Treasure Box – 5 – Autumn Colours

Autumn in Hokkaido is always beautiful. This year, my wife and I were able to drive out and see the Blue Pond for the first time. The water is naturally blue, as you can see in the pictures when comparing the colour of the sky and it’s reflection. It is actually “bluer” in the reflection! […]

Treasure Box – 4 – Another Birthday

The last post I wrote in the Treasure Box series was about my wife’s birthday. And while a little time has elapsed, my own birthday came last month, too, so I wanted to share (and store) some memories from it. Actually, I lost most of my birthday this year. It was the day I was […]

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Hi all! It’s been quite some time now since I last posted on my blog. Two months in on my new job and I’m absolutely loving it here. I’ve just about found a good balance each day with work, exercise, family time, personal time and church ministry and I definitely plan on getting my blogging […]

Treasure Box – 3 – Birthday

Hi all! Last week was my wife’s birthday 🎂🎉 I had to write a post about it… to keep it in my treasure box 🙂 Where It All Began My wife and I have wanted to revisit Ecorin Village for some time now… Almost five years, to be exact. This place is dear to us. […]

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So much has happened in the last two weeks! A brief rundown… I’ve finally started work as a full time Happiness Engineer and am absolutely loving it! More on this to follow in future posts. My home office is almost set up! Just waiting for my new chair to arrive next week. The fake leather […]

Treasure Box – 2

Our Golden Week Every May, Japan has a number of national holidays clumped together, forming what is commonly known as Golden Week. Most years, these public holidays create a 5-day weekend and if you take just a day or two off work, it becomes a long week of holidays. This year, Japan’s new emperor ascended […]