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Listed are the posts for January 28, 2012.

My Japanese cats are now living with me

Momo and Chouchou, my two Japanese cats, are now living with me near Neuchâtel. I brought them back from Fukushima begin of January. The journey was quite long: it started at 2:30am, going to Narita airport by car from Fukushima, health check at Narita airport, about 13 hours flight, health check at Zurich airport and [...]

Helping survivors living in temporary housing in Iwate, Tohoku, Japan

J. is a foreign lady married to a Japanese and living in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. She is living next to a compound of temporary housings where about 200 families are living (see pictures here) and is helping them getting warm clothes etc. I was introduced to J. through another foreign wife friend and had [...]

Knitting challenge: second blanket

While I was waiting for the first blanket and its wool to reach me by postal mail, I went and bought some more wool for a second blanket. And started a second blanket. As it is wider than the first one (130 cm wide), its pace is slower… so far, 30 cm long knitted…