We’ve been getting buckets of rain here in Austin today – and I’ve really been enjoying it. With temps in the 60’s, and the lovely sound on the roof it’s like an event! We’ve been in an extreme drought for months and the temps have been in the 100’s, so it really is a celebration. […]
Nikko + beyond!
Yesterday we left Tokyo around 7:00 am to head to Nikko — wow, what a great day! Nikko has several beautiful shrines, including the famous one with the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” monkeys. I’ll share some pictures of that later — I took a gazillion! Nikko is surrounded by mountains […]
Cute Overload!
Hi everyone! Just a quick update to let you know that we’re still in Japan, and still having tons of fun! We’re heading out to Nikko this morning — catching a bullet train at 7:16 am, can’t wait! I’ll post more pics when we get back. In the meantime, I thought I’d leave you with […]
A Tale of T’s: Typhoon, Two Hotels, Tea + Thousands of Copic Markers!
This post is a tale of lots of T’s! First off: the typhoon that hit Tokyo! The rain was sheeting down at times, and it was really windy, whew! Here’s a view of the hotel where we are staying in Tokyo from the Toyo Corporation’s conference room across the street — it’s the shorter tan […]