Friday, 30 August 2013

Kamagaya Fire service

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There is a small park near our house. Last month, I had to chance to see the firefighters trim the grass over the emergency wells. Ian wit...

Big Hop Mall, Inzai, Chiba-prefecture, Japan

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This is a garden style mall, with many outlet shops. Most of my Eddie Bauer clothes I buy here.   This is some of the new remodeling at  B...
Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Arakawa World School Camp, August 24-28, 2013

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WOW, I had a pretty busy but good week! I had to finish up the Matsudo city Junior High school English Speech contest, then I had to do a s...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013

My buddy Tony

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Tony and I are both from Nova Scotia and have been teaching in Asia since 1997. Tony came to stay with us for 2 weeks. We went out to o...
Sunday, 11 August 2013

Battle of Paoli 1777

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This was a night attack on an American camp by the British. (photo courtsey of Kerry DeLorey) (photo courtsey of Kerry Delorey)  

Battle of Germantown October 4, 1777

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This battle was an attempt by Washington to get back at the British for Brandywine. (photo courtsey of King's Orange Rangers) The Am...
Thursday, 8 August 2013

The Battle of Brandywine Creek, September 11, 1777

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This is a battle I have been waiting to play all summer. This was one of the major battles the British campaigned for during the pivotal yea...
Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Curry in Japan

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One of the most intersting foods one can find in Japan is Curry! Curry has an interesting history in this country. It was adapted by the Im...
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...