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Right now there are millipede carcasses here and there. It isn't even millipede season yet, and with this many already appearing, I have a feeling there will be a lot again this year. Gathering the millipede carcasses found in the Japanese-style room, gathering those found in the LDK, vacuuming up all the carcasses...

Fallen leaves are currently scattered everywhere. Left alone, these leaves become food for millipedes. Lots of leaves have also gotten under the wood deck. The parking area is covered in leaves too. The trees and branches we cut down have dried out and withered. When millipedes broke out last autumn

A record of encroachment from the woods to the south and our millipede countermeasures.

We installed dimmable downlights ourselves. Indoor lighting can now be adjusted to match the brightness outside, creating a more comfortable space.

While Hayama Kogyo was cleaning our septic tank, they told us "there's a hole in the septic tank" and that we should deal with it as soon as possible orz

The intercom is exposed to the elements, so we're putting a cover on it.

Before: an Aiphone KD-1M was installed. It worked fine, but modern intercoms have far more features, so we replaced it. After: without the cover, with the cover, a much clearer LCD, recording of visitors, and lots of settings. Pana

Here is the product we installed.

While installing a Karaie, we found cracks in the exterior wall and deteriorated caulking, so we repaired them ourselves as a DIY project.

A record of a meal cooked on our home wood deck. We enjoyed cooking outdoors.