Monthly Archives: April 2010
Asa Geiko…
While my brother was here I organized for him and Gemma to go view some “Asa Geiko” or early morning sumo practice. I rang several stables before I found one that was comfortable having them view even though they did … Continue reading
3 Noah videos…
These are mainly for my mum Hi mum *Big wave* Noah is loving his jolly jumper and he finally “GETS” it now and actually jumps… This is him the second time in it Then a couple of days later (in … Continue reading
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101 things update Mar 2010…
Am so behind in doing my update for Mar 2010 in the 101 things in 1001 day challenge but here goes… 5. Go to at least two of the following places: Hokkaido, Nara, Hakone or Nagasaki. Well I went to … Continue reading
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Two for Tuesday…
A weekly recipe exchange started by Nay (who is about to pop any minute with baby number one so go to her blog and wish her luck and send “baby come now” vibes) This week I thought I would share … Continue reading
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Hanami Easter Party…
On Saturday we headed to Kinuta Koen (Park) to have hanami (flower viewing) party with some of my foreign wife friends, their husbands and their bubs and kids. It was a great day out and the weather was actually even … Continue reading
Day trip to Hakone…
My brother Paul and his girlfriend Gemma arrived from Australia last Friday night and on the Saturday we headed out of town to Hakone for the day. This was my first time to go and I had wanted to go … Continue reading
Things I love Thursday…
New jeans Cherry Blossoms starting to bloom. Good weather forecast for the weekend. Shun`s project been over and him mailing to say he will be home by 10pm tonight. WOOT! Seeing my brother and Gemma- looking forward to having them … Continue reading
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100 days old…
On Sunday Noah turned 100 days old. In Australia this might not be seen as an important milestone but in Japan it certainly is. Several weeks ago my MIL bought over a set of plates for Noah to use for … Continue reading
I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
