When we moved to Japan we started off by living with our parents for the first couple of months. We were very spoilt and well fed everyday. But the time has come for us to find our own place to live… Hubby doing work at my parent’s house in a Japanese style room I always… Continue reading Finding a house in Japan
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I have decided to revisit my jewellery making passion. I tried to make something out of it 2 years ago but I never kept it going and it slowly died down. After being told by my husband, family and friends to give it another ago I have decided to make 2017 a different…
Happy Birthday to me!! This year I decided to make a cake for my birthday. I love making cakes but I don’t make it often. My mother-in-law gave me a handmixer as a birthday present previously so it’s about time I put it to good use. In Japan the most common cake you see is called a “strawberry short cake” but… Continue reading Making a Japanese strawberry cake
Last year my husband and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. This time we decided to visit Atami for a short day trip. We found some day trip deals online that includes lunch and a pass to the hotsprings. How to get to Atami? You can get there by train on the Tokaido Line from Tokyo station which takes about… Continue reading Day trip to Atami Shizuoka – Japan
Recently I’ve been brushing up on my knitting skills and decided to try and knit some easy mittens. I’ve been teaching myself how to knit through YouTube and it has been a very long learning progress. So far I’ve managed to make some easy beanies and scarves. I found a great easy mittens YouTube video by InterUnet “How… Continue reading Knitting my first pair of mittens
When my friend’s 5 year old son started kindergarten, she asked me a favour. She asked if I could sew a kindergarten starter pack. It seemed like a fun little project to do so I said yes without realising how many things I had committed to making. photo of Japanese kindergarten students at a sports day event … Continue reading Sewing a Japanese Kindergarten Starter Pack
Christmas in Japan This Christmas I made my first roast chicken in Japan. It’s not a very common dish to prepare in Japan since a whole chicken is not readily available at your local supermarket. Rather many Japanese families have developed a weird custom to have KFC and strawberry cake for Christmas. Japanese people think… Continue reading Quinoa stuffing for roast chicken
This year I decided to make some triangle bags to give away as Christmas presents. It’s a cute unique design that fits all those bits and bobs you have hanging around in your bag. Here is how I made it. Materials – 13cm x 23 cm fabric x 2 – 10 cm zip – some… Continue reading Sewing a Triangle Cosmetic Bag
In Part 1 of my Kanazawa blog I wrote about “Visiting our family grave in Kanazawa“. In this post I’ll be sharing with you the places we visited and the delicious food we had. Kanazawa Station When you exit out of Kanazawa station you will see a big beautiful red gate that welcomes you to the… Continue reading Kanazawa Part 2 – Places to visit and eating out
We decided to go to Kanazawa to pay a visit to my husband’s grandfather’s grave. My husband’s family is from Kanazawa which is located on the west coast of Japan. I absolutely love Kanazawa. It is a really good place to experience some Japanese history. Hokuriku Shinkansen We took the Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Kanazawa.… Continue reading Kanazawa Part 1 – Visiting our Family Grave in Kanazawa
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