Back! Probably still slowly, but steadily.

復活！またまたゆるりと更新予定。

how I used to be

The year of the rabbit--or the year for leaps and bounds!

飛躍の年。

It has been quite a while since I sat down at my computer to write a post. After a four-month hiatus, I'm happy to be back! It might take a bit, but hopefully I can establish a good blogging pace again. Also, is there anything you want to see on this blog? I would love to know what kind of things you'd be interested in, so please feel free to comment/e-mail any suggestions, questions, etc.

& a big thank you to the everyone who sent me such nice comments to my last post. They meant a lot to me and I'm really looking forward to talking to all of you through your blogs again!

ブログを離れてちょうど４ヶ月。年も明けて心機一転、また書き始めます。ペースを取り戻しつつゆるりと更新する予定。どうぞよろしくお願いします。

The Autumn Song

I wore my blazer out today for the first time, signing that fall is finally approaching Tokyo after an incredibly hot summer.

東京ではやっと気温が下がり、私は今期初めて、ブレザーを下ろしました。ようやく秋が訪れそうですね。

It's almost October I know, but summer brought some great experiences and memories (an internship, hearing Yohji Yamamoto speak in person (!), meeting totally unexpected and incredible people...) so I'm a little sad that the seasons are really starting to change.

もう１０月だけど、夏の終わりはやっぱり寂しい。特に今年の夏は充実していたからこそ、そう思うのかな。

A piece of my summer, girls preparing for the Yosakoi (a traditional Japanese Dance) Festival in Omotesando

I've been unable to post regularly for quite a while now and I'm afraid this will continue through the rest of the year. I was just looking at my favorite blogs and realized how much I miss blogging and how there's lots of things I want to post and share. But right now there is so much on plate, so many things I have to do before blogging. So this is a temporary farewell from blogging, until I get through what would probably be one roller coaster of a ride of the last three months of 2010. Hopefully I'll be able to look at your blogs every once in a while, but till then, see you guys in 2011!

最近はなかなか、ブログの記事を書く時間がなくて...時間は自分で作るもの、なんて本当に出来ればいいけど、夏休み以上に忙しくなりそうな今年の秋、いったんブログを離れようと思います。書きたいこと、載せたいことはいっぱいあるけど、きりがないのでここで一つ区切りをつけます。これからJFWも始まるので尚更残念だけど、次までには復帰したいな。

absense

Apologies for the lack of posts and returning comments recently. The sun is shining outside today but I'm stuck inside studying. I'm counting the days until summer, when I can be free...

How is everyone doing? Any summer plans?

le cygne

Thank you everyone, for all the comments on the last post! I haven't had time to look at everyone's blogs and write comments because midterms are coming up soon...hopefully I can update with short posts like these. I do have one longer post coming up, but before that, this photo is of a swan choux (cream puff) from CHAYA. It looks so elegant and almost too pretty to eat but it's very very tasty.

Happy Wednesday, hope you're all having a wonderful week!

小さい頃から食べていて、思い出いっぱいの茶屋のスワンシュー。

可愛くて食べるのがもったいない！といつも思うけど美味しくて軽いからペロッと食べてしまう。

in full bloom

back

Hi everyone, I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed the JFW posts!

I've been away from my computer during the past couple days but will be back soon.

The cherry blossoms look beautiful and I can't wait to share it here!

In the meantime don't these donuts look delicious?

at Armani

The cherry blossoms were already in full bloom in Ginza.

There's a colonnade of cherry blossom trees in my neighborhood and the whole street is dyed pink every spring.

この間銀座に行ったら一足先に桜が咲いていました。

東京でも開花の観測がありましたね。地元に桜並木があるのでわくわく。

static

　

Just when I thought spring was here, the temperatures dropped and Tokyo is now gray, wet, and gloomy.

Unfortunately exam weeks are upon me...by the end of this week though, I'll be done and the weather is expected to recover too!

春が来たと思ったのに、東京では気温が１０度以上下がりまた冬の寒さと冷たい雨...

週明けは凍える毎日と試験との戦いになりそうです。

Color of Spring

After a freezing February the temperatures are finally starting to warm up in Tokyo!

So excited to wear floral dresses and white blouses and lightweight trousers.

What's on your wishlist for spring?

寒かった２月が終わりやっと東京も暖かくなってきましたね！

早く花柄のワンピース、白いブラウス、コットンのズボンが着たい。

all you need is...

     

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Supermarket Fantasy

The Lady in Red

Bursts of color among the gray and dreary winter brightens my day.

どこか寂しそうな冬の景色のなかに、生命力溢れる赤。

Sunday Morning

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday, longer post coming soon!

今日はお日さまも出てて気持ちいいですね。よい週末を...

Winter Skies

The winter skies in Tokyo never fails to take my breath away...

なぜ冬の東京の空はこんなに美しいのかしら...