ちょいと前に裏庭で撮った雲の写真。手のような、あばら骨のような、野球のグローブのような。。。皆には何が見えるー?
This picture was taken a while ago in our backyard. It looks like a hand, human ribs or a baseball glove to me... What do you see?
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
会社のオープンハウス/子供を仕事場に連れて行こうの日。Open House/Bring Your Child to Work Day
今日はたけちゃんの会社のオープンハウス。
Today was the open house of the company which T.K. works for.
こちらは彼のオフィス。初めて訪れました。
This is his office. This was my first visit.
ちょっと働いている振りをして見た。。。
I just pretended that I worked there.
食堂で無料のハンバーガー。
Free burger at the cafeteria.
頂いた品々
Freebees.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
お父さんと息子の時間 Father and Son Time
T.K. and Kevin went out together today. When our boys were little and young, I shared the same interests with them and we had a lot of fun doing things together, but not any more. Daddy has more things to do and talk in common with our boys nowadays.
今日たけちゃんとケビンは射撃練習場に行ってきました。
T.K. and Kevin went to the shooting range.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
皆既月食 Total Moon Eclipse
昨夜は頑張って夜中の2時近くまで起きて、皆既月食を観賞しました。
I stayed up until almost 2am last night to observe the total lunar eclipse.
ブラッドムーンと呼ばれる赤いお月さまはとーーーっても神秘的で綺麗でした,
そしてお月さまの上の方には明るく真っ赤な火星が美しく輝いていました。
The blood moon was very mystical and beautiful and the bright red Mars was beautifully shining above the moon.
追伸:iPhoneの代わりにNikonのカメラが欲しかった。。。
PS: Wished I had a Nikon camera instead of iPhone.
Monday, April 14, 2014
骨盤矯正体操 Pelvic Correction Exercise
This exercise I started recently seems to have good effects; my shoulder pain was released, my lower belly seems slightly smaller and so on. I received a report from my friend that it was very effective to correct her imbalance in pelvis. Would you like to try and see it works?
Friday, April 11, 2014
味噌 Miso
初めて味噌を仕込んでみましたー!こちらが材料です。茹でた大豆、麹、そして塩。
This is my first attempt to make Miso! Those are the ingredients; cooked soybeans, KOJI and sea salt.
This is my first attempt to make Miso! Those are the ingredients; cooked soybeans, KOJI and sea salt.
まずは麹と塩を混ぜます。
First, mix KOJI and sea salt.
次に大豆をつぶす。
Next, mash the cooked soybeans.
つぶした大豆と麹と塩をまぜる。
Then, mix the mashed soybeans, KOJI and sea salt.
ジップロックバッグに入れる。
Put the mixture into a Ziplock bag.
食品庫で数ヶ月寝かせる。上手く発酵して香の良い味噌になると良いなー。
Let it sit in the pantry for a few months. Hope it will ferment nicely and turn into very flavorful MISO.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
奥様に感謝の日 Wife Appreciation Day
T.K. made a "Wife Appreciation Day" to reward me for the Obento (lunch box) I make for him. The first reward dinner was at the restaurant called Meritage at Callaway Winery.
Fried Calamari, まあイタリア風イカ天ぷらですね。
Fried Calamari
Grilled Angus Hanger Steak with Chimichurri, Steak Fries and Market Vegetables.
牛のステーキです。
Twice Cooked Pork Belly with Basted Organic Egg, Tempura Avocado, Caramelized Plantain, Green Beans and Chile/Shallot Escabeche.
豚わき腹塊肉の2度焼き
ブルーベリークランブル。どれも美味しくって、お腹いーっぱいになりました。それから頑張ってお弁当作作る気になりました〜!
Blueberry Cobbler. The food was all good and we were all so full. This sure does give me the incentive to work harder to make good Obentos!
コルクで作ったアート
The art made with corks.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
親さん達ご紹介 Meet the Parents
こちらが産みの親さん達です。最近いつもファーマーズマーケットで産みたての卵を買っています。ところが、先週土曜日、いつも買っているおじさんの鶏の卵が売り切れ、その代わりにおじさんが、アヒルの卵を食べてみたらと提言。値引きをするからと言われた事もあって、試してみたわけです。ネットで調べたら、アヒルの卵の良さが色々とのっていました。でもやっぱり、鶏の卵の方が食べ慣れているから好きかなー。
They are the ones that laid eggs. I buy fresh eggs from the farmer's market nowadays, but last Saturday, my favorite uncle's eggs were sold out. Then, he suggested that I buy duck eggs instead. Since he gave me discount, I decided to give it a try. Many benefits of duck eggs were found on Internet, but I prefer the taste of chicken eggs, maybe because I'm used to it.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
ふむふむ。。。 Hmmmm.....
皆さんの観察結果を楽しく見させて頂きました。
「黄身の大きさ」「左は半熟、右はそうではない?」「左は黄身が大きくて白身が小さい」「左は形が卵型」「右が普通アメリカで売られてる卵、左が日本製(笑)」「左は鶏じゃない別な鳥、それとも息子の絵?」
皆さん素晴らしい観察力、想像力ですね〜!
私が他に気がついたのは、「白身の色の違い」「黄身と白身の割合の違い」
そして卵を外から見るとこんな感じ。左の卵の殻は硬いです。
I enjoyed reading your observations.
"Size of the egg yolks" "Left one is soft and the right one is not?" "Left egg; yolk is big and white portion is small" "Left one is in egg shape" "Right one is regular egg sold in USA and the left one is from Japan (LOL)" "Left one is not a chicken egg..maybe Kevin's drawing?"
It's amazing how good your observation and imagination are.
A few things I noticed; "The colors of the egg white." "The difference in ratio of the egg white to yolk."
This is how eggs look from the outside. The shells of the left eggs are tough.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
違い探し Find the Differences
この2つの玉子を良く観察して何が違うか答えて下さい。いくつ見つかるかな?
Please carefully observe these two eggs and tell me what are the differences. How many will you find?
Please carefully observe these two eggs and tell me what are the differences. How many will you find?
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