A brief introduction to a long-lived and well-loved item of clothing.
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It has been inspiring and difficult and exciting and infuriating, and sometimes overwhelming, to be watching the campaign to repeal the 8th and the referendum campaign unfold from overseas.
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Now I'm back from the voyage of a lifetime, I can explain why this page has been quiet for some months.
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I came to climb Mount Fuji relatively early in my hiking-life. Although it commands the throne of the highest peak in Japan, its broad conical shape, which has been venerated for centuries, allows for some relatively straightforward trails.
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We set off on the 112, that graceful route through the mountainous heart of Yamagata prefecture, on a sunny day in August.
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Imagine a place lush and green with nature, where – beyond the big city - small villages and farming communities dot the landscape.
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At Imbolc, halfway between the dark winter solstice and the bright promise of spring equinox, I'm trying to stay philosophical.
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I am a designer and wearer of mainly black clothing, currently living and loving the life in the mountainscape of Yamagata, Japan.
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