This post has been milling about my mind for a while but particularly this month as today approached. I am sure it will not be worded as well as it could be but you will have to forgive me, you will see why below. There are many wonderful things about being an ex-pat, though perhaps…
Those of you who read this blog and know Superman and I in real life will no doubt be aware that we share the guilty passion of many millions of people around the globe that is World of Warcraft. If you have invited us out on a Wed, Thurs or Sunday you may have heard…
Last Friday, I turned 36 (and proud to say so)! A few good friends gathered at our humble abode to enjoy the blossoms along our street (photos to come in the next few days as they thicken up) and to partake in an almost traditional high tea (there was coffee, too, but we’re keeping that…
The irony is not lost on me that while I was spending 4 days living a life-long dream at the Sapporo Snow Festival my home state was burning. I remember Ash Wednesday in 1983 vividly, the smoke in the air and the blood-peach colour of the sun, when it could be seen, is unforgettable –…
At some stage at least two weeks ago I somehow injured the bones (the ortho said bruised – how do you bruise bones?) of the ball of my right hand and then, it seems, injured the tendons (I assume while favouring the injured bones). The ortho says I am to rest my hand for at…
I love how it went back in time, at one point! Now… where is my package already? Update: The bell rang 2 seconds after I hit publish lol! Who’d have thought it would be faster to go via Alaska to Japan than to get to Australia lol!
Well, the festival tree is out of her Autumn outfit and I decided to celebrate her first Yuletide in December by treating her to a coat of fir (faux, of course) with a dusting of snow, some lovely silver and red glass beads and big red baubles! I think she looks rather fabulous in…
Tony McNicol is a photojournalist based in Tokyo who has a great blog which covers his experiences both as a photographer and in Japan generally and, of course, always has great photos! Recently Tony did a piece on Miyazaki Hayao, one of my favourite directors, and he was given permission to take some photos inside…
What does a good short-shorts-wearing, kawaii (“cute”, well, cutesy might be closer) girl do in winter so as not to freeze her *%$ off? Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?
One of my local Supermarkets is called Paré Marché and at the moment its walls are littered with posters wishing us “Merry Paré Marché!” Stores all over the city have similar posters and I’m not quite sure whether they are misunderstanding the phrasing or just approaching the whole issue of the commercial overload of this…
