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Tale of the Mt. Fuji Pilgrimage

Last Friday la Fuji Mama household undertook the sacred duty of embarking on a pilgrimage to go and pay homage to the one who endowed the name of Fuji upon Fuji Mama’s shoulders. Others also recognized this holy occasion, as there was an “Herb Festival” being held at the base of “the Great One” on […]

Comic Eye Candy Friday

A sign in the parking lot at Happo-en garden. Translation please? (Sorry for the bad picture quality! This was taken with my cell phone a couple of days ago.) If you are interested in a relaxing stroll without crowds and the added bonus of free parking, you should check out Happo-en garden. I met a […]

Ripple Report

I just realized that I never posted pictures of that ripple babyghan that I finally finished for my friend’s baby shower! So here we go:Project: Ripple BabyghanPattern: http://web.archive.org/web/20060527210309/www.coatsandclark.com/fun_and_free/knit_out_2003/lw1238.htm Yarn: 5 skeins Bernat’s Softee Chunky in Natural Hook size: K Comments: This was my first ripple project and now I finally understand why it is so […]

Art Imitating Life on Eye Candy Friday

Tuna auction at the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji fish market, at approximately 5:30 a.m. Container of octopi at the Tsukiji fish market. I took my parents to Tsukiji fish market a few weeks back. That places never ceases to amaze me. If you get there early enough (at about 5:30 […]

A Mt. Fuji Day and Adventures in Rice Cereal

So a couple of days ago we had what I call a “Mt. Fuji Day”, where the air is clear enough that you can see Mt. Fuji. On such a day we have a perfect view of my namesake from the balcony outside of our front door. Sigh. I look forward to those days. It’s […]

Japan Strikes Again!

There always seem to be things that happen here in Japan that make me smile. Today I have not one, but two articles that made my day! The first article is about Japan getting it’s first nursing home for dogs. Yes, you read that correctly, dogs! Can you believe that the Japanese are just now […]

Baby Pants Pattern

I just found the cutest pattern for knit baby pants and had to share! You can find the pattern here: http://bellaknitting.typepad.com/bella_knitting/2007/04/baby_pants_patt.html © Copyright 2007-2009 La Fuji Mama, all rights reserved

Mapo Doufu Madness

While I was in Beijing I had the opportunity to eat mapo doufu, a spicy tofu and meat dish originating from the Szechuan province of China. This dish is quite popular in Japan–but because the Japanese palate is not very tolerant of spicy dishes, the Japanese version is much less spicy. The version I had […]

Eye Candy . . . Sunday? Some crafting from the Temple of Heaven

Part of a rooftop of the Summer Palace, in Beijing, China. The main building of the Temple of Heaven, in Beijing, China. I haven’t been doing much crafting because of all my travelling! However, I did manage to find some fellow fiber artists in Beijing. We were just finishing up at the Temple of Heaven […]

I’m back !

Well, I am finally back from my whirlwind trip around Asia. It was fabulous! I am exhausted and have approximately 200 loads of dirty laundry waiting for me, so I will make this brief! I promise that I will post again shortly, as soon as I have acquired a few hours of sleep and have […]

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