Our Adventures in Japan

The other day while walking to the market, I spotted this squished kuwagata (stag beetle). I've only seen the live ones in the pet stor...

In Japan, you always hear about how space is a premium, houses/buildings are built so close together that some are only inches apart from ea...

On a recent trip to the market, I found Köln's Chocoppe. 126 yen (about US$1.26) If you remember I tried some of their breads on a rece...

Most times whenever I try a recipe, I try the ones that look easiest to me. The ones that don't need me to fuss over them and can usuall...

In Japan, beer is pronounced (bee-ru) with bee being elongated. If you pronounce it short (beeru), you will be talking about buildings. Anyw...

Yesterday, our area went into the rainy season, this is actually 12 days later than last year and is supposed to last for 40 days. Not looki...

The other day, I received this "one lovely blog award" from Kim, of Pass the Pocky . She says she is new to blogging and has a del...