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Miso this and miso that.

Miso this and miso that.

Posted on 10 January 200522 August 2024 by davidandkiyomi
Miso (味噌), a Japanese paste made from fermented soya beans is quite popular, I think anyone who has spent more than a week in this country will have had at least a passing acquaintance with Miso S... Read More
A sick bird no longer.

A sick bird no longer.

Posted on 8 January 200522 August 2024 by davidandkiyomi
It seems that Thunderbird 1.0 does work with NAV (or is that NAV works with thunderbird?), anyway, it seems that I had a particaulr setting set up a wee bit too high on the firewall, a slight readjust... Read More
Is this hard?

Is this hard?

Posted on 5 January 200521 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
More ads today, distributed another 100, to selected houses. I didn’t know walking around putting peices of paper into people’s letterboxes could be so hard! It doesn’t help when the... Read More
Let’s start.

Let’s start.

Posted on 4 January 200521 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
Well it’s done, the office has been fixed up (few coats of paint, floors cleaned and polished, window ledges stained a nice rose colour), business name finally chosen (don’t get me started... Read More
Make it a good one.

Make it a good one.

Posted on 1 January 200521 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
Happy New Year! Let’s hope it’s a good one. Up at a decent time this morning, paid a visit to Rokusho Shrine. Debated whether we should walk or drive. We ended up walking – good deci... Read More
Culture everywhere.

Culture everywhere.

Posted on 31 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
I managed to take the bike out today for a test ride. Well actually I went to get my hair cut and couldn’t be bothered walking. Had to pump the tyres up as 5 weeks in storage didn’t help &... Read More
やきいも うるさい! Or bloody noisy Yakiimo van.

やきいも うるさい! Or bloody noisy Yakiimo van.

Posted on 27 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
I’ve been back here for a month now (doesn’t time fly) and one thing that I noticed was the Yakkimo van. Yakiimo in case you didn’t know is basically “grilled sweet potato̶... Read More
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Posted on 24 December 200422 August 2024 by davidandkiyomi
Merry Christmas – may your holidays be a safe and happy one. And all of this happens, because the world is waiting. Waiting for one child; Black-white-yellow, no one knows… but a child tha... Read More
Tenno no tanjobi – Emperor’s birthday.

Tenno no tanjobi – Emperor’s birthday.

Posted on 23 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
Today is 天皇誕生日 (Tenno no tanjobi) or (Japanese) Emperor’s Birthday holiday. This holiday changes with each different Emperor as each Emperor has a different birthday (how about that?) ... Read More
Spam me not.

Spam me not.

Posted on 22 December 20045 January 2025 by davidandkiyomi
Due to the comment spam I’ve been getting over the last week, I’ve updated this blog (which runs on Movabletype) to the latest version AND enabled Typekey logins. Typekey is a free service... Read More
Disturbing nature.

Disturbing nature.

Posted on 21 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
With 神道 (Shinto), one of the religions in Japan, nature is considered sacred (though you’d never guess it by looking at all the concrete here) and whenever anything is done that “disrupts&... Read More
I’ll watch anything.

I’ll watch anything.

Posted on 18 December 200422 August 2024 by davidandkiyomi
It’s always been said (usually by family members) that I’ll watch anything. And I think they may be right especially after finding this on the ‘net. Mt Fuji Cam! Yes, now you can wat... Read More
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