Category: Okategoriserade
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Gardening for dummies
Hello and good evening! Max here, or at least my dirty feet… What happened here? Why do my feet look like I’ve been living in the wilderness for the entire week? Well, you might have guessed it from the title and header but once again I’ve decided to challenge a part of life in rural…
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Veggies, Meat, and vast Grasslands!
Hello!! Max here being mounted by my delightful but slightly bossy owner Koko! Today will be a shorter but nonetheless pleasant post. I actually just got back from a very nice and delicious BBQ-lunch in the middle of the vast grasslands (sougen/草原) of Mt. Aso and thought I’d share some pictures. The mastermind behind this…
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Captain of the sea, Magne in Minamioguni!
Hello friends, family and other readers who might have happened to find their way to my world of slow living, Max here getting all steamed up and cozy! This time I will share some pictures and words from a rather unexpected visit. A captain of the sea from my neighboring country of Norway happened to…
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Unraveling a few mysteries about Shochu!
Hello everyone! Max here enjoying the spring, nature and… whaaat?! A new look to the blog??? And a new name?? Well, I decided to upgrade the blog a bit and with that came an actual domain name. I feel very special! To be honest I spent quite a few sleepless nights desperately trying to come…
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Weekend exclusive and…My new pets???
The new (wannabe) anchor (pretending to be) reporting live (actually not even that…) from Minamioguni! So what do you do with your free time when living in a small town in the middle of the mountains? Is there anything to do on the weekends or is watching the grass grow the only way to make…
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Sunshine on Japan’s biggest volcano!
Hello hello!! The sun is out from hiding and the weather is back to its normal sparkling and wonderful self and for some reason, I’m still hanging out at waterfalls. Since last weeks post was heavily dominated by dark clouds, thick mist, pouring rain, and too many umbrellas, I thought I would share some pictures…
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Rain, gourmet and sudden horror
Hello everyone! As promised, I’m back from taking a break last week! Usually, I post on Sundays but since today is the last day of Golden Week here in Japan I decided to post today since it’s my ’emotional Sunday’. Wait, some of you might wonder what this “Golden Week” is? When most people think…
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Change, nature, and new friends
Good evening to the world! Max here showing of what has commonly become known as the “Viking pose”. Don’t ask me why! I take no blame! First, before anything else! I will report on some “just in”-news, smoking hot fresh out of the radio! Literally only a few minutes ago! Minamioguni just got its first…
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Great escape, making miso and forest adventures! Oh and more sakura!
Hello!! Max reporting in from Minamioguni! Do you know what this is? This is a Japanese confectionary known as Yomogi mochi and it has nothing to do with the title of this week! At least almost nothing. But before that, some of you might have noticed the lack of a post from last week? Well,…
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A furry friend and the big 30!
Good evening! Or day! Or whatever phrase fits your local time! Max, here again, a bit older, a bit rounder, a bit wrinklier, but happy as always! I’ll keep going with the format from last week with me sharing a few pictures representing each day. Hope you will enjoy it! Oh and let’s start it…
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