In early August, I took my kintsugi class. I brought two of my hand-painted pieces to repair and started working on both of them. One of my classmates, who is also a friend of mine, brought some

I'd like to introduce some new comers in my garden. Today I took my regular painting class. After class, one of my classmates, who is my painting friend and a rose lover, gave me two rose cuttings.

I don't remember since when summer in Japan became such brutal. When I was young, I liked the season, but I can't say it anymore. I truly miss the summers when I was young. Even so, I'm quite

How's your summer going? Since Obon, the weather where we live has become slightly milder. It's getting easier to do gardening in the morning and take my dogs for a walk in the evening. Even so, it's

Last year, I bought some blue colors which look under-glaze after firing, and I wanted to make a piece to use them. I designed this piece to use the color combination of blue and red. I drew a bird

Do you often eat yogurt? Yes, I do. I make homemade yogurt with my yogurt machine. Compared to the yogurt that we can buy at the store, homemade one tastes fresher and much better. Lactic acid

This morning, while gardening, I accidentally dropped a pair of pruning shears on my food and cut my toe. It started bleeding, so I took off my shoes and socks to stop the bleeding. However, I

Last month, I attended an art exhibit featuring Antonio Fontanesi in Kyoto. To be honest, I'd never heard of his name until I attended his art show. Even so, I thought he must be an Italian artist

This is a sequel to my previous post. In Japan, last week was Obon week. During obon, my husband, our daughter and her family, and I went to Nara. Ever since I visited a farm, I had wanted to take

This post is a sequel to my previous entry. Ever since I bought the glassware, I had been knitting some coasters for them. I used some cotton yarn from ROWAN in the UK. The yarn contains lots of

Every year, I make some cuttings from my roses. The best seasons for taking cuttings are winter and early summer. I've tried to make some cuttings in early June several times, but only two or three

Have you ever watched any movies directed by Akira Kurosawa? I've watched some, but his movies are too difficult for me to understand. When I chatted with my friend Matt this morning, he told me that

Every year, I look forward to making homemade tomato sauce, and this year I made it as well. I used 2kg of homegrown tomatoes. This is one of the great ways to use homegrown tomatoes. Making tomato

August is a month that is closely connected to World War II in Japan. The empire Japan surrendered 81 years ago on August 15th. Before that, Hiroshima was devastated by an atomic bomb on August 6,

A couple weeks ago, I got a haircut. On the way home, I stopped by a department store. When the outside is extremely hot, where do you go? I have three favorite places to escape the heat; museums,

I usually buy seedlings when I grow vegetables, but this spring I came across okra seeds at a farmer's market. One packet was only 55 yen, so I bought one. I followed the instructions and planted

Last week, my husband and I were on our way to a temple called Kousho-ji. While we were driving, it started raining. It became heavier. When we left our home, the temperature was 38 ℃, but because of

Do you like art? I certainly do! I'm a huge fan of art. If you're anything like me, you might like these animated films. Today, I'd like to share two animated videos from YouTube. My friend Matt

Ever since a major earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, we often see white, round tent-looking houses in the affected are. These houses are called Instant Houses in Japanese because it takes only a

This entry is sequel to my previous post. It's always so much fun to cook my homegrown products. That's why I've been growing lots of plants. Last month, I came across several yuzu (a kind of