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Making Chopsticks with Self Made Chopsticks Maker / 自作の箸治具で箸作り

When I moved to Europe, I brought a Magewappa, Japanese traditional bento box with me. Since it’s made of wood, of course I can’t put it in the dishwasher, and ...

Listing the Things I Love for a Happy Life / 日々を楽しむために好きな活動を書き出してみる

I started thinking about what I would actually do in daily life if I had enough money, complete freedom, and everything I wished for. I think those would probab...

One year with the garden / 庭を借りて一年

Yesterday, while taking part in the communal work day at our allotment garden (what we call "Kleingarten" here in Germany), I realized — it’s been a year since ...

Making a ring from skateboard at Vector Lab / スケートボードから作った指輪

The other day, I took a little trip to Chemnitz, a city in the same state to make a ring from a skateboard. I found the workshop at one of the maker spaces in C...

Space Saving Bonsai Chili and Snail Method / 省スペースな盆栽唐辛子とスネイルメソッド

🎂 Happy birthday Hive! I'm happy to start the 7th year on Hive 🎉 --- For gardeners like me who grow plants in limited space, making good use of space is very ...

Micro and Klein Garden Journal 2026.03.08 / 大小庭の記録

I had been wanting to prune the trees in the garden for quite some time. With the help of a friend's family, the apple, cherry, European plum, and elder trees i...

Garden Journal 2026.03.01 / 大小庭の記録

It’s almost spring! This week I finally went back to the garden for the first time in four months. Interestingly, a tree that I had secretly felt was a bit in t...

Being back on my bike after four months / 4ヶ月ぶりの自転車

10 degrees + is one of my measure to go on bike. It was the market day and warm so it means biking again! I cleaned my bike roughly and pumped up the tires as i...

(Deutschübung) Der Frühling kommt bald / Spring is comming

Dieses Jahr war es sehr kalt, aber ab heute wird es besser. Die Temperatur wird bis auf 10 Grad steigen 🥳 Und nächste Woche wird es noch wärmer. Ich denke darü...

Week 45: Seed

Welcome to Week 45 of the Hive Garden Question! Wow, have we seen some snowy, icy posts on HIVE! For some places in the world, getting into the garden seems imp...

Garden Journal 2026.02.19 / ガーデンジャーナル 2026年2月19日

It’s still quite cold here in the part of Germany where I live. This Friday, the temperature is expected to drop to –8°C. After that, it should get a bit milder...

This Year's Travel in Portugal / 今年のポルトガル旅行

During my stay in Portugal, I planned to write a daily post in German every day to keep up my language practice… but as I happily enjoyed each day, I hardly wro...

Slow Start in Portugal / ゆっくり始まるポルトガル旅行

I had heard all kinds of rumors about Ryanair, and on this trip I experienced my first big delay with it. We didn’t arrive at our hotel in Portugal until 2 a.m....

Supporting by Making #04 - Pupiko's Carry Bag / プピ子さんのキャリーバッグ

I finally started sewing the carry bag for @pupiko that I’d been wanting to make for a long time. I bought the fabric last spring, decided on the design in summ...

Wie kann man unterwegs eine Sprache lernen?

Nächste Woche reise ich nach Portugal. Ich nehme kein Deutsch-Lehrbuch mit weil Ich mit Ryanair fliege... Ich frage mich, wie ich unterwegs Deutsch lernen kann....

Supporting by Making #03 - Basic Kids' Skirt / ベーシックな子供のスカート

The other day, I sewed clothes for my child for the first time in a long while. The reason was simple: no matter where we looked, we couldn’t find a perfect one...

A New Snow Play - My Actifit Report Card: February 1 2026

While out for a walk with my daughter, we came across an interesting kind of snow play. It was about drawing figures on trees and other surfaces using snow. In ...

Supporting by Making #02 - Adding Touch Sensor to Puppie

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=akipponn/6f4688cd Earlier this month, after increasing my amount of exercise with a professional trainer, I started to feel more activ...

A small thought on body and world / 体と世界について思ったこと

Recently I came across the idea that the body is a world, and the world is a body. I can’t fully explain it, but it makes sense to me. When I think about what I...

Weight management with a professional - My Actifit Report Card: January 26 2026

Since the beginning of this month, I’ve been working with a friend who is a dancer and also an instructor, asking her to guide me once a week with exercise and ...