Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) in Japan

Sandymount Strand

It's lovely on a sunny day.

いいお天気の日には犬用の飲用水を忘れずに！

Crochet Course

I'm attending a crochet class every Thursday morning. Audrey, the teacher, is absolutely lovely and I'm really enjoying it. I made a Beanie hat with Aran yarn, and Audrey gave me flowers to decorate it.

下手だけど編み物好き。

WMF Horizontal Vegetable Peeler

Looks stylish, but I was quite disappointed when I held it. The handle is not very comfortable. But when I started to use it, I felt a bit happier as it's very sharp and easy to use!

引きだしにではなく、壁にかけて見せて収納したい。

My Friend's Wedding

A friend of mine who lives in Vancouver got married in Ireland. I felt honoured to be there to celebrate the beginning of their new life as a married couple. The wedding reception was held at Beaufield Mews, where we had our wedding reception nine years ago!

Snowdrops

Adding lovely white colour to the brown winter garden.

約10年前に今の家を買った際に球根を庭に植えたのだが、花が咲き始めたのは去年の冬からだ。

Lipton Russian Earl Gray Tea Bags

This tea is available only in France. I have no idea why. Lipton is an English company, it's "Russian", and French people are not big tea drinkers. I have been trying to cut down the amount of tea and coffee intake since the beginning of this year, but I have to enjoy this tea every so often (and Darjeeling tea, too)!

Even though I have been trying to cut down the amount of tea and coffee intake since the beginning of this year, my health situation isn't all that great... Is it worth the effort, I wonder....

日本でいう「ロシアン・ティー」は、紅茶にジャムを入れて飲むもの（だったと思う）だけど、ロシア人に聞いたらそんなことはしないそうだ。紅茶にジャムを入れるのではなく、ジャムを食べながら（！！）飲むんだって。でもこの紅茶はジャムの味ではなくレモンの風味がする。