Jackie's Japan Journal

Yesterday we had another earthquake.   Here it was very small, just a one on the scale. The house shuddered, which woke me up, I had gone t...

Half way through January and I have had enough of this year! Our New Year celebrations were very quiet.  Good food, daft TV and the kids pl...

Every year a kanji (the Chinese characters that are used in Japanese writing) is chosen to represent the year.  This year the chosen kanji ...

I managed to pull myself out of my funk and get Christmas done for my kids. We had great food. watched movies and had presents.  Not as muc...

I have always done Christmas.  Even though it isn't a holiday here, I always managed to do the trees, decorate the rooms, get presents ...

Yesterday was six years since my husband passed away. I am trying to figure out how six years can feel both long and short at the same time...

I'm still reading the book on moving more.  I never thought about how much I don't move but when I looked carefully at my day I spe...