Yesterday I continued my experiment with making a sourdough sandwich loaf with fewer steps and less touching of the dough. (This is May...

Many people create beautiful sourdough loaves that are round or long and domed. I love round breads, too. The taste is also great - the...

Summer is on the way. Today we had the first true day of 'Miyako Blue' this year. The sky is becoming a deeper blue, the sunlight is...

Okinawa has 'Island chilli peppers', little red chillies that are SUPER hot! Much hotter than similar sized Thai chillies. They are...

These days we can't go out so much. Everyone, all around the world. Me too. But I can go for a walk in the evening as dusk begins to...

The dialect of the southern islands is very different to the language in the main parts of Japan. Indeed, even each island group has...

I often search for new ideas for baking on Youtube. Mostly I watch videos with ingredients that I have to hand, or that show recipes I...

We usually eat our main meal at lunchtime for several reasons. First, personally it is better for my health that way, and second, I work...

In this past week, how many times have things 'failed' in your life? I mean, you had a plan or schedule, or even just an idea, but...

Many people think that the ocean and sky are blue every day, and that Miyako always has good weather. Sorry, but it simply isn't true! Of...

In early April, a bush warbler (uguisu) visits my house every morning. They are a little rare now in Miyako, so it is lovely that he's...

I make sourdough so that means I need to keep a sourdough starter. You need to feed it regularly, like a pet, even if you don't want to...

For a few years I haven't eaten any meat, fish, seafood, etc., that is, I'm 100% a vegetarian. I eat no animals or other things that...

I take all my photos and videos with an iPhone. No filters, no 'fixing'. What you see is what the camera saw that day. Of course, it is...

Yes! The symbol of 'Simple Living Okinawa' is my favorite flower in my garden - a pure white hibiscus. I have other white ones, but only...

Miyako Island is in Okinawa Prefecture, and that is in Japan! But the easiest way to find Miyako Island is to find Taipei or Quanzhou and...

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and I hope you will be able to learn more about daily life on an island. My life is...