Hiroko's Hitokoto

Saturday, February 07, 2015

Chocolate macaroon for chocolate day

Kindergarten recital

Photos and videos here.

The year end recital at Mo's kindergarten. They had a couple of songs, a couple of musics, and a show. As you can see, Mo was very excited couldn't stop moving...

Better quality videos following:
Marching in
「雪の小坊主」 Yuki no kobozu
「子供がいっぱい笑ってる」Kodomo ga ippai waratteru
Marching in for music
「鈴の音楽」Bell music
「ホホホ」HO HO HO
「りんごがドスーン」1 Apple falling 1
「りんごがドスーン」2 Apple falling 2
「りんごがドスーン」3 Apple falling 3
「りんごがドスーン」4 Apple falling 4
「タタロチカ」Tatarochka

Friday, February 06, 2015

Cooking pasta for dinner

Mo told me he wanted to cook chicken with tomato sauce, so we cooked it for dinner, along with pasta. Yum!

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Tableware Festival at Tokyo Dorm

Went to check out Nantucket basket on display, as I would be helping them in near future. Those were beautiful and the other items were gorgeous. I mainly took photos of Japanese styles that I liked. I didn't buy anything but I saw lots of senior ladies going crazy here and there... It's open until Mon Feb 9, 2015 at Tokyo Dorm. Photos here.

Sunday, February 01, 2015

Bazaar at Iranian Embassy

Just down a hill from us, Iranian Embassy Ambassador's residence was open for bazaar, and we went to check out. They had cakes, sandwiches, carpets, pearls, pomegranate juice, warm food I don't know the names of, etc. We picked some and had a short break on a carpet at garden. I'm happy I got fresh dates.

Photos here.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Chocolate treat for chocolate day at ice skate

Burger lunch at Midtown

白味噌丸もちお雑煮 White miso soup with round rice cake

Kyoto style new year's dish from food truck at Midtown. Very sweet.

Brunch at Nan Nan, Azabu Juban

Before papa's flight to Seattle, we went to a French restaurant called Nan Nan in Azabu Juban shopping street for breakfast.

Photos here.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Going to kindergarten in snow

Kids dressed himself warm for the snowy morning. It didn't last very long though he was excited!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Doughnuts with Takeru at park after the puppet show

There was a doughnut stand at the subway station, and we bought some and went to park for a break. Happy kids!

Coming up stairs at the subway station

Mo's kindergarten went to a puppet show at city hall, and they took subway both coming and going. They even took stairs, not escalators nor elevators...!

Short video here.

Bye bye Tokyo Kaikan

Tokyo Kaikan closed its main building for renovation at the end of Jan, 2014. This is my mother's favorite place as her father used to work back in the old days, and used to bring back cookies and breads they couldn't sell for shops. So their name is strongly connected to her sweet and bitter memory along with taste of their confectionery. Before closure, I run up and bought some table bread for mother, which I mailed her later that day, and cinnamon roll for kids, and this cake called Marron Chantilly, a cake with chestnut cream under whipped cream. It's not like sophisticated latest French style cake though an old school, somehow comforting sweet cake. We'll come back in 3 years when they finish rebuilding.