Between Sickness & Writing
It has been a weird November so far. No only is NaNo going on, but both […]
It has been a weird November so far. No only is NaNo going on, but both […]
The other day was a beautiful rainy day in town. I am still in awe of the misty mountains around here in Kyushu, and thought I’d share a short video driving past the local High School.
Walking is something I wasn’t able to do easily in the recent past. My shaking tremors were full body at times, and if they came on when I was walking, I would most fall with every step, my legs refusing to follow directions.
While my medications still don’t have me up to where I could say I feel normal, they are helping. And today, I decided it was time to get out of the house – I actually don’t leave particularly often, unless it’s to go somewhere with my husband.
Another trip to the doctor. Turns out, you really are the best judge of what’s up with […]
So, I realized. I started this blog for me. Not for business, not for selling things, just for me. Every night lately, I’ve laid awake and thought about that fact, and vow to rectify it.
This weekend took us out, way out, through narrow, winding roads around mountains and rivers, out to Honjo.
This past weekend was amazing. It is the first time in a year or more that […]
History is something Japan is steeped in, and Kyushu is no different. Hundreds of years of history can be found around any corner, carved into a stone or painted on a piece of wood.
If you’ve seen my post about documenting the history of Shonenji, you know I love these pieces of art so much. I decided it would be fun to vector the designs on the tiles, and hopefully learn more advanced techniques while I’m at it.
Welcome to my little corner of Japan, where I post my meanderings around Kyushu and whatever I am currently creating.
This weekend’s adventure took us to Onyujima 「大入島」 island. This is a small-ish island off of Saiki port, where some 500 people still live. It has it’s own traditions, the most notable is a style of hula imported in the 20’s from Hawaii that is still practiced in a small dance studio on the island.