I get a lot of questions about what I do on my days off. One thing that we like to do at my house is play games. This classic American game, called Operation, is keeping us busy these days. It’s a fun skill game where each person gets to operate on the patient. The best […]
If you need some indoor activities for kids check us out we will give you some ideas every week. Idea 1 Box Road activity – You can open and flatten out a box and draw a road and city things in markers, crayons or pencil crayons. Add blocks, trucks and other toys for kids to build a city on. […]
So just before we did Charlie’s Omiya Mairi, we went shopping for a stroller for him. The store had so many different types of strollers, which made choosing difficult. Along with a bunch of accessories, there some baby dolls to test out the strollers. These ‘test’ baby dolls looked like they had been doing their […]
One of the things I miss about my hometown Little Rock is the food, especially one of my favorite restaurants, The Purple Cow. It’s a diner-style restaurant with a big dessert menu, and they’re most famous for their purple milkshakes. But, don’t worry; it just tastes like normal vanilla! My family and I went to […]
If you’re looking for a good way of keeping busy and avoiding crowds, how about playing pool? I used to play in a league in England and it’s a lot of fun. Recently a friend of mine told me about a good drill to improve positional play. You make a square in the middle of […]
Last Saturday night, Nik and I were invited out to a Japanese restaurant in Ningyocho called Ningyocho Yamada. The chef made a special vegetarian course for me. It was fantastic. My favorite dish was this one, a large grilled shiitake (I think??) mushroom, with some atsuage tofu. Even though the dish sounds very simple, it […]
This is an exotic restaurant in Nippori that I went to about a few weeks ago. Before going there, my friend told me there was an interesting place that I might be fascinated with. And yes!! She was right !! I absolutely loved this place. Not only did the atmosphere impress me but also I […]
使えるフレーズがあったら皆さんとシェアしていきたいと思いますのでよろしくお願いします ＾＾ さっそくですが、今回は”JUST IN CASE”（念のため・万が一に備えて）です。 例文と共に使い方の感覚を掴んでくださいね。 I carry a small umbrella in my bag all the time, just in case it starts raining. （雨が降った時の為に、私はいつもバッグに小さな傘を入れてます。） I wore my winter coat today, just in case it’s cold when I finish work. （仕事終わって寒かった時の為に、今日は冬用のコートを着ました。） I downloaded a translation app, just in case I need to look up a new […]
Most people don’t know about the cherry blossoms in Funabashi. If you’re looking for a place to see cherry blossoms that isn’t so crowded, Funabashi is your place. The first time I went there, I was so surprised by the hundreds of cherry blossom trees along the river. It’s beautiful during the day and as […]
This is my selfish cat Marron chan. マロン ちゃん He only thinks about himself. He is very demanding. My wife raised him like that. She spoiled him. Now he thinks he is a king. In this picture he sits like a king but actually he’s just a cat. Nik 新橋校