I find myself skipping a few articles that touched on personal matters that, while are fine for the local community, I'm not sure I want out in the whole world. But anyway. Here's a somewhat (but not entirely) belated article about autumn's sake, Hiyaoroshi. 日本酒の季語：ひやおろし…
Continue reading...I didn't realize I'd missed so many of these! It was a pretty heavy summer, anyway. But I'm still writing my column for the local Setouchi Times 瀬戸内タイムス newspaper. This might not have been "the next" but it's in the series. This was a summer…
Continue reading...Technically, this would be the eighth of my articles for the local Seouchi Times papers, but I'm skipping one for reasons. This time, I wrote about a trip to a nearby island, Ushima, that hosts local kids once a year to get them more interested…
Continue reading...My sixth column for the local Setouchi Times newspaper was about my encounter with spring at a local park. It was one of my favorites, mostly for the pictures. I spotted a Longtailed Tit couple building a nest from spiderweb and moss, and while I…
Continue reading...The third of my columns for the local Setouchi Times newspaper ran January 10, 2024, so I made it a New Year themed one. I discussed some American New Year's traditions and my own preference for the slow, traditional feel of Japanese oshogatsu. The picture…
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