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Back to Dyeing My Hair / 髪染め再開と思うこと

Today I dyed my hair for the first time in about six or seven months. I started coloring my hair when I was a university student. After moving to Germany, I use...

A Vegan Pound Cake with Banana — but Surprisingly Not “Banana-y” / 意外とバナナっぽくないヴィーガンパウンド

In vegan baking, bananas are often used as a substitute for eggs. I absolutely love the banana bread from A NEW WAY TO BAKE — I’ve baked it so many times over t...

Eating Soup Curry スープカレーを食べる　[English and Japanese]

Eating Soup Curry I had soup curry the other day because I received a soup curry kit in a care package. My mother sent me several different kinds of curry, and ...

Cold, but Spring Has Come! 寒いけれど、春がきた！　[English and Japanese]

Cold, but Spring Has Come! Finally, the snow has disappeared, but I still saw snowflakes this morning from my window. The temperature is chilly outside, and I c...

The Lil Paradise in the Backyard: Our Four Pepper Plants Are Experiencing "Fruit Drops," and It Saddens Mama

Mama decided to move her peppers near the Papaya tree after cutting it because nothing will cover the peppers anymore from Mr. Sunny's mightiness. https://files...

I knitted a moss bra top :)

--- I came across this pattern on Ravelry, it's called the Girly Knits Bra Top by a designer called Lauren Riker. I don't usually use patterns but I thought it ...

Chicken Overload and Back to Japanese Food チキンの食べ過ぎ、そして日本食に戻る [English and Japanese]

Chicken Overload and Back to Japanese Food I didn’t feel like cooking that day after working so hard. I usually cook at home because eating out is very expensiv...

Loss of motivation / 意欲減退 (ENG/JPN)

(ENG) I think, deep down, I just don’t want to “work” anymore. I’ve lost all interest and motivation. I installed “Timee”-an app that lets you browse and apply ...

5 new puppies dropped off in the night

This was really disappointing because I really felt like we had crossed this line and that people weren't going to do this anymore. Also, our years long drive t...

Making a Dog Name Tag 犬のネームタグを作る　[English and Japanese]

Making a Dog Name Tag I had been thinking about making a pet tag for a long time. Actually, my dog had an ID chip implanted when he was a puppy, so we can find ...

Memories of Seeing a Dead Whale- Version 2 鯨の死骸を見たあの日の記憶 バージョン２　[English and Japanese]

Memories of Seeing a Dead Whale- Version 2 I created this artwork titled “Memories of Seeing a Dead Whale-Version 2” the other day. I originally made this cut-p...

Our Lukban Is Now Loaded with Fruits, and the Tallest Papaya Was Cut in Half and Now Has a Lot of Tiny Stems.

I always see our Lukban tree in the yard but I never bothered to look up, I don't know, I just don't feel like looking up whenever I visit that particular spot....

Taking a Little Break from Gluten-Free Pasta グルテンフリーのパスタちょっと停止中　[English and Japanese]

Taking a Little Break from Gluten-Free Pasta I made spaghetti with honey garlic sausage the other day. I love honey garlic sausage very much. I also made a basi...

My Daily Meals These Days ここ最近の日常の食事　[English and Japanese]

My Daily Meals These Days I’ve been taking photos of my daily meals these days, especially after receiving a care package from my mother. There were many Japane...

新年度によせて(Japanese Only)

ほぼ寝たきりだった今年の始め頃に比べて、今はだいぶ元気になってきた。Hive.blogももう少し書きたいと思う。ただどれくらい書くかが問題だ。Hiveが毎日1投稿10$くらいくれたら障害年金と合わせたらぎりぎり食っていけそうなのだが、とてもくれそうにない。常連の最低報酬額をもっと上げてほしいな。 最近私のやることは絵描...

BEAUTY IN PREGNANCY PHOTO SHOOTS

I remember clearly back in the days there was nothing like birthday photo shoots, pregnancy photo shoot and so on but there was pre-wedding photo shoots or do n...

Love Yourself 自分を大切に [English and Japanese]

Love Yourself I found this mini message card inside a small gift in the care package from my mother the other day. It came with a pretty eye shadow. The message...

Turning Boring Leftover Fish Into Something Kinda Healthy -and Mommy D's Mini Donut Made with Glutinous Rice Flour

It's sunny, but it's boring, it's windy too, but still boring... Hahhhh! I can feel the loneliness in the road. Some shops are close, some open theirs really la...

Japanese Regional Specialty Sweets　日本のご当地スイーツ　[English and Japanese]

Japanese Regional Specialty Sweets Sweets always attract me and, unfortunately, they also addict me, hahaha. However, Japanese sweets are very tiny and delicate...

Exploring the New Park 新しい公演を探索する [English and Japanese]

Exploring the New Park There are a few favourite parks where I take my dog for daily walks. These regular parks are lovely, but sometimes my dog and I need a fr...