It’s getting towards the end of another year. Covid is still rampant, numbers are climbing again with the new variants… and now partially because of the pandemic there are also shipping delays! That means that for those of us who don’t remember to shop early, when we want to give gifts, our options are now […]
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Golden week in Japan is especially long this year because of the change in eras. On April 30, 2019, Emperor Akihito stepped down, the first emperor to do so in around 200 years. His son, (now Emperor) Naruhito stepped up on May 1, 2019. Because of that, and because golden week has holidays anyway, this
This was actually two weekends ago, but I forgot to post pictures. On the 10th, I went to a friend`s apartment for the night, made her watch the original In-Laws, which she ended up loving, and early the next morning we headed out to go snowboarding! Here`s the mountain, and my friend setting up the
That`s what I found out today. XD I had this show stuck in my head for some reason. One of my brothers showed it to me over winter break, and I haven`t really given it much thought since. But today I was thinking about it. It`s called “Over the Garden Wall.” While thinking of it,
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Because Japan is so far from the United States, I never really thought that any of my family would come visit. Both due to travel time and expense. But my mom and a friend of hers came to visit! They`re in Japan for three weeks, but because I have to work still, I`m only going
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My town has a huge festival at the end of every July, called Soma Nomaoi. What it`s mostly about seems to be samurai, and horses. Overall, I took almost 400 pictures, so here, I`ve only picked some to show. Saturday, I went with my neighbors to see the parade. The details on the costumes are
Not a Wiccan holiday, I know. Easter is a Christian holiday. However, I`ve always liked the fun involved, and this time of year, (in the United States, anyway) you can`t really avoid it. In Japan, there`s very little to nothing having to do with Easter, which I found slightly disappointing, though I will admit that
Especially on pinterest, there`s lots of advice on what to put into a BOS. I`ve read some of them, in an attempt to figure out which direction I`m going, as far as writing is concerned. One of the first things I`m going to put in is the Wheel of the Year. I mean, I know
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Imbolc is a holiday that occurs on February 2nd. Also known as St. Brigid`s Day, or Candlemas. Since it`s fast approaching, and I`m going to do an online ritual with one of my covens, I figured I`d take the time now to share what little information I know about this holiday. On the Wheel of
