Monday, 13 August 2012


i went to my friend's house for dinner with a salad dressing as a small gift

wrapped with chiyogami and mizuhiki cord.
it was fun and also easy!

mizuhiki is usually used to decorate envelopes made of washi.
these envelopes are presented to others to convey well wishing and to express thanks,
gratitude and condolence.

we can also use them for gift wrap.
i just updated my etsy shop and i've listed mizuhiki cord.
maybe you can try and decorate some gift with mizuhiki!

Saturday, 7 July 2012

july 2012

Still raining here and
it rained very hard last night and the doorbell that water seeping in tripped the circuit breaker.
(I figured it out this morning though)
my son was excited in the dark rooms with candles but in the washroom...
anyway
we never realise how blessed we are
until you loose something...
that's what i thought in the dark room
when all the lights went down.

Friday, 22 June 2012

colors in June

i don't like rain much but love the colors in June
what we do in the weekends is
wake up early and
go to farmer's market
to get fresh summer vegetables,fruits
and flowers
i miss farmers markets in Vancouver
where  i used to buy peach corns, cranberry bread,
crepes, golden plums...
i really miss them and the extreamly beautiful weather in summer time
hope you are enjoying your own summer !!
have a great weekend!

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

digging for bamboo shoots

a friend of mine took us to a mountain to dig for bamboo shoots
it was a fun and you can tell
by the picture my son drew

Thursday, 12 April 2012



i went to take these after i picked him up from preschool


sakura at sunset


don't you love the colors??




one warm Saturday afternoon


weather was just lovely


and we drove along coast


and had some lunch at a cafe


what a nice day

Saturday, 7 April 2012

a happy morning





a happy morning starts with strawberry pancakes !

my sister sent us 7lbs of strawberries

and made some strawberry confiture this morning.

smells so sweet in the kitchen

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

new season

all i planted are doing great so far

and starts to feel like spring is around corner


i live in an apartment facing south but

doesn't get much sunshine in the afternoon

(lots of sunshine mostly in the morning)


even in the grocery stores

we see full of flowers and plants

every time i go there

seems like i forget to buy vegetables

and buy plants instead...