Hokkaido Kudasai

Year five of the temperature quilt  Week 50  April 10 - 16  79, 77, 79, 81, 66, 54, 68 I am reporting the high temperature each day.  My Yea...

The new school year in Japan began a few weeks ago and the Kuraray Company, which manufactures synthetic leather for school bags, has releas...

  Astronauts in Japan no longer have to be rocket scientists. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) no longer requires prospective a...

I stitched this little needlepoint pattern some time ago and finally finished it off into a zipper pouch. I'm not experienced with zippe...

This month a new law has gone into effect in Japan aimed at reducing plastic use. Twelve types of disposable items are targeted in order to ...

House Quilt Corners Dorset Button making continues My new project is a Boro inspired piece

August 2021 Princesses The tourism board in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture has held yearly contests to choose single women known as princesses t...

Year five of the temperature quilt  Week 49   April 3 - 9   48, 48, 64, 71, 63, 68, 75 I am reporting the high temperature each day.  My Yea...

Yesterday was a bit of a rainy day, but not a downpour rainy day.  I visited Sumpu Castle Park and it was perfect because there were few peo...