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Muggy days, bigger biceps and jam   

Are you all enjoying the summer? I was so glad when summer finally arrived this year, but after the really hot and humid weather we have been having recently, I must admit that I am rather looking forward to autumnal coolness. I wish that there was a nice big ocean around the corner where I could take a dip whenever the mercury rises. Perhaps I will go for a swim in the pond in Nakajima Park.

Life has been very good recently, especially now that Joshua is not crying all through the night. Joshua, our baby boy, was born in March and every day he seems to have grown another few centimeters. He’s also getting a lot heavier and I think it won’t be long before I start developing thick macho biceps!

O-Bon holidays are just around the corner and I am sure that many of you, if you haven’t already, are deciding what to do with your time off. If you have free time on the 14th, it would be nice to see you at the karaoke night in Susukino (details on website). I promise not to steal the microphone! I’m looking forward to hearing you sing (English or Japanese OK).

Last week I made my first ever jam. One of my students very kindly gave me a big bunch of rhubarb and I managed to fill up a couple of jam jars with homemade rhubarb jam. I didn’t realize how easy it was to make jam and I think that it’s very likely I will make more jam in future. If you have never tried rhubarb, I highly recommend it. Rhubarb is quite difficult to find in Japan, but if you ever come across any, buy some and make rhubarb jam. It’s delicious! Rhubarb looks similar to butterbur (ふき), but tastes very different. It is quite sour so it tastes best when made into a jam. We eat it a lot in England, both as a jam and as a dessert with custard. Mmmmm!

Well, have lovely weekends and see you all in chit-chat soon. Let’s hope that it gets a little bit cooler soon! Bye bye!

James

by chitchatcafe | 2010-08-06 15:06 | 英会話 個人 レッスン 札幌

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