"Konbanwa (hello)," I said as I stepped into the lobby of the Hokkaido Kaisha Onsen; located in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It is a resort that was built to take advantage of the hot springs located nearby. The resort's promotional material mentioned that a large hot spring was located uphill of the resort, and that they piped in the hot spring wate...
When I was quite young, my parents had our house remodeled, enlarging two rooms and adding a bath. This was desperately needed, as our family had grown to seven. I had a younger brother, a twin sister, an older sister and a younger sister, all of us close in age, except for the younger, "accidental" brother, who came much later. My sisters had lots of frien...
"Ahhhhhhhhhh, that's better" I said as I settled in to a hot bath, letting the bubbles cover my body as I laid full length in the water. Letting the heat and the stream carry away the hustle and bustle of a busy Friday at the office. The small bathroom, which I shared with the person who lived in the bedsit opposite me, had rapidly fill up with a fog of warm...
Holly was good at what she did, and she knew it. She made more money than any of her friends but she didn't flaunt it, not in public anyway. Behind the safety of her four walls things were different. Her flat looked like something a top supermodel or pop star would have. The living area had a white leather sofa, fifty inch plasma television on the wall, the...
Rose received a phone call telling her that a package would be delivered with a letter. She was instructed to read the letter first and then the phone went dead. Within the hour, a courier arrived, with a package, with an envelope, with her name transcribed upon it. She nervously opened the envelope and saw the familiar signature, copperplate in style, signe...
They finally arrived at their destination, late in the afternoon, following a series of dramas which they had managed to overcome and giggle about en-route. They were both surprised by how remote this location was as they approached and found the hotel, with its accompanying buildings, nestled deep in the countryside out of sight of the nearby village. Weeks...
Last weekend my boyfriend and I went down to visit his parents in the countryside. They live in a beautiful old house with rooms which they rent out to tourists. This weekend there were no guests so my boyfriend and I were allowed to stay in one of the gorgeous en-suite bedrooms. After a long walk in the afternoon, I went upstairs to have a bath. My boyfri...
The arrival of the Earl of Oxbridge and his lady at the George and Dragon caused more excitement than the freak show with the pig faced lady. Ned Briarly, the peddler who had found them limping at the side of the road and given them a lift to the village, basked in the reflected glory and didn't have to pay for a drink for the rest of the week. The Earl liv...
My mew of relief echoed about the bathroom as Jane's fingers relaxed releasing my tortured flesh from her fierce grip. With a drawn out groan of satisfaction she slumped over me, letting her weight pin me against the hard edge of the bathroom vanity. Jane's breasts pressed into my back as she nuzzled my neck contentedly. She had slipped into a languid post...
Sleep paralysis, the doctor had said. She hadn't logged her 8 hours of sleep for a long while to be sure and yet...no it must be sleeplessness, unwilling to entertain the thoughts creeping in. How to get rest tonight? A warm bath, a warm cup of hot chocolate, some lavender essential oil, lighting that nice smelling candle she'd bought last week...cures for i...