#historicalromance #joannabourne

My hack for perfectly peeled hard boiled eggs: after boiling, stick them in a bowl and put the bowl in the freezer for an hour. Peel with ease.
#hardboiledeggs

At the Inokashira zoo there’s a sculpture garden with this fabulous piece, “Goddess of Liberty.” I love the pure joy.
#tokyo #inokashirazoo #kitamuraseibo #井の頭動物園　#北村西望　#北村西望

This is the necklace I received for my confirmation. Older daughter wore it for her confirmation. And today she wore it for younger daughter’s first communion.💗

If you’re not growing a curtain of morning glories over one of your windows, then you’re not as happy as you could be.🤣
#morningglories #tokyolife #japanlife #あさがお

A week of posts🌻
#summer #japan #japanlife #tokyo #tokyolife

What I’m reading this week… This book is perfectly paced, extremely well-edited. The mains are social outliers, so diving into their lives is a learning experience. The author attended Harvard like one of the mains, which gives a fieldwork reportage feeling to the story. Love it! #amreading #zevin

August is a school holiday in Japan. Because of the excellent school lunches my kids receive, the expectations are high for my August home lunches. #給食 #japan #japanlife #lunch

This is Kanpan. It’s hardtack, a durable emergency food good. It doesn’t have to be delicious, but because it’s Japanese, it is very, very delicious! Slightly sweet, slightly salty cracker with a hint of sesame.

#japan #japanlife #kanpan

Found this in a box a few months ago. Never worn… I think it had been there for almost two decades? It’s been 14 years since I finished at UCSD. Go Tritons?!

#ucsd #anthropology

It’s OK to be jealous of our blueberry picking haul #tokyo #blueberries

Sweltering but these beauties #Tokyo #sunflowers

There’s a sriracha vending machine in my #Tokyo neighborhood. Coincidentally, I write #spicyromance