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Maison Commode
A bathroom-inspired apartment building
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This is Brendan, the
This is Brendan, the crazy proprietor of Pizzakaya (he hates it when I call him that). Behind him are Zahid and Juri, two of my favorite Pizzakaya staff. Brendan’s trying to look less crazy than usual. He was featured in this February’s Journal, a publication of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. The article…
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Gaia is a wonderful
Gaia is a wonderful natural foods store. Ironically, we found it on our way to Kua Ai’na, a hamburger restaurant near Shin-Ochanomizu. Tod calls it the “deadhead yaoya” because of the music they play, but I think of it as another one of the “crazy food stores” we’ve enjoyed since our friends introduced us to…
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There’s not too much
There’s not too much to say about our new kitchen. There’s not too much of it! It’s a small galley with the fridge and a washer/dryer against the opposite wall. There’s not much room for excess, so our counters are bare and the extra appliances are in the pantry closet across the hall. I like…
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Yesterday we addressed some
Yesterday we addressed some lighting issues. The day we moved in, I tripped a breaker when I plugged in and turned on a lamp in the living room. When Tod moved the lamp to another outlet to test it, the lamp shorted out and exploded, severing the electric cable and singeing the brand new carpet.…
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Today is Hina Matsuri,
Today is Hina Matsuri, the Doll’s Festival. These beautiful dolls are the Imperial court of the Heian period (794-1192) and the day is celebrated to bless daughters. Displaying the dolls began in the Edo period (1603 – 1898) when courtly customs seeped out to the commoners. The elaborate displays I photographed were in a bank…
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Welcome to my living
Welcome to my living room. I think this might be one of my favorite rooms, ever. The photo doesn’t do it justice because I lack a wide angle lens for my digital camera. The room has southern exposure and a wall of glass curtained with horizontally striped cotton sheers (just out of sight on the…
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On the way back
On the way back from the house inspection (whch the realtor declared “good”), I stopped at the local plant shop on Hakusan Dori to buy some trees for the veranda. What a delightful experience. The Shimamuras have friends in Chicago so they visit the US from time to time and speak some English. Our conversation…
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Links
Good reading and access to other places.
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Whew. I found the
Whew. I found the garage key. The garage key was in a desk drawer. Without a car, we never needed the key and it was put away for safekeeping. Of course, it was also half forgotten. Vague memories of “drawer” dredged up the right location after a few tries. This morning, I return to the…
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