Category Archives: Sakura
Shion`s Omiyamairi…
On the weekend we went to Shun`s families local shrine and did Shion`s Omiyamairi. Noah did his when he was just under a month old but because of the cold weather, then the earthquake we decided to hold off on … Continue reading
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
Blossoms are starting…
The cherry blossoms are starting to bloom which means it is my favourite time of year!!! I have so many things to catch up blog wise like my brother arriving, trip to hakone and Noah`s 100th day celebration (Okuihajime), Noah … Continue reading
Macro Monday 5…
March 31 2008, Inokashira Koen, Olympus 830 Another sakura macro monday. I wanted to get some photos up from my new camera but I don`t think I will have the time. Next week maybe? I have got a great one … Continue reading
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Macro Monday 4…
March 23 2008, Imperial Palace gardens in Tokyo, Olympus u830 Taking photos of sakura has got to be one of my favourite things to do with my camera- I will miss it next year in 2009, for the first time … Continue reading
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Wordless wednesday # 2…
Sakura season is now over and I won`t be here for it next year which makes me a little sad….2010 is going to be a a big hanami year I think!
Filed under Sakura, Wordless Wednesday
It`s the season…
It`s the season of cherry blossoms, one of my favourite times of the year in Japan. I take way to many photos but taking photos of sakura is addictive! I have finally uploaded some from the past week or so!!! … Continue reading
K is for Kokyo…
In an effort to improve on my writing I have decided to sign up for Encyclopedia of me which started over at Bella Dia (and which I found out about by reading Laura`s blog here…) I am now almost half … Continue reading
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Sakura season…
Well Cherry blossom/Sakura season is almost over…Hanami parties have been had and lots of photos have been taken!!! I thought it was about time I actually got around to posting some photos! I actually went to one hanami party this … Continue reading
Scrabble…
Shumpei and I play by fairly lenient rules…can`t you tell? Bored at 1:30am last night we decided to play a game to pass the time…perhaps we should have just slept! Last night was the first Saturday in ages that I … 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!
