it's that time of year when I send Satoshi off to work with a thermos of hot tea to have with his lunch.After filling the thermos, there is always a little cup left and I usually sit with it, in the quiet, just before my day starts to make breakfast.fennel explosion...me trying to open the bottle on the right.made the mistake of pulling down on the bottle with my left hand and pulling the cap up ..read more

La Panaderia Dots is apparently a doughnut shop from Spain.We decided to try some the other dayHazelnut chocolate....300 yen (tax included)Blueberry...360 yen (tax included)we sharedso airy!loved the chocolate coating...keeps the doughnuts moistkind of pricey but glad we got to try these.La Panaderia Dotsno mortar shop, pop up onlybought at JR Kamata&nbsp ..read more

Iriarai park is a little park near the JR Oomori station.We stumbled across these beautiful ginkgo trees on our way back from YamayaSo pretty.&nbsp ..read more

V gave us these cans of smoked salmon and scallops that are supposed to be eaten as pupu I heated them up in the fish grillThey were delicious! (Thank you!) Since we needed coffee, I also looked for different cans at Yamaya for us to try and purchased this pork with honey mustard and chicken that is prepared yakitori styleChanging the subject, back in May I had written that the price of ..read more

Remember I asked Satoshi to buy me some viral Dubai chocolate when he went to COP29?Well, I had also heard that the Koreans have recreated it and there are versions that are apparently sold in the little Korea area of Shin OkuboWhile I was debating whether to look for it, I luckily came across a version at our Donki (Don Quijote). I think the filling is made with white chocolate, pistachios ..read more

The Royal Palace opened up a special area for the public to view Autumn Colors from November 30 until December 8.Yesterday, I went to check it out Luckily it wasn't crowdedIn through the Sakashita GateYou need to go through security.If you have water, be prepared to drink a sip in front of security.They will also look in your bag and metal detector wand you too.I think this building  is ..read more

Still dunno whose kaki tree is in front of our apartment building.This year, the kaki are still on the tree and the birds are enjoying them. Ordered myself a Hello Kitty Bruno Mars t-shirt and key chainTokyo (furry) people: love these space type of carriersTokyo (furry) people: also love seeing furry ones in the bike basketsNearby is a party/event office and I often see them unloading these ..read more

Sunday, we went back to Juicy Burger, I tried their taco rice…850 yen (tax included)I wish the cheese was melted but flavor wise loved this Satoshi tried their loco moco…1100 yen (tax included)Of course it did not pass the loco moco snob’s criteria, because it was a demiglace sauce and not brown gravy, but he said he still enjoyed thisAfter lunch we walked to Haneda AirportWe got to see ..read more

Remember this karakuri box? Well, I think it is actually called a himitsubako (secret box)Anyway, the other night, I decided I was going to try to open it I channeled my father, who loved puzzles and I also used youtube, oh and google lens helped tooSome sites had the exact box, but didn’t have the way to open it..boo!Satoshi said there was only a 5 yen coin in the box, but I said I thought ..read more

Satoshi's been wanting to try this tonkatsu shop in our shopping arcade.They used to be open for lunch & dinner and serve nabe (hot pot) and tonkatsu, but with the pandemic, are now only open for lunch and only serve tonkatsuThey don't have a lot of seating so if you don't go when they first open, you'll have to wait awhile for a table We were lucky to get there just before they openedI ..read more