Life in Japan A Day at the Beach
Today we went to the beach to play.At first glance the beach looked very clean. But when we started playing in the sand,...
Life in Japan
Life in Japan 
Life in Japan A Small Local Performance and Lunch Outside
We were invited to a small performance event at the local community center, so we went to watch.There were different gro...
Japanese Home Cooking Our Weekly Routine: Milling Brown Rice at Home
One of our small weekly events at home is milling rice.We start with brown rice and use a small home rice mill to turn i...
Life in Japan A Little Soup at the Park
Today at the park, my daughter made me a little “egg soup.”She seems to understand, in her own way, that I don’t eat egg...
Life in Japan My Go-To BBQ Miso Sauce
Over the weekend, we had a barbecue by the sea with friends. It was warm and such a beautiful day. Everyone else was eat...
Life in Japan A Warm February Walk Under the Camellia Tree
Today’s little walk.The camellia tree near our home is in full bloom, and the fallen petals are so beautiful scattered o...
Life in Japan A Little Family Snack
Today my husband was working from home, so the four of us had snack time together.We had one of our recent favorites—tur...
Japanese Home Cooking Easy Vegan Oat & Maple Cocoa Cookies for Valentine’s Day
Today, while my son was napping, my daughter and I made Valentine’s chocolate cookies — a little late, but still special...