Jimoto no Gaijin

Who am I? Since 1985,a resident of Ajigasawa, a small town on the west coast of Honshu, Japan- yes, way up there near the top, in Aomori Prefecture. Problem? I've got the wrong face (Canadian Celt). People still give a start when they round the supermarket aisle and see me. So, who am I? Jimoto no Gaijin- the local foreigner.

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Location: Ajigasawa, Aomori, Japan

Curiosity- maybe that's why I like cats?

Thursday, September 07, 2006

End of an Era?


After a decade of neglect...


...our poor goat shed looks like this (I had already removed the roof before taking the photo).
Our former landlady asked me- AGAIN- to take down the unused shed, as it was a dangerous eyesore. Of course, I meant to- but then I've been meaning to for for 10 years!
We once kept goats, chickens, and rabbits in here. It was sad in a way to take the thing down because of the memories associated with it, but I made an interesting discovery- our old neighbours are still there, still friendly and still interested in us. So, maybe eras don't disappear so easily after all! Material things are good and useful, but people are forever.

1 Comments:

Blogger Luke and Yuko ELLIOT said...

Without your explanation, I never would have guessed that that photo is of the building where I milked my goats everyday for years on end. The weeds growing inside it are taller than the corn stalks in my garden . . . about three or four times taller . . . and this is already September . . . .

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