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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Work in Progress Wednesday
Four Seasons Kogin progress - I started the winter section and made good progress on it.
Toki, who blogs at 私がめがねをかけるとき, and I are both stitching this kogin piece. (She blogs in Japanese, but there is a translation button on the top left under the title, if you don’t read Japanese.) Check out her progress!
Rapunzel progress
I have always been drawn to counted thread techniques. I like the orderly look of these stitching techniques. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy other types of embroidery though!
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
My Prefecture is the 9th Most Attractive in Japan
Japan has 47 prefectures, and the prefecture I live in is ranked ninth most attractive in the 2024 edition of the Local Brand Survey conducted by the Branch Research Institute. I live in Shizuoka and I have to agree, it is a gorgeous place.
When I first came to Japan, I lived in Hokkaido, which has taken the number one spot every year for the last sixteen years. I also agree with the survey’s top choice.
I’ve traveled to many places in Japan, and I can’t say I’ve seen any ugly or dirty places. With forty-seven prefectures, one has to be number forty-seven, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a nice place.
Monday, November 18, 2024
Monday Morning Star Count
I haven’t worked on this hexagon bedcover in a while. I would like to finish it. My plan is to quilt at least one length of thread each day until it is finished. I hope I can stick with it.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
I Took a Little Trip
Thursday afternoon, I took the train to Ito City to visit an old friend. We went to a place called The Joint for a craft beer and to talk and listen to music.
Then we ate dinner at a Japanese place called Gyorakutei. It was fabulous! We both ate the same thing.
Friday morning, we took a drive down the coast and went to an onsen. It was a nice place. The pay machine at the entrance was in Japanese, even when you tap English on the screen. The women’s bath area was on the fourth floor with all different indoor and outdoor baths with different kinds of water and temperatures. The men’s was on the third floor.
After that we went to a kaiten sushi place to eat.
Finally we went to Sakura no Sato Park. There are 40 types of cherry trees, with the juugatsu zakura in bloom now.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Princess Yuriko Dies at Age 101
Princess Yuriko was born in 1923 to one of the elite families at the time. At age 18, Princess Yuriko married Prince Misaka, the younger brother of the late former Emperor Hirohito.
She had been experiencing deteriorating health since last week and died on Friday, due to pneumonia. She was the oldest member of the Imperial family at 101 years old. May she rest in peace.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Friday Finish - Cross Stitch Omamori
Omamori are Japanese amulets or good luck charms and are sold at shrines and temples. You can buy them for general good luck or for specific things, like safe driving, or passing entrance exams, or good health, or happiness, or business prosperity, or other things.
I was inspired by this blog post and made my own general good luck omamori. I haven’t mastered the pretty knot, but may try it the next time.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Stitch Group Tuesday
We stitched together this week and continued with our pictures. We always have such a good time together!
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