new year's eve.

crisscross.

keep calm and celebrate.

merry christmas.

city boy.

cupcake.

all aboard.

a curry joint where model trains deliver food to your table.

christmas holly.

grandma had saved the pinecones i collected in chef's yard
and turned them into beautiful christmas ornaments.

ladybirds.

election.

kamen rider the movie.

sausages.

sit back and relax.

christmas cookies.

steak.

santa decoration.

super oktoberfest.

clarica & strama.

gingerbread house.

kuchiko.

yukata.

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.

riders.

fish.

bonito and mackerel tataki.

bird.

i'm a bird tonight
a bird perched on a branch.

cupcake.

soup.

leftover turkey turned into soup.

thanksgiving.

brooklyn brewery.

the three musketeers.

around the world.

Aunt Katy sent me a beautiful nyc book last year
which got me hooked on the "This is..." series by M. Sasek
reissued from the 60's.

This is New York
memories from our family trip to nyc last summer

This is London

is a ritual to read with mommy when daddy is there on business.

This is Paris

i love reading about the city of "Ratatouille"

one of my favorite Disney movies

my current favorite Japanese book

is Panorama Sekai Ryokou (Panorama World Trip)

around the world in 2 meters (6.5 feet)

i'm beginning to understand how big the world is.