Making it Up As I Go

Last week we had a Christmas party at the church building. It was a lovely party, and the girls were excited to know that Santa would be there. When he arrived he had all the kids come up on the… Read more ›

Last Saturday we went out to explore Daikanyama, a cool little neighborhood not far from us. These pictures are random, but I thought they’d give a different view of Tokyo from all of the parks I’ve been posting. 🙂 We… Read more ›

For those who don’t know, the girls went through a period where they were obsessed with “the Eiffel Tower of Paris”. Any time they referred to it, it was by that full name, as though there were Eiffel Towers all… Read more ›

The other day we went to Himoya Koen, a park with a lake, a shrine, a play area, a petting “zoo” (consisting of bunnies, guinea pigs, and dogs) and an area with pony rides. This picture is for the girls’… Read more ›

Last week we went on a trip out to Odaiba, where we met some friends to play. Odaiba is a big man made island that was originally made during the Tokugawa shogunate to defend from attacks by sea, but is… Read more ›

Today the girls and I went to Harajuku to do some shopping. As we walked around, we decided to check out Omotesando Hills, which is a super high end shopping mall. If it’s a pricey store, it’s there. Jimmy Choo?… Read more ›

Ebisu holds a special place in my heart because the music in the train station sounds like Sherlock Holmes music. It makes me happy every time we go past it. (You can hear what I’m talking about if you watch… Read more ›

On our walk the other day, we found this cemetery down the street. I don’t have a lot of narration, since I don’t know for sure what’s going on, but it was peaceful and pretty.