October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011

今年のハロウィンは月曜だったですが、娘は風邪で前日に高熱を出し、幼稚園もお休み。この日は園で、各園児が作ったマスクをつけるハロウィン・パーティだったのに。全ては土曜に急に降った雪のせい。


うっひっひっひっひ〜〜〜









でも、ちょうど日本から訪ねてきていた妹のお仕事仲間の方から、ハロウィン・テーマのかわいいクッキーを頂き、娘はそれだけで大満足。「このオバケはママのね。ここはキリが食べる」などと絵を楽しんで、嬉しそうにぱくついていました。


この方は妹が出張などでこちらに来る度に、娘のためにかわいいクッキーを下さって、前回はこれもまた食べるのが勿体ないゾウさんでした。本当にありがたい。


おばけクッキーのおかげで、今年のハロウィンもハッピーに終わりました。

October 24, 2011

Greeting card making class!

Getting ready for my class this Thursday!
I cut out lots of samples.

This time, we are trying "Monkiri-gata",
a type of paper-cutting technique developed
by Japanese graphic designers in 1800s. 



















It will be in Astoria, from 6pm - 8pm, on October 27th. 
The fee is only $12 and materials are included!
To register, please visit Creators' Co-Op website and find "Making Greeting Cards with Japanese designs".


October 22, 2011

Back to School Poem

Nothing

When children come home at the end of the day,
The question they're asked as they scurry to play
Is, "Tell me what you did today?"
Perhaps the answer they give makes you sigh with dismay.
"Nothing, I did nothing today!"
Perhaps nothing means that I played with blocks,
Or counted to ten, or sorted some rocks.
Maybe I painted a picture of red and blue
Or heard a story of a mouse that flew.
Maybe I watched the gerbils eat today,
Or went outside on the swings to play.
Maybe today was the very first time
That my scissors follwed a very straight line
Maybe I lead a song from beginning to end,
Or played with a special brand new friend.

When you're in pre-kindergarten
And your heart has wings,
"Nothing" can mean so many things!



This was given to the parents on one of the first days my daughter was back to school. 
I especially like the last three lines.


We should all remember,
Once in a while,
That our hearts have wings, too!



October 15, 2011

Kaiju Big Battel in Brooklyn

帰宅直後の、娘の一言。


「今日は楽しかったね〜〜」


ほんと、楽しかった。
大好きな人達に囲まれて、助けてもらって、私達は本当に幸せ者だ。


手際のよいヘルプがあったおかげで、物販テーブルのセットアップも余裕よゆう。開場一時間前には用意万端。雨とL線の滞りでお客さんはいつもより少なめだったけど、馴染みのハコでリラックスして働くことができました。娘を見ていてくれたみなさん、ありがとう。


今回のスペシャル・ゲストで物すごく感じのよいプロレスラー、澤さんにもお会いできたし。
このクラブの名物ピエロギとケルバサもたらふく食べたし。


ちなみに娘に何が一番楽しかったか聞くと、
「ジャックがうるさかったー。それからダストバニーがビョンビョ〜〜ンってしてた。」


わかるようなわからんような。





October 7, 2011

baby booties

I made this in August for my cousin's baby in Italy.



it worths my not-enough-sleep-nights!
(well, if you are a mom, you don't get much sleep anyway.)

October 2, 2011

Nice work!

Here are some pictures of my very first crochet student and a good friend Amy's work.
The first day she came to my workshop, she said she was frustrated with even doing the chain. Though it didn't discourage her from doing it and she kept assigning herself newer and slightly more challenging projects every time. Now look at what she can do.





She has also been working on a blanket which has been getting slightly bigger every time I visit her apartment. I'm so impressed with her steady enthusiasm.

This is a good example that even little by little, if you keep doing it, it will take you somewhere.

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