First Snow

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It snowed yesterday. First one in 2015. Not much, but definitely made everything white. And it’s been below freezing… Here we go, the real winter begins…

Happy New Year 2015

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Happy New Year 2015! May this year be bright and creative. May the new year bring you joy and happiness.

Picture 1 is from our family New Year walk around our neighborhood.

#2: Our mini-osechi this year.

#3: Mili in kimono. In Japanese tradition, people wear kimonos in New Year to celebrate. This picture is from her Shichigosan celebration back in November.

I think my WordPress app is updated and fixed my problems!! (still the vertical image show up a bit smaller, but I guess I just don’t post the vertical images so much.) Yay!

The End of The Year 2014…

IMG_0602I can’t believe the year 2014 is ending…! I wasn’t blogging much at all this year because my iPhone WordPress app started showing my pictures wrong and I couldn’t stand it so I stopped blogging from my iPhone. Then, I just didn’t have time when I was on my desktop computer and it got put aside… :( I still have so many pictures that I wanted to share from this year, though, it’s sitting on my phone… Yes, I was still getting inspired by the city, my surroundings, my family… but just couldn’t/didn’t share. (Picture above is from yesterday: it was snowing a bit so I stopped and looked up in my neighborhood DUMBO.)

Maybe it’s time to redesign everything, though, that might help posting from my iPhone again?!

I also didn’t print as much this year… probably the least printing year ever. That’s so sad. I know I want to get back to it, I just have to. That’s the only thing that was missing this year.

Instead, I was spending all my time and energy with my Mili. (and a little projects here and there) which is not a bad thing. at all. Actually, it’s kinda really precious. She turned 3 in October and she will be going to Pre-K in fall 2015. so 9 more months, could I spend all my time and energy for this young girl who is growing up way too fast?! I think I could :) Printing, too, soon!

IMG_0414Wishing you the happiest new year 2015!!!!
xo Hijiri

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