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karisu: October 2006
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Do you see it? The cranberry sauce) FYI, craisins, cranberry juice, a bit of sugar and water works pretty well. (Thanks for your encouragement Elaine - I was about to can the whole idea! And, the great part is that most people seemed to genuinely enjoy it too (so much for "payback" for the Japanese foods I don't like, but I was happy! I remember doing it all the time, ok a few times, with those cloth napkins at restaurants, but I seem to have forgotten - maybe fabric napkins are the key. . ? Pumpkin pie ...
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karisu: March 2007
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And here are two very important people in my life. . . Hikaru and Moe. Tonight I went over to their house for supper, and we celebrated with a cake their grandma had sent (by mail, amazing, eh? Just a shot of the cake - if you don't think Japanese people are detailed. . . This came "disassembled" and in a bag, and we had to put it together before the "candle-blowing" happened. So for all you girls out there - take today to celebrate being a female! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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karisu: it's beach time!!
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I went to the ocean with my hairdresser and his family the other day. They are incredibly sweet and kind people. I don't see them that often, but they always go out of their way for others, and think of fun things to do together. So, I actually didn't know what to expect, since they just said we were going to the "sea". . . I took my swimsuit. They brought pics for prying shells off of rocks! B It was my first experience of hunting for shells, as in, the full kind! I know you're proud of me mom and dad!
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karisu: October 2007
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3 months later. . . I know it's been longer than that since I've posted on here, but I've kind of been counting time in regards to when I last saw Japan from my plane window and stepped onto Canadian soil (with a nice 20 hour "intermission" at the Chicago airport, but we won't go into that! Not sure either if anyone is still reading this, but it's a little like therapy, when you just need to share about something, get it out into that big vast open space. Funny how that works. Somewhere in the middle?
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karisu: Shikoku. . . here we come!! :-)
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Shikoku. . . here we come! Or went, as it is! We finally found the entrance to this quaint little old Japanese village. . . how inviting! Spontaneous excursion into the rice paddies to take pictures with the hundreds of flying carp streamers for Boys' Day. The ones in the front were made of fabric and decorated by kids. How cute! The picture can't possibly do it justice, but the fresh new green, and the blue-green of the water. . . Aaa - aeaea - aaah! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We also commit ou...
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karisu: November 2006
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This was my little trek out to Sanage Shrine near my place on Friday. . . and my view from the parking area - I could not get over how amazing this tree was. . . I'm not sure if it's different varieties of Japanese maple trees or what, but the colour variation from one tree to the next is amazing - yellow, golden, and crimson red. . . A little catching up. . . On November 3rd, a "bus-load" (literally, they rented a micro-bus for the 20 of them) of people came to visit from Hirano church in Osaka. Tha...
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karisu: June 2007
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I went to the ocean with my hairdresser and his family the other day. They are incredibly sweet and kind people. I don't see them that often, but they always go out of their way for others, and think of fun things to do together. So, I actually didn't know what to expect, since they just said we were going to the "sea". . . I took my swimsuit. They brought pics for prying shells off of rocks! B It was my first experience of hunting for shells, as in, the full kind! I know you're proud of me mom and dad!
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karisu: where to start?
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Sorry . . I do apologize for the lack of "communication" lately. I'll try and give you a quick idea of what I've been up to lately. It's definitely been a fun month, one of many opportunities, and a few realizations. So, here goes. . . Having powdered green tea and sweets wrapped in leaves (you don't eat the leaf, at least this time ;-) while looking out onto the Japanese garden (sorry I don't have a shot of that for you! I'm sorry, but I do live in a very beautiful place here, I must say! We also commit...
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karisu: go team!
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So, here we are, the "cheerleading squad" for Shigeo Tsuzuki's election campaign. One of my students, Kenji, asked if I wanted to come and help out, and there was no question in my mind that it would be a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience. . . The student I'm with here is actually Kohey, one of Kenji's good friends. I think this is such a classic picture - makes me think of royalty, or Evita, or some other great address. . . the background. A little ironic, though. . . Making some connections - just to jus...
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karisu: what's been happening these days
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What's been happening these days. So I couldn't resist - the cherry blossoms are amazing! I think they're "officially over" now, though, since it rained yesterday. One of my students took me to this gorgeous "sakura-lined" road. . . walking under the veil of pink-flushed blossoms, and being showered on by the petals. It looked just like snow! Ones always use their own hair - obviously this is just some girl's part-time job! B But, whatever, it's still pretty fun I think! And this was probably one of, if ...
