We visited Florida for Thanksgiving. I baked 4 different financiers to bring with us. Pecan and chocolate chips, Almond and English tea, Almond and Green tea, Hazel nuts and chocolate.... Too bad I finished my green tea powder. It really gave nice taste of green tea. I must put that on the list of the things to buy in Japan.
Our dog Rosco had a great time playing with Mama's dog Layla. They were such a perfect couple. So cute together.
Thanksgiving in Florida was pretty warm. With the sunshine coming through the big windows, it didn't feel a bit like Autumn. The feast was great. We had a fun with the family, definitely.
I contemplated over going shopping on black Friday. I decided to pass. But I ended up going to an outlet mall in the afternoon. It was not as crowded as I thought. I guess experiencing real crowdedness in Tokyo and NY toughened up my tolerance for the crowd.
It was a very short visit, but it was so nice as usual. I am so glad we are close enough to do this. 8 hours of driving is not too bad considering the 16 hour drive we had to do from CT.
And this time, we didn't go home through Savannah, we went through Atlanta. This gave us extra 2-3 hours of driving, yet, it was worth it. I was able to shop in H-Mart which is Korean super market. I haven't gone to serious Asian store for over a year. I went literally crazy. As soon as I saw the vegetable section full of vegetables that are not available in east TN, my well thought-out grocery list lost its meaning. I just shopped as if I haven't had any food for a week.
We were able to have very down to earth Japanese breakfast next morning.
Natto on brown rice. Miso soup with seaweed and tofu which is not cut to 1/4 inch cubes like restaurants. Japanese people would cut tofu to much bigger than that! Korean tofu is so tasty.
Natto is one of the most difficult food for non Japanese to eat because of the strong aroma for fermentated food. But J likes it. Actually he loves it. It's also very healthy. We bought so many packages of them...
The days go by so quickly after the holiday. Every year, November and December were busiest time for me because of Nutcrackers. Since we moved and I am so far away from my clients, I was not busy in this season last year, and I felt very sad. But this year I am busy finishing up the first semester at the college.
I am finishing the project for my weaving class. I enjoyed weaving so much. It is really nice not to use any machinery. I am so glad to discover the craft I can enjoy besides sewing.
After this is done, I will have to be in the serious Christmas mode!
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