Remember the "Japanese Word for the Day"? That page has been expanded with videos and jigsaw puzzles! Check it out: Videos, puzzles and more!

You may have noticed the new header picture on the website. That was a picture I took at Lake Shikotsu on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, last month. It is our Hermitage tent lit up by the setting sun. Don't let the picture fool you though, my sister is the real photographer in the family. I just get a lucky shot now and then. More pictures and information will be posted soon, once I get caught up on current business!