Eastern Smooth

Life has moved on for me, and I no longer maintain any of the information on this site. I'm leaving it up for archival purposes, but t...

It wasn't my intention to return to blogging on a down note, but I thought that recent events would be of special concern to readers of ...

I'm getting rid of stuff at a crazy pace... So to pay for 1.) my recent Tamahagane purchase and 2.) my upcoming trip to the States and t...

Well, I've polished up the ol' Tamahagane... What do you think? Just to remind you, here's a before: And after: I like it...now ...

I have a story for you. Relax, it's a long one, but the payoff is worth it. (Much of the following is adapted from my reading of this s...

I love custom stuff. I LOVE having stuff that is mine, and only mine. And I've got a great one on the way. So a while back, a guy goin...

So I've tried a few samples of these increasingly popular Norwegian artisan creams, and yep...good stuff! A good friend in Tokyo sent me...