Living by Lake Sanaru

A lot of wonderful things are happening around Lake Sanaru! Thank you so much for visiting this blog.

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Farmers Market on May 12 & 13

Since we are in a tweener time, there isn't a lot of produce at the farmers markets around here. So I went to th...

Farmers Market on May 9

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Tomizuka branch, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. I got there...

LINE stickers for Mother's Day

Here's my advertisement for LINE users who enjoy LINE talks with their mothers: LINE sticker 'Happy Grocery Shop...

Saving Seeds in Refrigerator

I love growing food from seeds. My dilemma has been the leftover seeds since my small garden can't consume all the...

Evemts at & around Lake Sanaru

I stumbled across some flyers etc. while walking around Lake Sanaru. Zen meditation workshop will held i...

Farmers Market on May 2

I went to the farmer's market held at JA Tomizuka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. I arrived there a little before 6:00am. ...

Old textbook on Constitution

Today is Constitution Day in Japan. I stumbled across one article about the old textbook which was published 69 ye...

Homemade compost: maintenance and more

I've been making homemade compost for the past 15 years. At first, I just wanted to reduce flammable garbage. But n...

Shopping at Hirayama syouten

I visit a grain store, Hirayama shouten, one in several months to buy sugar, flour, and other ingredients for bakin...

Homemade marmalade with Suruga Elegant

I made marmalade with Suruga Elegant that I bought at the farmers market. I used 16 large Suruga elegant ora...

Farmers Market on April 25

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Tomizuka branch, Hamamatus, Shizuoka. I arrived t...

Farmers Market on April 21

Since I wanted to buy bamboo shoots and butterburs, I went back to the Tomizuka farmers market. In order to win ...

Farmers Market on April 18

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Tomizuka branch, Hamamtsu, Shizuoka. I was able t...

Stop the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant

I haven't found a single thing to help people suffering in the disaster area in Kyusyu. I did found this campaign ...

Illustration to increase voter turnout

The election for 2 sheets in the Lower House of the Japanese parliament will be held on April 24. Since the higher ...

Fresh vegeta

At the tobacco shop in Tomizuka-cho, Nakaku, Hamamatsu, the owner's wife sells fresh vegetables that she grows. The...

Homemade Yogurt

Yogurt is said to ease the symptoms of hay fever. So I try to eat a lot during spring. In order to keep this practi...

Farmers Market on April 11

Since I wanted to get oranges to make marmalade, I went to the farmers market at JA Tomizuka branch, Hamamatsu, Sh...

Farmers Market on April 8

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Irino branch, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. This market op...

Hay fever remedy: local tea

The other day, I stumbled across the tea grower at the open-air market near JR Hamamatsu station. I bought a bag o...

Farmers Market on March 31

I went to the farmers market held in the parking log of the JA Tomizuka branch, Hamamatus, Shizuoka. I arrived t...

Siliet Standing for Peace

The other day, I met people who was doing standing protest against the new security bills in front of JR Hamamatsu ...

LINE stickers with duckling on sale!

The one I introduced on this blog the other day has been approved for sale. The user can create their own cartoon ...

Nordic Walking Workshop

A flyer of Nordic Walking workshop was on the bulletin board by Lake Sanaru. I participated one of these wo...

Farmers Market on March 25

I walked to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Irino branch, Hamamtsu, Shizuoka. I got there a...

Nordic Walking Traning Session

A series of the training sessions are being held at Lake Sanaru Park. Taki Sports Project is hosting the events. ...

Farmers Market on March 17&18

I went to the farmers markets two days in a row. Both of them were held in the parking lots of local branch of JA. ...

LINE stickers with duckling

I am making another set of LINE stickers now. This time, the duckling in Lake Sanaru is the main character. I'm pre...

Farmers Market on March 9

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Irino branch, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. I arrived ther...

Farmers Market on March 4

I went to the farmers market held in the parking lot of the JA Irino branch, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Bounty of citr...