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Ouch.

Next time that I have to convince myself to lug a 20 lb. (9 kg.) Squirrel sitting in her stroller, along with her very full diaper bag up 7 flights of stairs, I’m going to be hard pressed to find the strength within myself to win that battle. *If you have no clue what I’m […]

This post is brought to you by the letter "E". Can you guess why?

This morning I went with some friends out to an area of Tokyo called Asakusabashi. This area is known for stores selling Japanese dolls, and the supplies to make them, and washi paper (a special type of paper made in Japan). We went to look at a specific type of doll craft called Kimekomi where […]

Wordless Wednesday (well, except for this title)

A Day of Indulgence

I’m blaming it all on Fuji-san. I woke up this morning and it was a Fuji Day AGAIN! I started out my day feeling so spoiled, that I guess it just spilled over into the rest of my day. For lunch I treated myself to oden (おでん) from the Sunkus around the corner (a convenience […]

Wearing a sauna suit in bed?

We had a good storm come through last night that blew all the gunk out of the air leaving us with a Fuji Day today! Squirrel and I took advantage of the sunshine and drove out to Costco in search of items like diapers, formula, contact solution, and cheese. After we got back we took […]

In Memory

Today is a day known as Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, or Armistice Day, depending on which country you live in. Although I am not from any of the countries which observes this day (though we do observe Veteran’s Day in the US on November 11), I think the tradition is beautiful. It is a day […]

Saturday so soon?

I can’t believe Saturday has already come and almost gone. Where did the rest of the week go? This afternoon Hubby, Squirrel, and I walked over to International School of the Sacred Heart, which is right next to our apartment complex to go to their annual Family Festival. We met up with some friends and […]

9 days and counting!

This morning I went to The Japan Folk Crafts Museum with Ms. M and Ms. N. I have been wanting to go here for a while, and so was happy when they agreed to go with me! The museum houses approximately 17,000 items made by anonymous craftspeople mainly from Japan, but also from China, Korea, […]

"It’s a Good Thing."

Today’s post is dedicated to a phrase made famous by one of my “Homemaking Heroes”, Martha Stewart. As I’m sure many of you already know, Martha recommends tools and techniques with the phrase “It’s a Good Thing.” So, on with the show! This Week’s GTs (aka “Good Things”) GT #1 — アイスクリーム or “aisu kurimu”: […]

Music and Veggie Soup

Squirrel and I are doing a music class called Music Together. It’s once a week for 45-minutes. Today was our 8th class out of a 10-week term. We have been having a blast. It’s amazing to watch the kids develop and respond to the music. Squirrel loves the class and I have a lot of […]

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