My Hodgepodge

It was a beautiful Sunday in the midst of spring. I could easily imagine that the highway to my mother's was busy with cars--sightsee...

  Let me tell you about Shirotori Garden. This location was originally a lumber yard dating back to the Edo period in the 17 th c...

Spring is not really with us yet. It had been cold since that morning. When the meeting was over around noon, the temperature hadn't ...

Today it's Dolls Day Festival ! These chicks dressed like a pair of "Hina" dolls are puddings from a popular confect...

This year, I enjoyed making summer tangerine peels more than I had expected. I wonder how many summer tangerines I used so far to make sug...

So,  as I described in my previous post,  after struggling with picking tangerines in the trees,  there I had the most delightful part of ma...

Every year the tangerine trees in our garden grow many fruits and it's my job to pick them up. There are plenty t...

"Fly me to the moon and let me stay among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars" -----Well, it was not Mar...

It is often said that time heals one's sorrow but we have learned this is not true for people in Tohoku area at this moment. For many o...

Nagoya Castle is one of the popular spots you can't miss in Nagoya. It's especially beautiful in spring time when more than 1,600 c...

I know how significantly the Internet has been playing its role throughout the country right after the quake, the tsunami, and the nucl...

Take a break. Get flowers in a living room. I want to believe that the arrival of spring will surely bring HOPE to those who lost everything...

(click !) Well, Hina Matsuri(Doll's Festival) is coming along tomorrow. It's my favorite traditional event of all the annual events...

I have a friend whose father has been running strawberry fields for decades. Now this season is going to be the last crop of his strawberrie...

Hinamatsuri (Dolls Festival) was over on March 3. It's time to putting Hina dolls back to each box. Hina dolls are quite special in a wa...

(click for a larger image) The season of spring flowers are coming to the last step. The cherry blossoms are all gone now and our azalea fl...