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Wild Winter
I’m sitting at my dining table after clearing some of the snow that has fallen over the past week which I hadn’t had time to clear until...
Jan 28, 2023


Blue Monday
I watched the Queen’s funeral live on my laptop last month. Coincidentally, it was on Respect for the Aged Day, ‘Keiro no Hi’, a national...
Oct 17, 2022


Bringing home the Ritz
I started my Christmas hamper shopping this week. A box of Ritz crackers! Actually two boxes, but when they were on sale at ¥98 from...
Sep 29, 2022


Crickets and Chardonnay
I got to sit outside on my balcony last night. It was the first time this year after I finally got to clean it of its...
Sep 5, 2022


Home from home
I’ve been back a few days now. It’s still fresh in my mind. The voices, the air, the sounds, the tastes, the smells … the latter very...
Aug 25, 2022


me ... I'm quiet ... well sometimes I am
Hi and welcome. My name is Deborah and I live in Japan, a land which is so far away from my home country ... the place I came to for a...
Aug 25, 2022
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