my warm winter

this winter is much warmer than usual.

the snow has melted too early.

the snow monsters have melted too. (the snow monsters are trees covered with sow and ice.)

those are getting smaller and smaller.

i'm afraid that i won't be able to see them in the future and one of yamagata's beatiful features will be lost...my garden is brown now because there are no snow anywhere.

my new year

this is "kagamimochi" which is a large and round rice cake offered to the gods.

we will eat it on the eleventh of january called "kagamibiraki" .
my holiday was relaxing.

i went to my grandparents's house.

i ate soba, watched tv and slept.

my new year's resolution is to find a lot of good books.

my christmas cake

this was my first time to eat english christmas cake.
it was harder than japanese one.
and there wasn't any cream, there was brandy in it instead.
the first bite surpried me, because japanese cakes are usually light and fluffy.
but it was delicious!!

my snowman

it snowed heavily last night.

my garden is covered with snow in only one night.

i think snow is beautiful but i don't want to go outside.

today,i made a snowman in the garden.

i hadn't made a snowman for a long time.

it was fun, but it was cold.

chocolate coated marzipan sweets were so good !!
i want to eat another variation, like walnuts in the marzipan.

my kotatsu

this is a kotatsu.
it's a low table with a heater underneath and a blanket to keep the warmth in.
in winter, we sit with our legs under the table to keep warm.
it is great but it makes me sleepy.


it's becoming cold.
so we need this one.

my first mont blanc

i bought this dessert in my favourite sweet shop.

the shop's cream is the best i've ever eaten.

before i ate it, i disliked cream cakes.

mont blanc is very nice, and not too rich.

but my favorite cake is chocolate gateaux.

my least favourite is short cake, it's too creamy.

my halloween

my halloween is staying at home because of influenza, my school is closed .
in japan, halloween has no meaning.
we just exchange sweet and costume party.
i think japanese are shallow but i like it.
i like cookies too..