We sometimes face to awkward moments, and last week I experienced one on the way back home from the Expo. I was sitting on a train with my husband when it stopped at a station. The door opened, and a

Today I went to the Osaka Nakanoshima Art Museum with a friend to see a Uemura Shōen's art show. To be honest, I was not so interested in her art at first, and I was more looking forward to having

If you get sour strawberries, that's the great opportunity to make jam with them. A couple weeks ago, I went to a farmer's market to get some strawberries for jam. I picked up 2boxes. They were sold

A couple of weeks ago, I read a very inspiring article online, and I'd love to share it with you today. It was about 81-year-old man, who lives in Fukuoka, Kyusyu. He used to be a marathon runner,

Today was Mother's Day in Japan ( I know a different country has a different date for the Mother's Day), and I received two lovely gifts from my daughter: a unique variety of Marguerite and a rose

This post is a sequel to my previous post: Part 1 My husband and I went to the Expo again last Friday, even though it was raining. Last time, we went visited the venue during the day, but this time,

This journal entry is a sequel to my previous entries: Part 1 and Part2 My garden has been getting much livelier, and lots of varieties of roses have been in full bloom. Over twenty varieties of

Time goes by so fast, and since I made my homemade miso, it has past three months. It was time to check the condition of the miso, so I opened the lid of the container. It wasn't quite miso yet, but

Almost a month ago, I wrote about my homegrown strawberries. I had just planted six strawberries back then. Since then, I've taken photos of them from time to time. So, I'd love to share their

Before Golden week began, I invited my parents and the three of us went to a botanical garden, which has an English style in my hometown. Every year we visit there, so both my parents had been

A couple of days ago, my husband invited my parents, our daughter and her family to our favorite French restaurant to celebrate my birthday. I was born in April, so it had almost passed three weeks

I still remember how upset I was when my husband got a motorcycle license without letting me know last year. I even wrote about it here. Then, I figured out he bought another bike, and I was even

Today, I'd love to share my newest art piece with you! It took nearly three months to complete, but I'm quite happy with the result. Since I've taken step by step photos, I'd like to show them as

This journal entry is a sequel to my previous entry. Some of the flowers have already finished blooming, but I still want to share their pictures with you. My narcissus bloomed in early April, and

The spring weather in Japan has been very mild and sunny, so it's perfect to make dried mushrooms. We can buy them at stores, but I prefer my homemade ones. I use shiitake mushurooms because drying

I'm a huge fan of flowers, and if nature and cafes come together, it instantly becomes my kind of favorite place! Today, I'd love to share one of my favorite restaurants that has a lovely garden. The

I've been knitting a sweater for my husband since February, and I finally finished it today! Since my husband is bigger than average Japanese guys, it wasn't easy. Even so, I always take everything

I've been so busy visiting places to see spring flowers lately! Today, I'd love to share some lovely photos of my favorite spring flower, wisteria, with you. Last week, I visited Banpaku park to see

Japan has a long history, and visiting historical architectures is fun to learn about it. Today, I'd love to share my experience visiting Yakushi-ji. A couple weeks ago, I visited it in Nara

My garden has been getting more lively day by day, and it makes me very excited! I can't help but stop checking which flowers have started blooming, so whenever I get some spare time, I mostly have