Today is setsubun, which is the day before the first day of spring. Taken from Wikipedia: “It is a sort of New Year’s Eve, and so was accompanied by a special ritual to cleanse away all the evil of the former year and drive… Read more ›
Tiny and I went exploring in Jiyugaoka today, which is one train stop from where we live. We went into an area we haven’t ventured before, and found this beautiful temple. Do you see the dragon friend?
I was thinking that I should have posted some pictures of the girls in the last post, but I didn’t have any new ones handy. Then Tiny came in and started posing up a storm- so for any of you… Read more ›
First off, do you like the new look for the blog? I change it every year, and this design has been calling to me for a while, but I’m not sure if I’m convinced. What do you think? B has… Read more ›
The girls and I took a visiting friend to the Tokyo Tower today. We came in a different way, so we got a different view: The Christmas decorations are up. And the changing leaves are glorious from the… Read more ›
Is the leaf changing everything it’s cracked up to be? Oh yes.
It is 9:04 am. It is 52 degrees outside and I’m hoping that the sun comes out at least a little before this afternoon when it’s supposed to rain, because I have clothes that need to dry outside. It’s our… Read more ›
Random pictures from a recent walk through Nakameguro. Fun at the park. You had to know there would be some graffiti. We walked down a long (very long) trail, and at different intervals there were these little animal… Read more ›
My friend Brandy noted today that my blog has been pretty quiet since the beginning of November, and attributed it to the writing I must be doing for Nanowrimo. If only that was the reason. Life has conspired to keep… Read more ›
We had such a lovely day today. This week is our skip week from school (we have 1 week off a month, and no long summer vacation), so the girls played this morning while I planned out school for the… Read more ›
