At our Kids Halloween Party this Sunday there will be a bazaar with some cool stuff for sale, including this M&Ms dispenser which a student kindly donated.
By chance, when Suzette returned from Canada recently, she brought some M&Ms, so we put them in the dispenser, and when you move his left arm down, an M&M chocolate comes out – Amazing! What a useful toy!!!
By the way, the money we receive at the bazaar will go to The Teragoya Foundation, which helps orphans (real ones, not just M&M toys), so it`s a great, guilt-free way for you to spend a little money. Please come and have a look.
Oh, and if you have anything to donate, please give it to your nearest Teragoya school. Thanks!
These are two songs by English singer/songwriter Damon Gough (his stage name is Badly Drawn Boy). The music videos are pretty funny.
"Something To Talk About" from 2002. This song was used in the movie "About A Boy", Have you seen it? Hugh Grant is in it. I recommend it!
"Disillusion" from 2004.
Sample Lyrics:
Seems you created your own illusion
Fuelled by an image of me
![Recipe: Lemon Delicious Pudding]()
This was my favourite dessert when I was a kid. Nowadays I don`t often cook, but I make this sometimes. It`s pretty easy.
Here is the recipe:
220g sugar
90g butter (soft)
2 lemons: juice + grated skin
3 eggs: separated into yolks (tamago no kimi) & whites (shiromi)
125g self-raising flour
600ml milk
- Preheat oven to 180deg.
- Beat (using electric mixer) sugar, butter & grated lemon skin
- Add egg yolks & beat
- Add flour & milk alternately (koutai ni?) & beat
- Add lemon juice & mix a little
- In ANOTHER bowl, beat egg whites until stiff (katai?)
- Add egg whites to first bowl & mix in softly (yasashiku)
- Put into buttered cooking dish(es) & cook for 30-35 minutes
Notice in the picture that it has a lot of sauce - that`s normal; it`s not a cake.
As I said, it`s pretty easy (if your oven doesn`t hate you & you can find where your mother-in-law has hidden all the utensils (kitchin-yougu) again...) and you don`t need any special ingredients (zairyou), so you should try making it!
If you do, please tell me how it went.
I`m not really interested in Formula One racing, but at the moment an Australian, Mark Webber, is leading the standings. Also, he came second at Suzuka circuit last Sunday. Well done!
Australia hasn`t had a successful F1 driver for a while - nowadays the winners are usually Europeans or Brazilians (just like World Cup football!)
To celebrate, I made this collage.
Are you interested in F1? Do you have a favourite car or driver?
Do you have a collection of small model F1 cars that you keep in a special display case that your wife says you should get rid of because you are too old for such a silly hobby?
It`s time for Bohme Teragoya`s big, fun, exciting, funny HALLOWEEN PARTY! We have this party every year, & everyone always has a great time. Don`t miss it! Or you will regret it!
Paul Kelly is an Australian singer/songwriter I`ve liked for a long time. He`s starting to get old now - like me & Jack Bauer - but he`s still making nice music. This is a song called "King of Fools" from 2004.
Chorus:
I`m the king
I`m the king of fools
The King Kong king of fools
(full lyrics are here.)
Another song of his you might like: "Before Too Long" (+ lyrics) from 1986. This song & music video makes me homesick for Australia.
On the weekend I went camping in Sekigahara. I`ve been there a few times; it`s a picturesque area, and only 40 minutes from Ichinomiya by train.
I took my fold-up (oritatami) bicycle with me so I could ride around & enjoy the scenery. Even though it`s autumn now, there are lots of wild flowers in bloom, as you can see in my picture (don`t worry - I didn`t touch the big red ones).
At my camping spot I made a small pet-bottle trap (like the one I showed on my blog before) & in the morning when I checked it, there were 3 small crabs inside. Breakfast is served! Only joking - I didn`t eat them. I also saw a juvenile (young) ratsnake, which isn`t dangerous.
And no, I didn`t see any ghosts (Sekigahara was the site of a big battle 400 years ago).
As usual, you can click on the above picture to enlarge it.
Our car is getting pretty old, so it`s time to buy a new one. Pictured above are our options:
- New Honda Freed 8-seater, or
- Used 1972 Landrover 4WD 12-seater with a tent on top.
That`s right; the Landrover has 4WD, 4 seats MORE than the Freed, AND a tent on the roof.
Yes.
A tent on the roof.
Can you guess which is my choice, and which is my wife`s...?
Congratulations to Saturday Ichinomiya Teragoya student, Michiko - you`ve won a fabulous Teragoya fan!
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