Sunday, December 25, 2011

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December 25, 2011

One of our friends gave us a lot of vintage wines. We opened some of them to celebrate our happy Christmas!! They were just awesome!! Their smell was sooooooo good and taste was soooooo great!! I can not express my happy feeling with my cheep vocabulary. They are really wonderful wines. Someday, we want to have a great Snoddy winery in Seattle!!

MAKI

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November 25, 2011

Here are some more pictures......

MAKI

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November 25, 2011

Last weekend, we went to our neighbor's Christmas party. We go every year.

They are always so generous to everybody. They have gold hearts.

There were a lot of people there (always!!). We could meet a lot of our friends. We enjoyed their great food a lot. It was a very fun night!!

MAKI

Friday, December 23, 2011

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December 23, 2011

Today, I finished a Christmas card. I used my hand drawing technique, and some computer graphics. It took a long time(for me!!).
My darling helps me with computer art lessons. It was very fun for me!!

Here is a MAKIMANGA Christmas card for 2011.
Wishing you a Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

MAKI

Thursday, December 15, 2011

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December 15, 2011

Here are some more photos....

MAKI

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December 15, 2011

Here are some more photos...

MAKI

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December 15, 2011

2 weeks ago, we had two guests from Japan. I was sooooo happy!! Because, I can meet my friends, I can speak Japanese with them (girl's catting!!), and I can feel some Japanese culture from them.

We went to a crepe shop in Seattle for our breakfast, then we went to the Ballard farmers market to see some cool stuff. Then, we stopped at some shops to see western style things. I really had a great time with them. My darling had the same feeling with me (he loves Japanese armors, people, culture, manners and food). I hope they had a great time, too.

By the way, they brought a lot of souvenirs from Japan. My darling and I were sooooo glad to get them!! We got some real high quality green tea (from a long-established store of Kyoto), some hot taste rice crackers, some famous candy(Milky), and some under shirts which were made by a very popular Japanese brand "UNIQLO". Thank you guys so much!! I hope see you guys again........

MAKI




2011年12月15日

2週間前、日本から二人のお客様が来ました。ワタシ的にはすっごくハッピー!!なぜかと言うと、まず友達に会えるし、日本語がしゃべれるし(ガールズのおしゃべりでね!!)、日本の文化や雰囲気を感じられるので。

朝食を食べるためにシアトルにあるクレープショップに行き、それから何かおもしろい物を見にBallard のファーマーズ•マーケットに行きました。その後は、西洋っぽい物を見に何件かのお店にも行ってみました。ワタシ的には、彼女達とすっごく楽しい時間を過ごせましたよ〜。ダーリンも私と同じように思っていたみたい(彼は、日本の甲冑と日本の人々と日本の文化と日本のマナーと日本の食べ物{注:日本食全般ではありません}が大好きです)。彼女達も楽しい時間を過ごせていたらうれしいです。

ところで、彼女達は、日本からたくさんのお土産を持って来てくれました。ダーリンも私も大喜び!!品質の高い緑茶(京都にある老舗からのお取り寄せ)、辛い味のおせんべい、昔っからある有名なキャンディー(ミルキー)、そして、人気のある日本のブランド、”ユニクロ”のアンダー•ウェア(ヒート•テックじゃぁぁぁぁ!!)。本当に本当に、ありがとうございました!!また、お会いできる日を楽しみにしております。。。。。

MAKI