difference
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work.The pandemic forced me to run my art workshop online, which was outside my comfort zone. But once I've done it, I…
Lockdown Cartoon #42: Gift
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"Everyday is a gift. "I've heard this phrase somewhere.The other day I really felt that. On our way home from school, an elderly lady stopped us."I've been knitting these for the…
Lockdown Cartoon #41: YouTuber?
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
I took advantage of having my children home during lockdown and had them help me create Japanese teaching videos.I wrote a script. Ichi and Naomi just needed to say some…
Lockdown Cartoon #40: Hungry
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
Naomi can be quite unreasonable sometimes. When she gets angry with the whole world, that usually means she is hungry. My husband says this is a hereditary trait from me.…
Lockdown Cartoon #39: Ninja Mum
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
I like wearing turtle necks. They keep my neck warm. But they have another function... Here is this week's cartoon. …