English Paper Piecing – Vintage Square Quilt Cushion Cover

The vintage square quilt cushion cover is one of my favourite sewing projects. Inspired by The Willow Market’s vintage cushion covers, I started making this design using TalesofCloth’s papers. I can easily baste and stitch a vintage square quilt cushion cover while watching two episodes of a Korean drama.

I have amassed a huge inventory of fabric over the last couple of years, and I really need to start using as much of the inventory as possible. Most of my fabrics are by Art Gallery, others are from Moda, Michael Miller, Cotton & Steel, Riley Blake, Windham, Kona Cotton, Anna Maria Horner, Amy Butler, Tula Pink. I get most of my fabric in the local shop Sin Mui Heng, overseas in Japan when I am there on holiday, and occasionally, through online websites such as The Hawthorne Supply or 2Quilters.

2Quilters is a local online haberdashery and carries a large supply of Windham and Robert Kaufman. They also sell spools of Aurifil thread. I don’t buy often from them, and I should. #supportlocalbusinesses

Sewing: Vintage Square Quilted Cushion Cover (Front)
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Sewing: Vintage Square Quilted Cushion Cover (Back)

This ubiquitous Japanese wave motif is one of my favorites. I wish I had bought more of the fabric in Japan.

I have been experimenting with making a covered zipper back piece by watching various tutorials on Youtube. I think I have finally found a Youtube tutorial by Amanda Rolfe that offers a method which is simple and encourages the use of selvage. Try it!

Shikisai No Oka Hill – Colourful Flower Fields In Biei

We went to Hokkaido in late August. It was too late to see the sunflowers and lavender fields but we managed to catch other flowers in full bloom at the Shinsai No Oka flower fields in Biei.

Shinsai No Oka is a tourist spot so the areas such as the shops, drink and food stalls, washrooms, carpark, etc were very crowded. It was quite unpleasant being shoved left right centre by tourists. It got better after we made our way to the flower fields.

Biei: Shikisai No Oka Hill
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Biei: Shikisai no Oka Hill
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Biei: Shikisai No Oki Hill
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The paranomic view of the neat rows of flower fields is spectacular. Though I have no idea why the sky looked very dark in the photos when in reality, it was bright and scorching hot. The fields are expansive and quite hilly at some areas so wear good walking shoes (and sunglasses and a hat). I saw ladies tottering on the slopes in their heels! A missed step would have sent them rolling down the flower beds.

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Biei: Shikisai No Oka Hill
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We walked around the fields for an hour, enjoying the flowers and being out there in nature with lots of fresh air. Our trip to the Shinsai No Oka flower fields in Biei would have been perfect had the weather been several degrees cooler.

Shikisai No Oka Hill

Address: 〒071-0473 Hokkaido, Kamikawa District, Biei, Shinsei, Japan

Picante Soup Curry – Mega Delicious Soup Curry in Sapporo

One of the things that I really wanted to eat in Sapporo was ‘soup curry’. I tried Samy’s Soup Curry in Downtown Gallery once and really liked it. So I was very keen to try the authentic version in Sapporo. We asked the hotel concierge for a soup curry recommendation on our first day in Sapporo and she recommended Picante Soup Curry which is located one street away from the hotel.

Sapporo: Picante Soup Curry
Interior of Picante. Shot with iPhone 7+

Picante Soup Curry is a small place, seats about 15-20 people comfortably. There is almost always a queue outside the shop especially during peak hours, so best to go ahead of the lunch and dinner hour. In our short one week stay at Sapporo, we visited Picante Soup Curry three times. The food is very good, not too heavy on the spice and goes so well with an ice-cold bottle of Sapporo beer. I am not sure how Picante compares with the other soup curry brands in Sapporo because we did not try any other place.

Sapporo: Picante Soup Curry
Fried chicken drumstick soup curry. Shot with iPhone 7+

There are quite a lot of options at Picante in terms of soup base, ingredients, level of spiciness and amount of rice. My husband loved the deep-fried chicken drumstick soup curry with the dashi soup base, and ordered that in every visit. The fried chicken is highly recommended! I tried to be healthy and went with the shabu-shabu pork curry as well as the vegetable curry with tomato soup base.

Sapporo: Picante Soup Curry
Vegetable soup curry. Shot with iPhone 7+

The fluffy saffron-flavoured basmati rice goes very well with the soup curry. I had to exercise a lot of restraint not to upsize the portion of rice in my order. There are so many other options available on the menu but we ran out of time to try them all. Picante’s menu can be found here (though I am not sure if it is the most up-to-date).

Picante Soup Curry (ピカンティ) 

Address: 〒001-0013 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Kita Ward, Kita 13 Jonishi, 3 Chome−2 (札幌市北区北13条西3丁目アクロビュー北大前 1F). Picante is located in the same block as the New Otani Hotel.

Tel: +81 11-737-1600

Opening hours: 11am to 11pm everyday

+81 11-737-1600

Crocheting – Vintage Popcorn Stitches Using The Smitten Pattern

Crocheting: Smitten Cushion

When I saw the popular Smitten pattern by ByHaafner on Pinterest, I knew I had to attempt it. I love the vintage look of the pattern. The design features a floral motif using popcorn stitches and double crochet stitches. Pattern is available on her blog.

ByHaafner made a gorgeous vintage blanket using the pattern, but I decided to make a smaller piece – another cushion cover!

I really like the finished product though I felt that some parts looked too ‘hole-y’.

Flippers Pancakes – Delicious Soufflé Pancakes in Tokyo

Flippers Pancakes
Strawberry and strawberry sauce soufflé’ pancakes. Shot with iPhone 7+.

Flippers Pancakes has for the longest time been an item on my ‘want to eat’ list in Tokyo. Never managed to try it in all my previous visits because I hear that the queue to get in is quite long. Last December, I finally made it there when I was in Tokyo on my own. I made it a point to find my way to the Flippers Pancakes outlet at Daikanyama 15 mins before opening time so that I can plonk myself at the start of the queue.

As it was the Christmas season, the shop was promoting a Christmas special – soufflé pancakes drizzled with strawberry sauce and topped with strawberries. I have no idea why I selected this more expensive item when I do not like eating fresh strawberries. I don’t like fresh strawberries. Period. Not even Japanese strawberries.

The soufflé pancakes were yummy. They were very soft, airy-light and fluffy. I gobbled up the pancakes very quickly yet didn’t feel that I had eaten a thing! If I had any complaints about the pancakes, it was that the taste was slightly too eggy. Besides Flippers Pancakes, the other soufflé pancakes that I have tried are GRAM in Osaka which I remember to be very delicious too.

I love pancakes. They are my comfort food as many of my happy childhood memories revolve around eating and making pancakes with my maternal aunt and maternal grandparents. While I enjoy eating soufflé pancakes, I still prefer digging into a stack of American-style pancakes with good quality butter and a drizzle of honey (no maple syrup for me).

I have tried making soufflé pancakes once, using JustOneCookBook’s recipe. Not difficult, but I think I am better off paying to eat soufflé’ pancakes in Japan instead of sweating it out at the stove making them at home.

Flippers Pancakes (Daikanyama)

Address: 1 Chome-35-16 Ebisunishi, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-002

Besides Daikanyama, other outlets are located at Nakameguro, Shimokitazawa, Kichijoji, Jiyugaoka.

Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu – Charming Kissaten in Kyoto

Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu
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We were taking an early morning walk around the alleys near Kiyomizu in Ninenzaka and came across an outlet of Inoda Coffee. I enjoy visiting Japanese kissatens with their old-world charm. Despite having just had breakfast at Hotel Mume, I wanted to eat another one. I had a thick slice of buttered toast and fruit sando in mind.

Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu
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When I entered Inoda Coffee, I was bracing myself for strong wafts of cigarette smoke typical in many kissatens. I was surprised that this wasn’t the case for Inoda Coffee. Instead, we were shown a spacious dining room that was smoke-free with wide-panelled windows that had gorgeous views of a Japanese garden.

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Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu
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I couldn’t stop snapping photos of the interior of Inoda Coffee, especially the windows and garden beyond. The shop seen in the garden is Yoyaji, well-known in Kyoto for its cosmetics and blotting paper. I haven’t tried the blotting paper but the yuzu lip-balm is good.

Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu
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We placed an order for a fruit sando, French toast and coffee. I love Japanese fruit sandwiches especially the ones with filled with orange slices and whipped cream. I love eating bread in Japan. The Japanese shokupan is so soft and fluffy – I really should try making a loaf at home.

It was nice spending a slow morning at Inoda Coffee, with no particular destination in mind. That’s my idea of a holiday. Slow mornings. Lots of coffee stops to rest our feet and relax. See what we like and not what we have to.

Inoda Coffee Kiyomizu

Address: 334 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0862, Japan.

Chen Ji Oyster & Intestine Vermicelli – Awesome Oyster Meesua in Taipei

Chen Ji Oyster & Intestine Vermicelli

Taiwanese oyster meesua is one of my favourite things to eat. During my earliest visits to Taipei, I ate a bowl of oyster meesua every day from Taipei’s well-known Ah Zong brand. Back then, I only knew of Ah Zong oyster meesua and was very happy with their version. I have fond memories of standing outside Ah Zong’s Ximending outlet, tucking into a huge bowl of oyster meesua with tons of other customers. There were no seats in that outlet.

During my last trip to Taipei with a group of friends, I discovered Chen Ji oyster meesua. I came across it in a food blog and decided to give this shop a try. Best decision ever.

Chen Ji Oyster & Intestine Vermicelli
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Wow, the flavour of Chen Ji’s oyster meesua is outstanding. You have the option of adding fresh oysters and/or braised pig’s intestines to your bowl of meesua. Or you can ask for a bigger portion of either. You can also opt out of both and just eat the noodles which are very good on its own.

Chen Ji also gives you a huge dollop of minced garlic (and a generous helping of vinegar) which enhances the flavour of the meesua by many notches. The braised pig’s intestines were tender and flavourful. It was so delicious – I was glad I had asked for an additional portion for my order.

Chen Ji Oyster & Intestine Vermicelli
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Looking at a photo of this bowl of delicious-ness is making me drool. Till the next time I see you again in Taipei.

Chen Ji Oyster & Intestine Vermicelli (陳記專業蚵仔麵線)

Address: No. 166, Sec. 3, Heping W. Rd., Taipei 108, Taiwan

Gyu Ho – Dining With Geishas In Kyoto

I came across Gyu Ho on Chubby Hubby’s blog when I was researching restaurants in Kyoto back in 2017. His write-up of the restaurant and food was very positive. Located in the suburbs of Kyoto, Gyu Ho is not easily accessible by public transport. We went there and back by taxi.

Gyu Ho
Chef at the charcoal grill. Shot with iPhone 7+

Gyu Ho is a tiny, rustic place that seats about 10 persons. A charcoal grill and an L-shaped counter take up most of the space in the restaurant. We were fortunate to have two geishas dining with us that evening.

The chef is an affable chap and spoke to us in passable English. He asked us what we would like to eat and our response was ‘omakase’. I think there is an ala carte option based on what the other customers were eating. Being our first visit, we didn’t know what was available and was more than happy to let the chef decide.

Gyu Ho
Cucumber with miso paste. Shot with iPhone 7+

The first course was a simple appetiser of cucumber with miso paste. The miso paste was delicious.

Gyu Ho
Onions with an ume paste. Shot with iPhone 7+

The next course was dish of sweet onions with an ume sauce. How do the Japanese make simple vegetables so delicious?

Gyu Ho
Yukke. Shot with iPhone 7+

This beef tartare with a a raw egg yolk and nagaimo all mixed up was YUMMERS! Reminds me of the Korean yukhoe which I love to eat.

Gyu Ho
Japanese beansprouts. Shot with iPhone 7+

Back to a simple sautéed moyashi which was crunchy and sweet.

Gyu Ho
Sea-grapes, sea urchin, snow pea and cow tripe. Shot with iPhone 7+

This was an interesting dish pairing sea-grapes (which I have never eaten before), cow tripe and sea-urchin in a ponzu sauce. The pairing sounds exotic but the flavours went very well together.

Gyu Ho
Charcoal-grilled ox-tongue. Shot with iPhone 7+

I love gyutan. So this was a plate of heaven for me.

Gyu Ho
Ox-tongue gyoza. Shot with iPhone 7+

More gyutan, meant an extended stay in food heaven for me. This unique gyoza dish was delicious.

Gyu Ho
Grilled Hokkaido crab. Shot with iPhone 7+

This was fabulous – lightly grilled crab that was succulent and sweet.

Gyu Ho
Sticks of grilled wagyu. Shot with iPhone 7+

By this stage of the meal, I was feeling quite stuffed but managed to put away these sticks of tender juicy beef. The meat melted in my mouth.

Gyu Ho
Braised ox-tail. Shot with iPhone 7+

Besides gyutan, ox-tail is my other favourite part of the cow. Love all the gelatinous bits mixed with the meat.

Gyu Ho
Braised ox-tail. Shot with iPhone 7+

Another round of delicious melt-in-your-mouth beef that had been slow-roasted over the grill.

Gyu Ho
Cold noodles. Shot with iPhone 7+

By this point, I was nearly in a food coma. This bowl of chilled Korean-style noodles was so refreshing, it woke me up. This goes into my list as one of the most delicious things I have eaten.

Gyu Ho
Sweet corn. Shot with iPhone 7+

Sweet crunchy corn which was totally wasted on my corn-hating husband.

Gyu Ho
Grilled cheese and mushroom sandwich. Shot with iPhone 7+

The final encore of the meal – a crusty grilled cheese and mushroom sandwich. It wasn’t an ending that I expected but it closed off the meal on a high note. Every course was delightful and delicious. If I had to pick a favourite, it would be the cold noodles.

Would I pay Gyu Ho another visit? Yes, I would. And I will bring along a huge bottle of sake or white wine purchased from Takashimaya in downtown Kyoto.

Gyu Ho

Address: 22-4 Ichijoji Akanomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8182, Japan
Phone: +81 75-723-2424

English Paper Piecing – The Diamond Mine Quilt

I have always enjoyed cushion cover projects. They are more manageable than quilts and I can always find a use for cushion covers. It took me a while to decide to stretch myself by making a quilt using the English Paper Piecing technique. Not just a quilt cover, but one that is basted with batting, attached to a backing and framed with a border. I watched Youtube videos to learn how to make the different parts of a quilt and put them together. Good thing that none of my quilts have fallen apart.

This was all in all a good experience. It always takes me by surprise what I can do when I am able to work through my limiting beliefs. I never thought I could sew or take photographs with a camera but I can, and quite decently too. A sewing machine is definitely a gadget that was never on my to-buy list for the home. Now, one such machine has a semi-permanent spot on my dining table.

I have always thought I sucked at artwork like drawing and painting. This is one limiting belief that I haven’t quite worked my way through. I might just give it a try someday.

Diamond Quilt English Paper Pieces
WIP Diamond Quilt. Shot with iPhone 7+
Diamond Quilt
Completed Diamond Quilt, using TalesofCloth paper. Shot with iPhone 7+

My first successful quilt is this Diamond Quilt, which I made using a kit from Jodie of TalesofCloth. The pattern was a breeze to make! The biggest challenge when making a quilt is choosing the fabrics. There are so many possible permutations. I either get stuck through sheer indecisiveness, or just plain fear that the result will not be ideal. I wanted a pastel palette with a few pops of colour for this quilt, and tried to work towards that.

After much mixing and matching, I went with this combination of some 13 different fabrics. Quite happy with the result! I managed to sew the pieces altogether quite quickly but the backing proved to be the tricky bit. I had chosen a jersey fabric and it wasn’t easy for me to sew all four sides easily. The material kept buckling up. Happily, I also managed to figure out how to miter the borders along the way!

I gave this quilt to a little girl and hope it is something that she can use for a long time.

I have another English Paper Piecing Diamond Quilt as a WIP project right now. Almost near completion!

Gion Yuki – A Wonderful Izakaya In Kyoto

One of the most important things to do when planning for our holidays to Japan is deciding on our meals. As a result, I would be researching the Internet for weeks and consulting my friends for dining recommendations. Then I would schedule all our meals carefully to maximise the number of excellent restaurants that we could try throughout out stay. Total FOMO at play here. This meant that we ate very good (and usually expensive) meals for lunch and dinner every day during our holiday.

We have stopped scheduling our meals in recent trips. We might make one or two reservations at a nice restaurant and that is about it. I think it is age. I no longer find it enjoyable to eat two good meals everyday for between 7 to 10 days. My gut needs a break.

In our Feb trip to Kyoto, we made only one reservation – at Ristorante Gion 245 which is our favourite Japanese-Italian place just several doors down the street from our hotel. On our first night in Kyoto, I Googled the Internet for “izakaya in Kyoto” and a number of results came up. I picked the one closest to our hotel, which is Gion Yuki Izakaya, located close to Gion along Shijo-dori. It was a weekday night and we managed to get a table fairly easily at 5.30pm without a reservation. This was my first visit to an izakaya in Kyoto and I was not sure what to expect in terms of the food.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Interior of Gion Yuki. Shot with iPhone 7+

One of the things that I like about an izakaya is the vibe and atmosphere. It is casual, fun and boisterous. I don’t have to observe any form of decorum, or worry about table manners. Just eat, be merry and watch the chefs in action in the kitchen.

What is your choice of beverage in an izakaya? Mine is a whisky highball and my better half prefers a draft beer.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Fabulously fresh platter of sashimi moriawase. Shot with iPhone 7+

I need not worry. ‘Cos the food at Gion Yuki Izakaya was excellent! I enjoyed everything that we ordered that night which was plenty for two – we had sashimi moriawase, kaki furai (deep-fried oysters), nama shirako (raw fish milt), gyusuji nikomi (braised beef tendon). I wanted sashimi but was hesitant as I wasn’t sure about the quality of sashimi in an izakaya. Again, I need not worry – the sashimi was very fresh and one of the best I have eaten in Japan.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Nama shirako in ponzu sauce. Shot with iPhone 7+

This nama shirako in ponzu was lovely, simply lovely. It was super fresh and the portion was so generous, I actually felt that there was too much to eat. I like tempura shirako too but that is usually a hit-and-miss as it isn’t easy to get tempura shirako right.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Grilled duck breast. Shot with iPhone 7+

Duck breast is one of my better half’s favourite things to eat. Not surprising, we ordered two portions of this well-seasoned and succulent duck breast in one seating.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Fresh Japanese tomatoes. Shot on iPhone 7+

Japanese tomatoes are so sweet and delicious, and I could easily eat piles of tomatoes with a pinch of salt.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Overflowing cup of sake. Shot with iPhone 7+

I have always read about how filling a sake cup until it overflows signals wealth and generosity of the restaurant. However, I have never experienced this practice in Japan until recently when I was in a Sapporo izakaya last year. and more recently, in Gion Yuki Izakaya. It feels really nice to see your sake cup being filled to the brim and with more in the saucer.

Kyoto: Gion Yuki Izakaya
Gyu Suji Nikomi (Braised Beef Tendons). Shot iPhone 7+

I always order gyu suji nikomi whenever I see the item on the menu at an izakaya. This is an izakya staple which I hardly see in other Japanese restaurants.

We went back to Gion Yuki Izakaya again for dinner on our last night in Kyoto. It was a Saturday evening and the queue outside Gion Yuki Izakaya was insane! We queued in the cold outside the izakaya for a good 90 mins before we were shown into the restaurant. I have never before queued so long at a restaurant. So this is really a first for me. We repeated some of the items we ate on our first visit and tried some new items like nasu dengaku (fabulously good) and marinated jelly-fish (also good).

I can’t put all the food photos on this blog post as it would make this post waaaaaay too long, but all that appear here are the ones that we really liked.

Gion Yuki Izakaya (or Gion Yuuki) (遊亀祇園店)

111-1 Tominagacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0078, Japan

Reservation is a MUST.

Byodoin Temple – Ancient Buddhist Temple in Uji, Kyoto

Kyoto: Byodoin Temple, Uji
Byodoin Temple, Uji. Shot with iPhone 7+

Byodoin is a beautiful Buddhist temple that sits on a small lake of water. The grounds of the temple are simple and serene, and surrounded by wisteria trellises. Because we visited in winter, the trellises and trees look bare, and I can imagine how scenic the compound would look in April-May when wisteria is in full bloom, where hanging bunches of purple blossoms appear everywhere. We spent an hour exploring the grounds, admiring the temple at different angles. At the back of the temple is a modern building I thought about paying a small fee to enter the temple premises but decided that I was happy to just walk around it.

Byodoin, Uji
Another angle of Byodoin without the trees. Shot with iPhone 7+.

I have always wanted to visit Japan during wisteria season but haven’t found the opportunity to do so. Got to put this down as an item in my bucket list.

Kyoto: Byodoin Omotesando
Along the Byodoin Omotesando shopping street outside Byodoin Temple. Shot with iPhone 7+.

On our way back to the train station, we spent some time browsing in the shops outside the temple along the street known as Byodoin Omotesando. There is one thing that Uji is very famous for – green tea. Besides matcha, sencha and hojicha, there are many shops selling green tea food – matcha soba, matcha ice cream, matcha curry, matcha gyoza, etc. Argh, I can’t imagine eating matcha curry – it sounds weird.

I am not fond of matcha but I love sencha, so I bought two packs of sencha teabags – these teabags were soooo good, I can no longer drink the ones from our local supermarkets.

I also tucked into a soft-serve from Nakamura Tokichi (a famous tea shop in Uji) despite feeling cold. I have always thought that ice cream tasted best in cold weather.

Matcha soft-serve from Nakamura Tokichi
Matcha, hojicha soft-serve with shiratama and anko. Shot with iPhone 7+

We liked Uji and we will be back again! I think Uji will be a place that we will stop by Byodoin (which charges an entrance fee of 600 yen) and Starbucks Uji whenever we are in Kyoto. Also, I need to restock supplies of green teabags.

This InsideKyoto article has a good write-up of Byodoin Temple as well as directions on how to get there from Kyoto.

Starbucks Uji, Kyoto – Coffee And A Beautiful Garden

Is it a problem that I don’t write my travel posts in a chronological order? Or in any order at all? I jump around between old and recent travel posts, in no particular order. I wish I had the discipline to order my posts using some kind of structure but I felt that would make it feel too much like ‘work’. What I post is really driven by which photos I am editing at that point in time – only if I like the photos that I have taken, then I am motivated to write a post around those photos.

I have always used Photobucket to host my photos which I link to this blog. Lately, I find Photobucket to be exceedingly slow in uploading photos and I have been thinking about using an alternative, preferably a site which has an awesome gallery visual and a great feel. (In NLP terms, I have both the Kinaesthetic and Visual representational systems) I came across SmugMug and gave it a trial run. I like their simple yet sleek templates and that the site uploads photos quickly.

Back to the post. In Feb this year, we travelled to Japan over the Chinese New Year period (boy, was the weather cold…!) stopping by in Kyoto first before Tokyo. We headed out to Uji to see the Byodoin Temple right after depositing our suitcases at Hotel Mume. It was our first visit to Uji after visiting Kyoto many times – not sure why it has taken us this long.

We stopped by Starbucks in Uji, located just outside Byodoin for a shot of caffeine. The Starbucks compound is beautiful – high slanted roof, mixture of wood, steel and glass, floor-to-ceiling glass windows that looked out into a lovely Japanese garden. I could sit there all day with a book.

Kyoto: Starbucks in Uji
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Kyoto: Starbucks in Uji
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Kyoto: Starbucks in Uji
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Starbucks in Uji, Kyoto
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I am going to try visiting all the Starbucks properties in Japan that are architecturally-interesting (ie not the standard ones you find in a mall or train station). I have seen three so far – Starbucks in Uji, the Dazaifu property in Fukuoka and the Ninenzaka property in Kyoto (which I will post soon!)

Next up will be Byodoin Temple.

Crocheting: Dress Me Bunny Amigurumi

Amigurumis are such cute things to make, and I find myself not making enough of them. I have experimented with several patterns – a little pig, a reindeer and a bunny. I found a ‘connection’ with the bunny from Amigurumi To Go and have made three of these so far – two were for a friend who wanted to give them to newborns as gifts.

A pair of girl and boy bunny amigurumi. Shot with iPhone 7+

I have to say that making the clothes worn by the bunnies was far more challenging than making the bunnies. These tiny pieces of clothing took almost forever to make and when I finally finished the last stitch, it was immensely satisfying.

The female bunny in the orange dress has a permanent place on my bookshelf. The male bunny has found a new home.


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