Shodo Class- 30th of November,06

Three ladies enjoyed shodo calligraphy on November 30th.

As holiday season is approaching, they practiced seasonal kanji

such as 'tooji' (the winter solstice),

'shoogatsu' (New Year),

and 'shoochikubai' (pine,bamboo, plum).

Have a look at their beautiful work in the photo.

Shodo- 27th of November,06

One lady joined the class for the first time.

Shodo was her first challenge and she is left handed.

She appeared to be enjoying the class and wrote beautifully 'three' and 'river.'

She is amazing as she is expecting her baby on 18th of December!

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cooking 17th of November,2006

Today we had a cooking class at a member's home in Oomori.

The menu was 'temakizushi and chawanmushi". Started with preparing chawanmushi,
we washed and cut the vegetables and put sashimi on the plate.
When all the preparations were done, the teacher showed us how to make hand-rolled sushi.Then everyone started making temakizushi by picking her favorite fillings.We ate them with wasabi & soy sauce, or mayonnaise.
We really enjoyed temakizushi and chawanmushi.

Hikari School 10th of Nov.06

Two ladies joined the class. The colder weather appear to be affecting the children, and some of the ladies planning to come were not able to attend unfortunately. We enjoyed making BONSAI shown above.One member whose husband gave her a kimono as present and wanted to wear.She was so charming in kimono.The teacher is always perfect in preparation and giving the class.

Shodo 8th of Nov.06

Another group had Shodo Lesson at Yoga. Four memebers enjoyed writing caligraphy: Rakuyoju,San, Kawa, Ie. Boys and girls were watching video of Moomin on the second floor.

Graphic Art 2nd of November,2006

A new program started!
Using rubber stamps, the members made beautiful cards.

shodo 6th of November,2006

Planned to have five members but one lady was not able to come.
A baby boy is growing quickly.
He smiles and laughs!
His blue eyes are very impressive.
He was deeply sleeping in a push car when we were leaving.

Glad to see the mothers relaxed and enjoyed talking.