on the edge of ordinary

Back in July I posted about the changes in the rubbish collection procedures in our city. This October we're moving into stage three: ...

Tomorrow is the first day of a new system of rubbish collection in our city. Up till last October all rubbish was put out at community rubb...

Some of the signs we put up. Telling you you must put your PTA number on the goods you donate (two on the left) and listing the things the...

This friend, Jenn, ran the prayer meeting yesterday morning and was also one of the friends I enjoyed dinner with last night. I spent a...

I often seem to talk about rubbish here...the disposal of it! It is a big part of life in Japan, as some of you who played our Gomi Game...

This last fortnight we've had a rostered cleaning job for our block. This is an annual job and involves keeping an eye on our block'...

Today has been more planning for presentations. Boring stuff to write about on a blog, really! Rubbish collection station around the corne...

Can you see the over wrapping on this chicken that I bought? It is vacuum packed, then cling-wrapped into a styrofoam tray. Japanese ...

Finally here's the answer to Japan Photo #36 . This came off the English-language rubbish-disposal instructions. The "Here is th...

I asked you a couple of days ago if you could guess where I'd acquired this plastic basket? No one came close.  I found this as I wal...

Rubbish, trash, garbage, gomi. We have various names for it. We have various ways of disposing of it, depending on where you live. A fellow ...