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The girls did some Father’s Day baking - vegan and all. Meant much more than some cakes from à pâtisserie. Y made a video montage for me....

Nothing like a bit of journalling. It's been a while... Am now vegan. Or as vegan as you can be while still using the same belt and...

Mostly working on projects today. If only the 4:3 workweek was financially viable in the longer term. Went to Kenrokuen to see the cherry...

Marie got lost in the great outdoors today. Y found her eventually. Was nice how everyone came together to help look for her. Went to...

Hardly slept last night because of the booster. Very groggy today. Signed up for Disney+ so Y could watch Frozen. Has most Wes Anderson...

Got the booster shot today. Feel but shivery now but who knows what joys the weekend holds. One month safely navigated as a vegetarian....

Hyper-careful day trip today. Things I discovered in the process, some of which I already knew and some of which I didn’t: N&Y really...

Happy New Year! Went to Kanazawa Shrine. Alton Towers-esque queue. Not quite Disney levels though. Cold. Glad to have gone. I got 末吉, but...

Crazy weather today. Wind, rain, hail… Teignmouth Covid panic seems to have passed. Am now the only member of ot5 not to get it. Being...

My private three-day weekend is drawing to a close. Has been pretty good. No major dramas. In Japan at least. Now have a monstera on...

Laidback atmosphere to yesterday’s lessons because of Kanazawa Marathon. Lots of road closures, and so quite a few absentees and people...

Just back from Aeon Komatsu. Bought some things for work. Had a nice amble around while NMY were at Zara. Quite restful. Evening before...

Worked on the flower bed (?) by the front door. Looks much better now. Need some kawara chips or similar, and think steps could do with...

The world seems a slightly better place when Man U lose 5-0 at home to Liverpool. Am sure growing up in the 90s is the key factor. Back...

They’re safely back from YAGP. Seem to have had a good trip. 戦闘中 was on this evening. Much better than recent iterations. Kept things...

Patchy day. Had C nursery with the pre-nursery kids too. Always get a bit nervous about that kind of thing, but was quite enjoyable....

Forgot M’s appointment, which added a frisson of stress to an otherwise fairly painless day off. She remembered, thankfully. A Jimny span...

Good if unspectacular day today. Spent the morning cutting up the remaining wood on the deck, ready for transport up north. Finally got...

V tired all day. Had trouble getting to sleep so listened to Villa vs Wolves until 1am. Turned out to be a fairly epic game. 2-0 with ten...