Thursday, November 27, 2008

Getting ready for Christmas!

From our house to yours, Holidays Omedeto Gozaimasu!




Our tree is decorated with candy canes and Japanese washi eggs. Japanese washi is handmade paper made from wood bark. Each washi egg is also made by hand. The washi is intricately decorated, extremely colorful, and beautiful.


We are getting excited already!


In keeping with our annual tradition, we made a gingerbread house. This year, however, we made a duplex-mansion!






No, this is not our yard.

We spent the day after Thanksgiving in Chinatown (in Yokohama - about 1.5 hours away by train). The food was fantastic; the ambience festive -- there were even chestnuts roasting on open fires! The weather was fully cooperative and, while it was chilly, there was no rain. It was an absolutely wonderful day!


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