misc. food

Summer is winding down, tomatoes and corn are full-on, lots of produce piling up. Delicious.

 

The "corn garage" is what I call this place. Seasonal produce sold, brought in daily, the corn, melons and peaches here are great.

Had to text this to R, forgot the list on the counter.

My new mug from J&R, Kitt Peak Observatory. It is perfect, the strainer fits nicely and it has the low center of gravity stability I prefer.

Some of today's CSA delivery.

As good as it gets. With some nice fancy-assed salt.

 

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Japan Round-Up #3 - Food

Miscellaneous food

Sakura Maccha Kit Kit at NRT

Did not eat here, but had to send the picture to B!

TV special about these sweet green peppers, thinking of S&S and Sushi Koko

Onigiri at a grocery store

Takoyaki chain store

Gindaco Website

Acquisitions during the search for maccha Kit Kat. The pretzels were not good.

 

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Japan Round-Up #2 - Family Photos

Some family pictures not previously posted.

Last Day, looking a bit stressed and tired

Lunch at Hara's, the garlic bread in foreground was really delicious hot from the oven...

Masa's lift, he transports goods from shipping containers where the docks meets the railway

Waiting for sushi lunch, Minami helps Masa figure out Gmail on his phone

In a taxi

 

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Japan Round-Up #1 - Videos

Going through my phone gallery, lots of little moments that didn't get posted. So here we go.

Election TV Spots

Candidates are given a fixed time slot to give a speech stating their campaign platforms, filmed in a neutral boring stage set-up. I usually changed the channel when these frequently aired, opting for old anime (Doraemon, Pokemon, Sponge Bob). But sometimes we left the channel going, waiting for Sumo or some other program to follow. Some politicians seemed cool, memorized polished speeches, some very nervous never looking up from the paper. Below, this first guy really grabbed my attention; what a striking delivery! The second is for comparison.

 

Narita Express

On the way to the airport from Yokohama, around 2pm. Somewhere near the Tokyo stop, like Shinagawa and Chiba. Funny how quickly I forget, as I distinctly remembered to remember when I took the videos. Doesn't capture the beautiful little valleys with rice and farms, which was what I was looking for. Slice of life.

 

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