Family
Richard
first met Yuki in Osaka when she wanted to study chess and he wanted somebody
to play chess with.
She answered his message in a magazine and she studied chess for two weeks
before giving up (possibly through boredom says Richard).
It was about 16 years ago and that was the start of their relationship
They finally got married in November of 2003 in Osaka Japan and decided
to come back to live in Norwich in England.
In July of 2004 they
got a mad, giant Dalmatian puppy. His name can be Crispin,Crisps,Crisper,Chrispo
or Chrispa, depending on their feeling of the day.
Here is a photo of him. He loves horses, other dogs, cats and humans. He is so lovable and friendly.
or Chrispa, depending on their feeling of the day.
Here is a photo of him. He loves horses, other dogs, cats and humans. He is so lovable and friendly.
Here you
can see the garden. It was created by Richard's dad Leo and an old 16th
century sword was found buried deep in a part of the back garden.
Now the garden is a thing of great beauty and tranquility with apple trees, plum trees and three fish ponds and lots of flowers.
Now the garden is a thing of great beauty and tranquility with apple trees, plum trees and three fish ponds and lots of flowers.
Gardening (and
dog walking) is now one of Richard's enforced hobbies. The others are
cricket.........he is a member of Costessey Cricket Club, and was the
founding member of Osaka Cricket Club in Japan.
His other main hobby is chess and he now belongs to the Norwich Dons Chess Club.
Richard's father is probably
the only 84 year old man with a pony tail.
He loves gardening, oil painting and talking a lot.
His mother Joyce drives a giant 4 wheel Toyota, and cares for all the family members.
She speaks Japanese and loves playing scrabble and water painting.
He loves gardening, oil painting and talking a lot.
His mother Joyce drives a giant 4 wheel Toyota, and cares for all the family members.
She speaks Japanese and loves playing scrabble and water painting.
Richard has four sisters. One of them, Dena, lives 5 seconds across the road and also loves dogs, cats, gardening and scrabble.
