Day 4 - Osaka & Himegi

Himegi castle was one of the sites that was on the top of both Sandy’s and my list to see while in Japan. It is the oldest authentic (not restored) castle in Japan and is certainly a sight to behold.
It was well and truly worth the 2+ hours on the train to get there and […]

Welcome back!

I hope everyone out there enjoyed their holidays as much as I did!
Twas the season (not) to be posting..lol. It was hot and the kids are home for the summer holidays and we’ve spent a lot of time together. And now, sadly… I have returned to work.
We moved offices over the holidays. Now we’re in […]

Procrastination,… I’ll tell you about it later

Ok, so I’ll tell you about it now.
I’ve not written a post in some time as you may well have noticed. This was my attempt (obviously in vain) to leave my Japan post in the top spot as long as possible so as to attract some comments.
Though I did get one comment, my efforts in […]

Holiday in Japan - help needed!

For the past couple of months, my sister and I have been tentatively planning to meet in Japan for a two week holiday together. It seems a bit more interesting that either one of us visiting the others home. If I got to Montreal, I’d …
a) feel like I had to bring the kids too […]

Rest assured it was only a rash

An unlikely title, I know. Lately there has been a rash of birthdays, work events, school events and unfortunately as actual rash to deal with.
My BIL Garry, Connor and a family friend Claire all have their birthday one after the other making for a pretty busy week in terms of shopping for cards and presents, […]

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