A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I invited our daughter and our son in-law to celebrate her birthday at our favorite French restaurant. It was still very hot, so we decided not to invite my

The temperature was 38 ℃, but a friend of mine and I went antiquing together. It's our first time visiting the Kyoto Heian Antique Market in two years, so we were really excited. The antique market

I got this information from a friend of mine inTexas. While we were talking about black-and-white movies, he shared the very first Dracula movie with me. The title is Nosferatu, and it was made in

I like reading inspiring stories to motivate myself. Today, I'd like to share a 86-year-old woman's story. Her name is Meredith Hole, and she is still an active figure skater. Sixty years ago, her

It's been raining six days in a row, and we've been hearing some national disaster news here and there. Down town in Nagoya, a part of Chiba, and as well Tokyo were flooded. Fortunately, the Kansai

My three-year-old grandson loves playing at cooking, so my husband and I made homemade pizza for him last time. You can read about it here. This time we prepared homemade sushi for him. It was also a

I'm a huge fan of hinged porcelain boxes and I've been collecting white Limoges boxes for years. A couple of weeks ago, I found some hinged white boxes online and I got so excited! I know I shouldn't

This spring, I attended a ukiyo-e exhibit featuring Utagawa Kuniyoshi and enjoyed seeing lots of his cat's art. I wrote about it here. This time, I attended a different exhibit featuring Kuniyoshi

Do you like watching old black and white movies? Although I'm not a big fan of them, I have a few favorites. Today I'd like to introduce Charlie Chaplin's movies called The Kid. It was made in 1921,

This entry is a sequel to my previous posts (1and2). My husband and I first visited a sweet shop to buy some sweets and had lunch at a soba restaurant. Then, we visited Taima-dera, which was founded

I'm a big fan of shopping even though I have no plan to buy anything. Yesterday I visited my parents to take care of them, and on the way home, I stopped one of my favorite shops. When I stood in

Last Year, some of my knitting friends and I knitted cardigans in the same design but in different colors, and we shared our finished pieces at a Christmas party. You can read about it here. At the

September has started, but it's still very hot here. Even so, some of my roses have been blooming. Every time they create buds in the summer, I wonder I should let them bloom or not. When they bloom

Have you heard about the painter Vermeer? He was a Dutch painter who left only 35 pieces through his lifetime. For some reason, he's really popular in Japan. Every time, some of his art pieces come

This entry is a sequel to my previous post. I learned about this soba ( a type of Japanese noodle) restaurant from a friend when I heard about the sweet shop in Nara. She recommended both shops, so

This entry is a sequel to my previous post. It's been over two months since I wrote about rice planting. Over these two months, rice plants have been growing. They look like they don't care about the

A couple of months ago, I bought a new casserole dish at my favorite pottery shop. Since then, I've been enjoying using it in my cooking. I prefer making casseroles in the winter, but I sometimes

A world-famous Japanese female artist, Yayoi Kusama, passed away at the age of 97. I've never met her in person, but for some reason, I felt a little bit closer to her than to other artists. I lived

It was 38℃ (100.4°F) today, but my husband and I went hiking together. I walk eight kilometers (five miles) every day, and I love walking. We went to Mino to see a great waterfall called Minoh no

If you’ve ever worn a hand-knitted pullover in the summer, you probably understand how cool and comfortable it can be. That's why I love knitting pullovers for summer. They're the best to stay cool.