Hiroko's Hitokoto

We don't pound mochi, we use machine. More productive and effective.

A few trees of this flower in the garden. You can smell its sweet fragrance here and there.

A few miracles happened, we met them for dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant. Photos here .

 As kids went to Jiji&Baba's, we had lunch together at The Chef's Table , Azabu Juban.  My fish dish  Caramelized banana Apple pie

950yen! Bargain!

He built this lego by himself And a video of him playing with remote controlled skate board. 

 NY Meat Pie. Don’t know why it’s NY though… As it was a short day today, I asked a few moms to go to breakfast at City Bakery after drop off, and until pick up. Lucky it was not so crowded we could hang out, had relaxed brunch.

From Chris Santa

As per her request, we invited a couple of her friends, Niko and Yumomo to go to KidZania together for Ton's birthday. Photos here . Video of them fighting fire .

It's fatter than usual!

Uploaded some videos from the party: "Me and My Teddy Bear" "Pupu" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "Here Comes Santa In A Red  Canoe" "Beautiful Sunday"

Finally uploaded some videos of classic cars leaving the festival, as per Mo's request: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Late lunch... or snack before dinner.

Next time when I have more time...

Kids would love it!

Purchased coffee sampling ticket so that I can get a bit of coffee out of too many choices. Had to buy coffee beans from Four Barrels. Photos here .

Catching up over lunch.

 Beret basque  White chocolate pudding  Lemon pie Gateau Basque for dairy sensitive

Temp rising quickly. Glasses are foggy in the OUTSIDE because the air in the house is much lower than the outside. It's expected to go up to 21C in Tokyo today, recorded 26C highest some part of Tokyo.

Preparing for pot luck. Yum!