Quilting Show
I got a free ticket from my student who works for a quilt shop, so I attended the Quilt Show at Tokyo Dome (the big convention centre). Here are my favourites:
I got a free ticket from my student who works for a quilt shop, so I attended the Quilt Show at Tokyo Dome (the big convention centre). Here are my favourites:
The moon made of rabbits (from a Japanese story) and the Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland
Snow!
As you probably know, I like the snow. However, I don't like driving in it! I couldn't see the markings separating the triple-lane highway :S Anyway I made it safely in one piece!
Outdoorsing
I shivered just seeing these Junior High School students walking in -1C conditions with no tights/long skirts!!!
So when my own 13 year old Jr. High School student comes into class with red-raw knees I asked her why she (and other popsicle-legged kids I see) doesn't wear tights/trousers. The answer: it's against school rules.And because the men who establish these rules want to be able to see up these teenagers' skirts.
So when my own 13 year old Jr. High School student comes into class with red-raw knees I asked her why she (and other popsicle-legged kids I see) doesn't wear tights/trousers. The answer: it's against school rules.
In Japan, it's appearance (or more specifically 'cuteness') first, health and everything else second.
Because girls huddling together complaining loudly they're freezing is really kawaii..
Outdoorsing
Despite the freezing cold, Toshi and I drove to the countryside to cook nabe, a Japanese stew on a campfire.
A video for those of you who'd like to see me driving through a stretch that reminded me of the Welsh hills :D
Carrots, chinese cabbage, noodles, tofu and ash = yum!!
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