My Hibiscus

I have a hibiscus tree at home.

The flowers look like should bloom soon.

The first one was already gone in last week, it was beautiful.

The flower didn't open the last year,  so I was waiting the moment to see the blooming.

Suikinkutsu

When I listened the sound of water dropping on a iron plate, it remind me the sound of "suikinkutsu".

Even I was in the kitchen, the sound brought me mind trip to Japanese garden.

This is a discription from Wikipedia.

A suikinkutsu (水琴窟^? literally "water koto cave") is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound that rings inside of the pot similar to a bell or a Japanese zither called koto. It is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin called chozubachi, part of a tsukubai for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony.

You can hear the sound from here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suikinkutsu

Notes from my store : thank you and considering

After the etsy interview, 

I was incrediblly busy - I 'd like to say thank you for everyone who looked at my store.

I can have more confidence and believe my work more by the thing happened during in the last week, and then heart warming messages made me really happy.

It was really great week, but I  will keep my best work as usual, as well as I can.    

Again thank you for all people supporting me.

You can read the interview from here

http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=64710

Cheese cake hunter

I am the cheese cake hunter..

Currently my best cheese cake in town is "tree's organic coffee"'s.

Their new york cheese cake is so good. Not too thick, not too light.

http://www.treescoffee.com/

The second is Granville island's new york cheese cake. 

Their one is very heavy, it can be a meal almost..!

http://www.granvilleisland.com/en/public_market

Interesting photos

I found an interesting photographer, Beata(the photos by Beata Bernina).

I was Looking at her photographs and felt like taking a trip to Asian countries.   

You can look at her works at 

http://www.beatabernina.com/index.html

New shoes

Umeboshi is a beautiful shoe store on Main street.

Yesterday when I took in the middle way to go home from my dance practice, I went the store.

I guess I was messy look and I am hegitated to go in the beautiful store, but I couldn't help to go there, I needed a pair of new winter shoes.

I bought a pair of  shoes and then satisfied..

Wearing new shoes is feeling great, it remind me my memories of childhood.

  

My interview

I told them about a bit of myself..

http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=64710

Thank you for the featuring!

Magazine and blackberry soda

I love reading magazines, my favorite is I-D magazine.

They have interesting interviews for fashionistas and subcultural people every issue.

Their web site is cool too.

http://www.i-dmagazine.com/primary_index.htm#

By the way I often make treats.

The other day I made black berry soda with my homemade Jam.

To make it, put in the jam in your favorite glass and pour soda, stir it.

If you desired, put on the peppermint reaf on the soda.

Its very easy and great for refreshment.

  

Thank you!

In these a few days here, the weather became like a winter.
Dry and sunny, crisp wind - It remind me Japanese early winter.

The other day, when I took a seat on a bus and I saw a person was wearing my hat.
I felt happy to see the scene and it makes my heart warm.
I wanted to talk with her but I didn't do it.
Thank you for all people who enjoy my hats!

Silver dollar

I love silver dollar plants.They look like they have beautiful pearl color leaves, actually the pearl parts are seeds pods.

When the plants are in gardens, the pods don't look like pearl color.

They have shells outside, the pearl color appears once you peel the shells.