Food Porn

In honour of the Chris Mack Easter Extravaganza 2007, we postponed Good Friday until this Saturday. I had to get up early to make the dough, but these oishi buns were so worth it. It's my favourite family tradition.

Happy Birthday ME!!!!!!!!

Thank you Matt for making this gorgeous sakura birthday cake! It was a delicious fudgy chocolate. Celebrating with friends with camping, BBQ and party was awesome! 28 is going to rock, definitely.

Camping Chaos!

The thing I love about camping in Ato is the vivid blue skies contrasting with the gorgeous green of the mountains. It is so crisp and clear - a seriously beautiful nature spot. Plus we get to have fun and make as much noise as we like. It was great to see everyone despite the long drives to get there!

Hagi Hanami - Spring Fever

On Monday night we went down to Hagi Joseki (castle ruins) for our annual hanami. The castle was built under Shizuki-yama, and the park around the ruins is planted with many cherry trees. The blossoms were in full bloom (man kai) and overwhelmingly beautiful. Gather some friends, a BBQ, soccer and gorgeous sakura in the moonlight - a night to remember. It was also a great way to welcome Jo's Mum to Hagi - Yokoso! Roasting the marshmallows was my favourite part. We also got to hang out with some fellow flower-gazers from the tarpaulin down, who turned out to be the pottery maker (and friends) from the Aibagawa waterway near our house.