I have probably said it many times already on this blog, but I cannot keep…

Our son’s kindergarten is situated a little way up a mountainside. It is close to…

Suddenly Sunday evening the fever appeared, and in the morning there was nothing else for…

Typically October is a month with beautiful weather, blue skies and comfortable temperatures, in short…

Halloween is a very popular holiday in Japan. A big part of fall is set…

It is now four years ago since I started this blog after getting the wonderful…

In fall, having a sports day, undokai (運動会), at kindergartens and schools is very popular…

I had almost forgotten how wonderful it is to drink a hot cup of tea…

The last week our little boy has been having a fever. The nights have been…

I give my wife plenty of opportunities to laugh at my Japanese skills (or I…

It feels like yesterday when my son and I were walking past the rice fields…

I often feel like one of those lawn moving robots that have become so popular…