Work In Progress Wednesday

Japanese Pattern 12

New Start - scissors pocket.  Stitching finished and I plan to use the fabric on the right for the lining.

New Start - Christmas ornament. Stitching done, needs to be finished into ornament.

Sunday With My Friend - Lunch, Half Year Festival, Sumpu Castle Park, and Cappuccino

Sunday I took the train to Shizuoka City to meet up with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. We had a nice time catching up.  

First, we enjoyed lunch at an Asian restaurant called Colonial Kitchen. We each ordered, then shared our meals.

Very close to the restaurant is this shrine. We had visited this shrine in 2018, and as it happened, the same time of year.  It was again the Half Year Festival.

I think this is the name and address of this place.

Here is what this is about: First, you go through the straw hoop and come around to the left.  Next, you pass through the hoop again and go around to the right. Finally, you go straight through and touch the papers hanging down. This is supposed to end the bad things that happened in the first six months of the year and let you start out the second six months fresh. Or something like that.

This cute tiny car was parked at the shrine. I don't know, but I imagine it belongs to the priest.

Next we went to Sumpu Castle Park and walked around, talking.

This is the famous Tokygawa Ieyasu statue.

Finally, we went to a coffee shop and each had a cappuccino.

After this, it was getting late.  We said good-bye and promised to get together again soon.

Monday Morning Star Count

Progress is being made, but it's hard to show.  I have almost one side connected to the flip edge and have quilted a few more hexagons. Rainy days are good for working on this project.