I just finished knitting a beret for myself using the Fair Isle technique. I'm a big fan of this style, and knitting with it is always so much fun! Fair isle originated on Fair Isle , a small island

A couple of weeks ago, I write about a noisy Indian restaurant, and this time I'd like to share another experience. Last month, my husband, our daughter with her family, and I went to my husband's

Even though it's already September, every day is still hot. I've been fed up with the heat, so when I spotted some of my roses blooming in my garden, I was very excited! Summer roses don't look as

Jingdezhen in China is known for porcelain, and about 400km further south, there is another porcelain town called Swatow. Swatow wear originated there, and was mainly exported to Japan from the late

Have you ever seen a total lunar eclipse before? Watching the moon slowly disappear is fascinating, isn't it? It looks very mysterious. Early yesterday morning Japan time, there was a total lunar

I'm a health-conscious person and always curious about fermentation. I've posted some fermented products here before, and today I'd like to introduce hishio kōji, which is a traditional fermented

Today, I'd like to write about a strange rental service in Japan. Have you ever heard about rental boyfriends or girlfriends? In Japan, you can actually rent people if you want. For example, if you'd

Today, I'd love to share wonderful news with all Pokémon fans. In the Kanto region, at a part of Yomiuri amusement park, PokéPark KANTO will grand-open in the spring, 2026! According to the news

Shaved ice is one of the summer features in Japan, so before summer ended, my husband, my parents and I went to a shaved ice shop. We call it kakigōri in Japanese. We all ordered green tea-flavored

Today, I finally posted my 5,000th journal entry in English! Yay!! I started learning conversational English in 2009 to make my dreams come true. At the same time, I begun writing something to

A couple of weeks ago, my friend from Texas shared this video clip, and we enjoyed listening. Some were easy to recognize, while the others were hard. Some languages sounded almost the same for me,

Ramen is a type of Japanese noodle dish, and it's popular among everybody. I've heard there are some ramen shops in Texas from my Texan friend, and I saw even one in Italy last year. You can see the

I have a friend I've known for nearly thirty five years. She is twelve years older than me, but we have always managed being good friends. I first met her in our painting class. Since then, even

A couple of days ago, I was really upset when I read an article about a dog. According to the article, the dog owner attended a dog show with their dog in China. When people saw the dog, everybody

Last week, my husband and I went to a steak restaurant in our neighborhood. This shop is one of the chain restaurants, and since my husband loves going there, we sometimes visit. When stepping in the

It's still August, but I'm already exited about my knitting projects. Two days ago, I attended my regular knitting class with a friend of mine and bought several skeins of wool yarn. Some of them are

Last week, I attended an art exhibition of old kimono in Kyoto. That day was muggy as usual. After passing through the torii (the large red gate), I reached the museum. A big poster greeted me at the

A couple of days ago, I wrote about a futuristic school in Texas, and today I'd like to write about AI models. In the August edition of the best-selling "Vogue" magazine, an AI model finally appeared

There is a blueberry farm in my neighborhood, and every year, my husband, our daughter and her family, and I visit there to enjoy harvesting blueberries. I bought three blueberry bushes from the

While chatting with my friend from Texas this morning, he shared a very interesting YouTube video about a private school in Texas. The school is very unique. Students study for only two hours a day,