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Category Archives: Festivals

YES!! Party Link Live – Love Thing Valentine Blog Bash and Mingle… Join the fun!

February 14, 2016by leannenz 1 Comment

Originally posted on a cooking pot and twisted tales:
You are welcome to our Valentine Blog Bash. Just make yourself comfortable. Refreshments are nicely arranged down the page. Drinks, Chocolates,…

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Festivals

Festive Family Feast

December 26, 2015by leannenz 7 Comments

Christmas Day done and dusted for another year. A day on and we are still eating leftovers. On Christmas day, we start the day early and have a Christmas brunch […]

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Festivals, New Zealand

Santa’s Sleigh

December 23, 2015by leannenz 5 Comments

Sshh … By Jane Peterson Basil soon he will be here with his reindeer and his sleigh sshh… pretend to sleep This lovely Haiku posted by Jane of Making it […]

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Festivals, Photo Essays

A Gathering of Cooks

December 21, 2015by leannenz 7 Comments

One of my favourite gatherings is the Kitchen Nippon cooking classes I attend in Tokyo. As the renown chef, Julia Child said People who love to eat are always the best […]

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Daily Post Weekly Challenge, Festivals, Food, Japan

Thanksgiving in Japan

November 30, 2015by leannenz 15 Comments

Thanksgiving is not commonly celebrated in Japan or New Zealand. It is definitely an American custom. However if you are fortunate enough to have some lovely American friends you may […]

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Festivals, Food, Japan

Growing Up

November 29, 2015by leannenz 12 Comments

  This week the Daily Post challenge is Transition. It got me thinking about my beautiful niece and nephews and how fast they are growing up. Crazy to think they […]

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Daily Post Weekly Challenge, Festivals, Japan

Hitsujiyama and Koinobori

May 7, 2015by leannenz 1 Comment

Hitsujiyama, where I saw the beautiful moss phlox, literally translates to Sheep Mountain. At the top of the hill after viewing the flowers there were some rather large sheep who […]

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Festivals

May 5th – Boys’ Day

May 4, 2015by leannenz 2 Comments

Kodomo no Hi May 5th is a public holiday and part of Golden Week. It is known as Kodomo no Hi which is Children’s Day. This was implemented in 1948 […]

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Festivals

Golden Week

April 29, 2015by leannenz 8 Comments

It’s Golden week in Japan, one of my favourite times of the year. Spring weather is refreshing and bright and I have a great break to enjoy! Golden Week is […]

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Festivals

White Day in Japan

March 6, 2015by leannenz Leave a comment

  White Day is a special Japanese day celebrated on March 14th. What is it? A day for celebrating clean underwear, porcelain toilets or a promotion of dental hygiene? No it […]

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Festivals, Only in Japan

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