lunch.

little wood carrier.

chef's kingdom.

sushi.

dobin mushi; a traditional Japanese seafood broth 

served in a tea pot with shrimp, fish, lime, and matsutake mushroom. 

beautiful sake cups chilled over ice.

heavenly sushi platter.

hakone.

harvest.

picking grandpa's shiitake mushrooms.

a perfect addition to our bbq tonight.

pot bouille.

a cozy bistro in tokyo.

honmura an.

grandma's favorite soba noodle restaurant.

soba with heavenly duck soup.

natto soba.

grandma's recipe.

grandma and grandpa flew into town
which means time for grandma's home cooking

garlic grilled head of sea bream

grilled chicken and green peppers with roasted rosemary potatoes

hakodate milk.

cheers to the yummiest ice cream.

snow ride.

grandma and grandpa found me an antique wooden sleigh.

(that's my buddy Franz)

it was the perfect ride in winter wonderland.

auld lang syne.

on our way to Hakodate to spend New Year's with grandma and grandpa...

where will you be spending the new year?

the pantry.

grandma's pantry is stashed with canned/jarred goods for cold winters.

so is grandpa's mini bar.

what's in your pantry?

grandpa's little helper.

helping grandpa is a lot of hard work.

making sure the wood is sturdy enough...

and putting back the weeds grandpa pulled out...

at the harbor.

a relaxing day of fishing.
grandpa and daddy and good conversation.