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Life Is Good

Do you ever have one of those moments where for no particular reason at all it just hits you that life is good? Today has been one of those days for me. I have no idea why. It was a cold and gloomy day, not the type of day that usually inspires happy thoughts. It […]

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Onigiri Oblations

I love onigiri. So does Squirrel. Onigiri (御握り; おにぎり) is a Japanese rice ball snack–mmmm. These rice balls are often shaped into triangles or rounds and have a variety of fillings and are often wrapped with a sheet of nori, or seaweed. However they can also be simple balls/triangles of rice that are dipped in […]

Boogers & Pancakes

Yup, thought I’d get your attention with that one! Squirrel had a very crabby day today. She has been teething, which I’m sure is not helping. Up until about a week ago she only had 2 teeth. In the past week 2 new teeth have come in, and her pediatrician tells me that 4 more […]

Would anyone like to have my cold?

The highlight of my day today was a walk around our neighborhood. We walked over to Arisugawa Park, about a 6 minute walk from our house, so that Squirrel could look at the ducks. It was quite cold later in the afternoon when we were out on our walk, so we stopped at Segafredo Cafe […]

Shodo, Sakuraniku, Fugu Kara-age, & SP11 Treats!

Day #2 of NaBloPoMo! Today has been an interesting day. This morning I went with a couple of friends to an international market that is an annual fundraiser at the Tokyo American Club for Women’s Group-supported charities. Wako Hachiyo, a shodo, or calligraphy, artist from Nagano had a booth set up there. I ended up […]

NaBloPoMo

What’s NaBloPoMo you say? NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Posting Month, where anyone with a blog during the month of November can step up to the challenge of posting something to that blog every day! I have decided to see if I am capable of biting off more than I can chew, oops, I mean, […]

Happy Haunting!

Happy Halloween! We have certainly been busy here chez Fuji Mama. Hubby just got back last night from a 10-day trip to the US. Squirrel is very happy to have her daddy back. We tried to stay busy while he was gone. We went back to Kawagoe with some friends for a big harvest festival, […]

Time flies when you’re having fun!

Life is busy as usual here chez Fuji Mama. Squirrel (the babe) has a new tooth as of a couple of days ago, and likes to use it on you if you don’t watch out! Squirrel showing off her teeth. We had a wonderful visit from my FIL earlier this month. We traveled down to […]

SP11 Stash Flash

It’s time for another SP11 contest! This time my Hostess Shelby has asked us to “flash our stash”. What? Stash? Of course I don’t have a . . . okay, I guess no one would believe me anyways if I fibbed on this one. Just so you know that I am being completely forthright with […]

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