good-ness

weekend goodness 51.

we headed back to h-kun's hometown. again. always a pleasure to get out of the city. and visit inaka (countryside) places. yep.

meeting.

 

two days full of family. and friends. and new ones. mother's day lunch. coffee with friends. to meet two new babies. dinner with h-kun's best friend. and to meet his girlfriend for the first time. whose title changed to fiance. about thirty minutes before dinner. exciting stuff.

finding.

h-kun's parents' house is old. and full of goodies. i stumbled across these little guys this morning. while okasan (mom) was at church. and otosan (dad) was golfing. and h-kun was cutting the enu no ke (dog's hair). there is a bunch of them. and they are all so cute. i might ask them all to come home with me. next time. i also found a cabinet full of kimono. all folded up. and then we had to go. argh. next time. i will open every envelope. and be amazed by their beauty. and hope that okasan is home to tell me stories about them.

playing.

and an afternoon in the park. with my other japanese family. sushi. frisbees. suika (watermelon). three energetic kids. and lots of sunscreen.

a busy weekend. but a fun one. indeed.

monday.

weekend goodness 50.

rested.

in a park. that had lovely blue benches. and a slide. and lots of little kids.

discovered.

a little cafe. tucked away. with lovely food. a perfect combination.

stuffed.

my favorite vegetable. by far. mushrooms. and shitake are pretty darn good. especially stuffed with tofu. and other things. and fried.

happy.

happy mother's day.

to my mom. who is a constant in my life. who loves me unconditionally. who listens. and encourages me. and makes me laugh when i need to most. and to my grandma. who has been a blessing in my life. immensely. and to h-kun's mom. who has embraced me. wholeheartedly. and to my friends back home. who have started on their own amazing journeys. as mothers. and to my blog friends. who are mothers. who share their experiences. and keep it real. on a daily basis. thank you to each one of you. 

gift 2. and 3.

so. i thought i should not show too much of the gifts i make anymore. not so fun for the receiver.

unless i post pictures after the receiver. has received the gift. that makes more sense.

but if the gift is so late. anyways. maybe posting more pictures before they receive it. is smarter.

gift 2. his name rhymes with fatt. gift 3. rhymes with spike. i'm sure the guys are now trying to figure out. which one of them gets the pink inked gift. tanoshimi. (looking forward to it.)

weekend goodness 49.

so. we just finished a five day weekend. this doesn't happen so often around here. it was called golden week. and it actually started last tuesday. we had that day off. but many folks have to work the wednesday, thursday and friday. like us. going back to work tomorrow. is going to be tough. indeed. it was a quiet long weekend. and that was okay. for the most part.

went to a great barbecue. and it was hot. and it's only the beginning of may. shoot. don't worry. i parked myself in the shade. along with the some other smart folks.

also checked out. our favorite show home. near our house. the sweden home. shoot. we want a sweden home. but first we need money. and land. and more money. for now i will be happy with the pad of paper they gave me. so cute.

lots of moving this weekend. tennis. and walking. walking. and more walking. luckily we both love it. twice a day. familiar routes. and exploring. and lots of talking. and dreaming. we also went for a long bike ride today. that is my bike odometer in the picture on my cell phone. just under 50 kilometres. enough for me.

finally.

starting may 4th. japanese time. over 40 new fabrics. and some great linen tapes. and more books. and stamps. finishing may 6th. japanese time. you will love all the goodness. for sure.

gift 1.

it's finished. finally. gift one. of two. the standard-leslie-designed-pleated-reversible bag. have been making them for a few years. and love them. and hope she does, too. can't say too much. but her name might rhyme with jetty.

weekend goodness 48.

we headed back to h-kun's hometown on saturday. a full day. indeed. family. friends. some great traditional food. and lots of laughs.

it also included me hanging out with h-kun's parents. alone. for the first time. we spent the evening together. me with my simple japanese. okasan with her simple english. and otosan. with his lack of english. and his actions. seriously. together they could win a charades competition.

we also got a ton of these little kinkan. small oranges. really small. you just pop the whole thing in your mouth. yes, the skin, too. not the stem. silly. you ge sweet and sour at the same time. a interesting little combination.

macrobiotics 1.

again. it finally clicked. not wanting it. and the whole discipline thing. just like last time. a few years ago. it's been 10 days now. of no refined sugar. i've had some fruit. and a little maple syrup. and that's been enough. i'm on my way. to getting back on the macrobiotic train. whoohoo.

the candy and chocolate in the picture. is for a swap. not for me.