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Happy 4th of July!

We just returned from going to the community Fourth of July celebration in Redlands (California). I grew up in Redlands, and spent many a Fourth of July at these celebrations. I remembered them being absolutely wonderful and tonight did not disappoint. We set up a picnic blanket on the grass in the middle of the […]

Bottled Fuji

Growing up in my family it was tradition to make a list of memories after taking a trip together. These memories ranged from favorite moments, to little things that we loved about the places we visited. I loved doing this, and my parents continue to do this. Now after they have gone somewhere I eagerly […]

Meal of champions and small furry visitors

A couple of days ago we decided to try a little restaurant, called Tamakairiki, right around the corner from where we live that specializes in chankonabe. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you might recall that I have mentioned chankonabe before. Chankonabe is a Japanese stew that is eaten by sumo […]

Mt. Takao: Idyllic Tranquility

Yesterday we fled to the outskirts of Tokyo to escape a rainy dreary day to an area in Tokyo called Hachiōji. Why Hachiōji? Hachiōji is the home of Mt. Takao, a 1,965 foot tall outdoor oasis overlooking the crowded chaos of the city. We had a lovely drive there, arriving late morning. We took a […]

Jelly Yarns

I recently won a giveaway on Vickie Howell’s blog–a jelly purse kit from Jelly Yarns. I received the crocheted small market bag kit, and quickly got to work on it. It worked up very quickly, and was an easy project. I was very curious to see what working with material like this would be like. […]

Yuzu Euphoria

I have been a passive Sugar High Friday watcher up until now. Then this month, when the brilliant Helen of Tartelette, one of my all-time favorite food bloggers, announced that she would be hosting this month’s edition and that the theme was citrus, I knew that it was time to get into the kitchen and […]

Paper or plastic?

Going to the supermarket in Japan requires a different routine than I would normally use in the US. When in the US, I would drive to the supermarket about once a week, taking advantage of the large free parking lot, loading up on all of our necessities, and then driving back home. I would do […]

Koji no go aisatsu.

Koji no go aisatsu: Construction Announcement meiwaku, n.: annoyance; nuisance; trouble. When used in in a certain form it functions as an apology for being a nuisance. This morning I received a construction announcement accompanied by gifts. A woman who lives in one of the apartments on the floor below ours came to tell me […]

What’s a blogging girl to do?

The past 2 days have been absolutely gorgeous. This is in sharp contrast to the days preceding them that were cold and rainy. So what’s a blogging girl to do when the sun finally comes out and the rain boots come off? Meet other blogging girls of course! I had never met anyone from the […]

Time flies…

Wow. I cannot believe how busy the past couple of weeks have been. We hopped the pond and looked at so many houses that it makes my mind hurt just to think about all of them. Some were okay and others were just plain scary. We may have found a place, but now we’re playing […]

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