Hokkaido Kudasai

This week’s TAST on Sharon B’s pintangle blog is the scroll stitch. My samples include 1)    a variegated #5 perle, first done in a...

I don’t know how Japanese children ever learn numbers, let alone learn to count. The year is 2013, but Japan has a secret code for years....

My Japanese teacher told me about a free bus tour sponsored by the Teine Rotary Club and the Sapporo International Communication Plaza for f...

The Snow Festival in Sapporo was two months ago, but I didn’t get around to posting photos. The festival ran from Tuesday until Monday.   Te...

Last weekend, I took the bus and the subway to get to Hokkai Gakuen University for the Japan Association of Language Teachers – Hokkaido mee...

I go to Sapporo once a week for my classes. First, I walk about 20 minutes to get to the bus stop.   Busses come about every 15 minutes, so ...

This ornament is stitched on Zweigart 28 count ice blue Cashel Linen.   The designer is Eileen Bennett of the Sampler House. I think the No ...