Video Blog

MORE digging on the hobbit land! (Ep20)

2025-03-11 by David

The hobbit house land is starting to take shape, but can I really get through the huge rocks in the middle?! (日本語の字幕あります）
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).

A digger for my hobbit house! (Ep19)

2025-03-05 by David

The digger has finally arrived, so it's time to get started cutting down the hill in the middle of the hobbit land! (日本語の字幕あります）

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).

Cutting down trees (sorry, Treebeard!) Ep18

2025-02-20 by David

"Many of these trees were my friends..."! Sorry Treebeard, I'm afraid it was time to take down 3 of the trees on the hobbit land, in preparation for the digger to get in. (日本語の字幕あります）

Hobbit house Ep17: Bad news, good news & GREAT news!

2025-02-09 by David

Busy few days, with a soil survey on the land, an application at city hall, and then some fun deliveries.（日本語の字幕あります）

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).

Preparing a 100-page planning application in Japan! (Ep16)

2025-02-04 by David

I've been preparing a planning application for my self-build hobbit house here in Japan, and it's grown to 100 PAGES!! Come and share in the tedious bureaucracy of Japan!　