Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 7, 2008
1. fresh matcha chocolate, 2. Tea @ Rikugien, 3. 蕨 (bracken), 4. Lets Biking
It’s time for Things I Love Thursday (Japan Edition)!
Omiyage, Wagashi, and Matcha! In Japan, it’s tradition to give omiyage, which are gifts. If you go away on a business trip or vacation, you bring back local sweets or snacks for your co-workers [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 4, 2008
Hi everybody
Some of you may have heard me blather on about Gala Darling and her website. Sorry! But because she is one of my heros and inspirations in terms of living an independent, exciting, fantastic life, I have to mention her again. Gala Darling used to do Weekly Resolutions, though they aren’t as common on [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 4, 2008
I’m getting to be a pretty good cook again.
Of course, not to toot my own horn, but I was a pretty darn good cook to begin with. But coming here, it’s been a bit of a challenge to find my cooking feet again. For instance, my apartment has no oven, but apparently my microwave has the [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 3, 2008
I’m alone in the staffroom right now… because everyone else is at the staff meeting.
There is a lot of stuff waiting to be said about Tokushima. Where the heck do I start? Well… I know I say this to everyone I talk to, but THE HEAT. I simply can’t believe it. It affects everything you [...]
