Kyoto Postcards

I somehow got a hankering for Beef Stroganoff, which I have never made and don't recall eating since I was...

Disappointment: I am a big fan of Shoyeido (松栄堂), a purveyor of incense in Kyoto established in 1705. I usually...

To celebrate the completion of a recent project, I was invited out for dinner with the choice of restaurant being...

今晩はコンビニで神の河とみかんオーレを買って、帰ったらミックスしました。かなり美味しいです！7-11のいちごクリーム大福も大変美味しいです。

Oh, score!! I got a whole handful of handcrafted laohu (老虎, tiger) buttons. So nice. I can't wait to see...

Spring has arrived already in Kyoto. I mean, if you are indoors. (And, we just had Japanese New Year's a...

I still remember the first time I saw this very unusual little art park/public garden across the street from Kyoto's...

DREADFUL!! I have had some amazing wine from New Zealand so when I saw this Kiwi Walk sparkling wine on...

A package arrived via the refrigerated transport courier. My friend Toru, in Sendai who came to visit recently sent me...

This morning I enjoyed my 'traditional' New Year's breakfast: Uni and Ikura Doburi and a bottle of Moet & Chandon...