Monthly Archives: April 2009
There must be a ghost…
Conversation with Shun while looking at small houses and apartments back in Chiba… Me: Shun, what about this house, it looks nice, and new. Shun: Yeah, it is nice. But cheap, so there must be a ghost. Me: Don`t be … Continue reading
101 things update for April 09…
Can you believe I am on time this month with the update? April isn`t even OVER yet! I didn`t manage to cross much off my list this month but I did cross off a couple so here goes… 33. Maintain … Continue reading
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Macro Monday…
March 10 2009, Kokeshi Kasa at home, Olympus 830 The wedding is in less than two weeks and the stress is settling in- my biggest concern for today is “what if it rains?”. See we are getting married outside in … Continue reading
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Prefecture hopping…
Last night Sarah & I were chatting on Skype and we were discussing places, in particular prefectures, we had been to in Japan- I think I may have had her on numbers (maybe? Correct me if I am wrong Sarah!). … Continue reading
Things I want to do…
A couple of days ago I write a post about the things Shun & I will miss from Australia once we go home to Japan. It is five weeks today until we arrive back at Narita airport….It is coming up … Continue reading
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Macro Monday…
February 8 2009, Pink flower by the beach near home, Olympus E-520 No comments today really. I just like how this flower, while it looks beautiful, is also imperfect.
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Things we will miss…
We leave to move back to Japan in 5.5 weeks- this is a good thing. I am excited to be going back- we started packing yesterday and already have six boxes to send and I think we will need another … Continue reading
Trip to the country…
Several weeks back Shun & I went up the Sunshine Coast with mum (and in the end Dad too!) to babysit my Auntie`s doggy, Ziggy while they were away for a wedding. It was a lovely weekend and on the … Continue reading
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Macro Monday…
March 31 2009, At home in Brisbane, Olympus E520 This is one of my favourite Macro Monday posts so far. That is Shun holding a green tree frog that he found downstairs under the house on one of dad`s toolboxes … Continue reading
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101 things update for March…
We are well into April now so I am behind on updating my list but better late than never. The end of March marked a year since I started my 101 things in 1001 days list… Sadly, I did not … Continue reading
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
