Jackie's Japan Journal

This week 8 years ago my Mom passed away.  She had cancer of the oesphagus.  She had been ill for about 3 years, complaining that she couldn...

Poor hubby had to have a tooth removed yesterday.  He came home with his jaw swollen.  The gums around the tooth we red and inflamed.  He ma...

I am the first to admit that I don't like cleaning.  I hate it but it has to be done!   I spend a lot of time keeping the downstairs roo...

That is the question I ask everyday!  Recently I have gone off Japanese food, I think hubby made udon noodles once to often in the winter an...

Each summer I get homesick.  I think the heat and humidity here are too much for me and I want to escape to cooler climes.  Of course that i...

The rainy season started a couple of weeks ago but we were lucky here in north Kyushu and no rain until Friday.  Then the heavens opended an...

Yesterday I went to the doctor.  I'm not sick but this year I turn fifty and I can get a free basic health check.  So I went for it!!   ...