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Child’s Play

I have loved the hilarious and clever captions that you have come up with so far for the little game in my previous post. Keep ’em coming! Speaking of games, the guys at work presented me with a very fun and thoughtful White Day gift when I returned from my trip around Asia. With Kodomo […]

Wordless Wednesday Game

Sakura Spark Plug — n.

Sakura Spark Plug–nounAn unusual species of the Prunus genus of trees and shrubs, the Sakura Spark Plug only blooms for a period of one to two weeks in late March/early April in Japan. When exposed repeatedly to this flower, humans tend to experience a spark of creative energy. In light of the activities of this […]

It’s not over until I say it’s over!

I hope you’re not sick of sakura and hanami, because here we go again! Today Squirrel and I took advantage of a beautiful day to squeeze another day of hanami into the small Tokyo hanami window. We went a little farther afield to some places near Komagome Station (on the JR Yamanote train line). We […]

Heavenly Hanami

Do you remember how I said in my post yesterday that, “Cherry blossom season = heaven on earth!”? Well with a statement like that, do you really think I would limit my comments on cherry blossoms to only part of one post? No! As an old Japanese proverb says: “The cherry is first among flowers, […]

Taking time to stop and smell the flowers . . . .

I Failed to realize, with the Frenetic pace of March, that my deadline for “F” had Flown past me! Luckily, I got a gentle nudge yesterday from Fuji-san who decided to make an appearance. As I was admiring my patron mountain yesterday morning it reminded me that I needed to do an “F” post. “F” […]

Let them eat cake!

Whether or not Marie Antoinette said it, "Let them eat cake!" is the perfect title for this post. This month's Daring Bakers challenge was Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake recipe from her book, Baking from My Home to Yours (page 250). This cake is essentially a white cake with a buttercream frosting, though there […]

Where in the World–Finale.

Thanks for indulging me–you have made this so much fun for me! As some of you already guessed/figured out, I was in Langkawi, Malaysia. The name Langkawi combines 2 old Malay words: helang (eagle) and kawi (strong). A Malay legend claims the island as one of the resting places of Garuda, a mythological bird. What […]

Where in the World–Episode 3

You guys are pretty smart! As a couple of you correctly guessed, we were in Cambodia! Siem Reap to be exact. At the beginning of our stay we hired a guide and driver for the day and went out to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. Wow. It was like stepping onto a movie set. Very […]

Where in the World–Episode 2

Aren’t you all so smart? Yes, Location #1 was Singapore, and Location #2 was Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bravo! We woke up at 3:50 a.m. yesterday morning (Sunday) and left our hotel by 4:30 a.m. We got to the Kuala Lumpur airport (which is in the middle of Nowhere) at about 5:30 a.m. Our flight left […]

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