Are watermelons import products also there? I would think there would be an area in Japan where watermelons would grow just fine, but it could be that the land is used for something else. Ours come from Spain (or at least the one we got was from there).

Tanning? Is it something you can eat? ?

I don’t tan either. When the first rays of sun hit me, any exposed skin gets burned instantly. The past 2 weeks have been a nightmare, it has been hot and the sky has been clear. No wonder we have spent a lot of time inside. It’s cooler here than outside even without an AC.

Well, being from the white North has its downsides too, doesn’t it? ?

The one we bought cost 1.39 €/kg (~181 ¥/kg). Naturally, the price varies depending on the season and the importer/producer.

I have noticed the same. I prefer dark colors1, though. With the 3rd-party bands there is a lot more variety, one can even get a rainbow-coloured Milanese band.


  1. Black. Or very dark gray. ?

What a morning. First I took the girls to the parking lot from where they would leave to a 3-day scout camp by busses. They had to be there by 0715, which meant that I was behind the steering wheel before 7. Then I drove back home, packed the boys in the car, and we drove my wife to work. From there we continued to a swimming ”hall”1. On our way home we stopped by a grocery store to buy water melon and baking paper. All that before 1130.


  1. The actual swimming hall is closed is summer, but they have outdoors pools and a water slide that are open.

We have pretty similar taste, I must admit. If I would buy an Apple Watch, I would use the Milanese band. I am rocking a Milanese band on my Fitbit Charge 2 at the moment.

Of course, there are various 3rd-party Milanese watch bands, they should bring the price down quite a lot. I have been eyeing them on Amazon, just to know how much I need to pay dor them.

Indeed. The past few days it has been around +30°C with practically no wind at all. Today it’s ”only” +26° and there’s a lovely breeze. A lot more tolerable. ?

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Today’s not as hot as the previous few days. I will take the kids to the park in the afternoon. First I need to feed them, prepare the dinner (it’s not even noon yet, but I like to have it ready so that I don’t need to make it when we get back), and do the laundry. Busy life for someone who is on vacation.

I don’t know, and they probably won’t tell my wife about the details if they have one. It’s July, everyone in the Nordics is on vacation, so no big harm if it takes some time to fix things.