Greetings dear Chroniclers,It's good to be back to sharing with you after a little hiatus! So I have a few treats for you. Liminal Chronicles LoreThe main setting for Liminal Chronicles is a small fictional town called Nonogawa. It means wild river o...

Greetings dear Chroniclers,Today, February 3, is Setsubun in Japan, also known as the Bean Throwing Festival.(Photo by Alimughni on Freepik)Setsubun marks the beginning of spring and a time of new beginnings.The word mame (bean) also sounds like sayi...

Greetings dear Chroniclers,Do you set resolutions for the new year? I haven't for some time now, instead I've picked themes and larger projects I'd like to work on. This year I chose "Play" the Japanese concept of "Ma". I chose Play because I need to...

Greetings dear Chroniclers,Do you enjoy venturing out to see the lights for Christmas and holiday displays? It's my favorite winter outing.In 2024, my husband and I spent time in Japan in early December. Hard to believe that was already a year ago. J...

Greetings dear Chroniclers,Are you looking forward to Halloween, too? I have candy ready for the trick-or-treaters. (And I'm doing well so far at not snitching any!) The weather should be good for our neighborhood kids this year, so I stocked up wel...