Hello 2010

[rkold]

I do not think I am meant for weird KitKats. I've now tried Ginger Ale and Ramune and I wish I hadn't! I'm not sure which one I find more foul, but I think it's probably Ramune. I can't imagine eating this for fun. I love Japan but some flavors would be better not made. Though I will say the baked sweet potato ice cream I had in Kamakura is still one of the best things I've ever eaten ;;_;;

2009 was an eventful year for me, it included:

The husband's grandmother dying
The husband's sister getting married
Going to Japan 5 times
Discovering onsen and regretting not discovering them earlier
Finally getting in some prime hanami time
Successfully growing over 30 pounds of vegetables in my garden
Deciding to sell my house
Becoming a doujinshika
Becoming addicted to BPAL
Discovered I own a food processor
was saddened when NY Dolpa was cancelled
Went on a Volks Cruise
Went to Cedar Point ♥


For 2010 I'd like to:
Go to Japan
Grow more vegetables
Start my dwarf orchard
Be more creative in my cooking
Make dough once a week
Sell more doujinshi!
Go to a Trunk Show for BPAL
Attend my brother's wedding!
Visit more onsen
Enjoy more hanami

So the house is coming along but I need to work on my next doujinshi for February and plan my next trip. Ideas I am playing with include: going to Ammonoshidate to get my final view (but will it be horrifically cold?!?) Going to Takayama (supposedly very atmospheric in the snow!), Going to Okinawa (hello, semi-tropical vacation!), Bessho onsen (so I can see the secret onsen of the Sanadas), Kutatsu Onsen ♥ seeing more of Kyushu, It's going to be mid-to late February so my concern is snow and cold. It's one thing to walk around in deep snow to an onsen and sit in hot water, it's another thing to go somewhere involving sightseeing. Also if I go to Okinawa do I need to rent a car? I have a valid license for renting but the driving thing makes me anxious.

Comments

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I hear you have some sort of peanut butter kit kat in the UK which is supposed to be wonderful. Do you want me to bring you more ziploc baggies BTW? Is there anything else I can bring?

Well I sort of knew I had one (it was a wedding gift lol) but it had sat in a basement since we'd gotten married and so I thought it would no longer work. I was happily wrong, since it makes pie crusts so much easier! (and grating vegetables.) lol

Yes so long as I book my airfare, I am debating which airport I want to fly out of (Tokyo vs. Osaka)

[mec]

I've seen it around but haven't tried it - Kit Kats were a big part of my childhood and I'm still trying to adjust to them suddenly having all these different varieties! (Our choice used to be limited to: 2-finger or 4-finger.)

Funny you should ask about the baggies. Mum and I were trying to find something of a decent size to freeze stuff in recently and reached the conclusion that what we need is the larger ones - we can get smaller and medium ones in the UK now, but they don't seem to do the ones we used to have, roughly 16"x13". I'm not quite sure what capacity that equates to, but if you have any idea I'd love a box, thanks. Would you like something from Thorntons, or fabled peanut butter Kit Kats, or anything else?

It's always nice when old appliances miraculously still work. We find ours extremely handy for making chocolate eclairs!

When are you thinking of staying until?

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Let me ask the people I know who like Kit Kats lol I am actually only so fond of them and the one flavor *I* liked the bitter chocolate XD; Around here I think we just have the 2 vs 4 vs perhaps larger now options. We don't really have other flavors. Though Japan specializes in the .... flavors.

Hmmmm I shall endeavor. :D I'm trying to watch my sweet in-take though failing at it and I'm not sure I can eat my treacle toffee after my crown ~.~ But I shall think on it!

Yes, especially old appliances one never used XD;; But now it's been lovely and makes pie crusts 100% easier. I can't believe in 2008 I did them by hand. I've not made eclairs, only cream puffs, but it was years ago.

I was thinking of staying about 2 weeks, but now I discovered there is some sort of Basara event I think on the 21st and 28th but Basara circles are awful with sharing information ~.~ I do have my heart set on getting tickets for the event on the 21st! I hope to spend some time tomorrow thinking it through.