Monday, 29 July 2013

Recreating Fort William Augustus, Canso, Nova Scotia circa 1744

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This summer, Ian needs to make a project for his school. Last summer we did a project about tall ships. This time, we shall build a minatur...
Monday, 15 July 2013

Privateer raids in Nova Scotia in the 18th Century

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This summer, Ian and I plan on fighting a few campaigns. One of them will be to do some privateer raids. This year, July 15, 2013 is the n...
Saturday, 13 July 2013

July 12, 2013, my graduation from the University of Leicester

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On Friday, July 12, 2013, I was awarded the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or other...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Canada Day in Japan 2013

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Well,,, it may not have been Tim Horton's, but we went out for a coffee and donuts. And Leena got her first bicycle, but had to use...
Friday, 28 June 2013

Leena's birthday day and rainy season

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It's been the usual June, wet, hot, humid. At least we got Leena's 6th birthday to take our minds off the soggy conditions. As al...
Saturday, 15 June 2013

Father's Day 2013 in Japan

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This week was an interesting one. Ian and I were able to play small skirmish games all week. Most of the games were British attacks on Frenc...
Friday, 31 May 2013

May 27th, my 40th birthday

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WOW 40. It does make you take a look at yourself. Amazingly, I'm pretty happy. This year, I decided to have a nice little birthday cele...
Saturday, 18 May 2013

10th Wedding Anniversary and Sports Field Day

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Sunday, May 18, 2003 was the day I, Roderick Duncan Redden married Emiko Takeda. It just so happened that today, Saturday, May 18, 2013, wa...
Sunday, 12 May 2013

A happy weekend here in Kamagaya

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I have been informed the I will be granted an MA in TEFL/Applied Linguistics from the University of Leicester, having successfully completed...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Golden Week, 2013

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This years edition, consists of a movie day, a day at the park with a picnic, and a bbq. The movies I rented were Titanic (1997) Aliens (1...