A Ferry At Sunset

Rob & tA-nU-kI

ER(救急救命室）初体験

早朝、ロブさんが私の為に車を走らせたところ、
それは、ER（救急救命室）。
深夜、生理痛を激しくしたような痛みに襲われ、
薬を飲むもおさまらず、ベッドを転がりもがいていると、
当然起きてしまった、ロブさん。。。
数時間、手を握り様子を見てくれていたのだけれど、
一向に状況が良くならないので、私、パジャマ姿のまま、
車に乗せられ、ERに運ばれて行きました。
（アメリカのERよ～、ドラマみたい！と、ちょっと感動。）
痛み止めの点滴を受け、４時間後に帰宅したけど、
また痛みに襲われ、夕方時間外診療へ。
強力な痛み止めの薬を処方してもらい、
明日の午前中にファミリードクターに会いに、また病院です。
そのファミリードクターには、先週別件でお会いしたばかり。
ここのところ、ちょっとか弱い、私です。

それにしても、ロブさんには、大感謝。
あなたが一緒にいてくれて、本当、良かった！

A cargo ship with beautiful Mount Rainier

Portrait

Still Life in the kitchen

Birthday Cake

Tomorrow is my 31st birthday!
So, I made a birthday cake for myself!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEEE!!!

I am working...

Pause!

Steller Sea Lion From Vancouver Aquarium

Love

This is the picture which was taken by Rob.
Mark (I named him Mark...) and I are gazing at each other!
We're in love! ;)

A Handwoven Rug Will Be For Sale

Thanks to my job, I have been trained as a weaver since July '06.

I weave rugs.

As a result, I started to get special skills which
most of weavers never get. I say that
because weaving rugs needs bigger looms for sure.
Luckily, I am allowed to use the looms to work on my own projects.
Last Saturday, I took my time to weave a rug which is about
3'x4.5'. This rug will get fringe at either sides.
I am interested in selling this rug after I finish backing.
I want to see if somebody is interested in it... :)

By the way...

Dear all of my family,

You might be surprised but day by day, little by little,
I am growing up as a professional weaver here in the U.S.A.
I do enjoy my job. Sometimes, it is hard because of my
English-understanding ability. But this job gives me so much
satisfaction. Also, I am so glad to create something unique
with my hands. Can you imagine the rugs are sent to all over
the U.S. and they will be loved long in many many houses?
As the number of the rugs I weave increase, I feel like
I am slowly accepted by American people or this country.
You guys might not get a chance to see the rugs I weave in person.
Unless you want to have one...
Sometime in the future, I want you to see what I do here :)

Skagit Valley Farm

Skagit Valley Dike No.2

Do I look tough?

I got a friend!

Skagit Valley Dike

Turn Right! (Memory of Last Autumn)

Beluga Whale

tA-nU-kI at work

Vancouver Police!?

Sushi Roll

Prawn, cucumber, egg, lettuce, and carrot in it!
It didn't look perfect...
Taste was ok!

Excelsior Trail on Feb. 3

Lamp Shade No.3

Roll Cake

Lamp Shade No.2

I haven't finished it yet!
I just couln't wait for turning on the light!

Nice light!!! I am pretty satisfied!!

Relief Block Painting No.2

I am still carving...

Relief Block Painting No.1

I am working on this relief painting, too!
So fun!

My First Lamp Shade

I am working on making it now!

Zenzai

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Christmas Eve

These are the presents Rob and I are going to exchange!
Since we didn't get a Christmas tree, our cactus got decorated
with pieces of cotton hehe!


This is a present my talented co-worker Kayla gave me!
She made it for me! The album which has our family name
and can hold 500 pictures will tell our history!
Thanks you very much Kayla!!! I really like it!


This is a stocking my employer Janet gave me!
The stocking contains several things such as a Starbucks gift card,
a pen, a bonus to use for buying clothes, an orange and so on!!!
Of all of the things, what makes me feel very special is a key to the new studio!
Thank you very much Janet! It was a plesant surprise!

Sweet Potato

Look, Aya! Anpanman Sweet Potato!!! Isn't it cute?

For the play day my work had today,
I made Anpanman Sweet Potato last night.
Nobody knows about Anpanman in the U.S..
But I chose to make the shape of Anpanman,
because I thought normal sweet potato's shape is boring
and my niece Aya would like it!
To make sweet potatoes, I bought Japanese sweet potatoes
at co-op. They were pretty sweet and tasty!
I am glad the co-op sells vegetables Japanese people love
to cook, such as daikon, Gobo, nasubi, and Kabocha.
Anyway, I worked on making something for my house
on the play day. It is almost done.
I have a little bit more work to do.
Hopefully, tomorrow, after work, I will be able to finish it.
Then, I can show it on this blog. I am so excitied!
I have never talked about my work or I have never shown
any pictures of things I make at work.
Pletty soon, I will!!!

Raccoon

Let me introduce a raccoon who visits our kitchen.
He ate two pieces of quiche we offered last night
and he is back this evening, with expectation of another
pieces of quiche. However, the quiche is gone. Sorry, raccoon...
We are offering raisins, egg and almonds now.
Since 5:30 pm, he has been here and asking us more food.
This kitchen is popular with not only his friends but also
squirrel & raccoon! ;)

ORANGE BISCOTTI

I baked orange biscotti! :)
Biscotti is what Rob's dad Bob introduced to me,
when Rob and I camped with him.
Since then I started to buy biscotti often and enjoy it a lot!
I have had a biscotti recipe which Rob gave me
several months ago. I finally tried the recipe.
Yey! I have tons of biscotti to eat!
Happy! Happy!

My sweet niece Aya

I miss you Aya!

Snowshoeing to Panorama Dome

Do you wanna ski?

Lunch Time Snap Shot "Me&Howard"

Photographed by Rob! Thank you!

Mount Shuksan

View from Artist Point

Mount Baker

Table Mountain

Clouds

Snowshoeing to Artist Point