Entries from September 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010

Monday
Sep272010

Mango Jam Muffins

I am the unofficial Monday Muffin Maker for my fellow Volunteer Counters at our Chapel.  So far, I've made blueberry, chocolate chip, banana nut, and Craisin to name a few.  This week: Mango Jam Muffins!

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Sunday
Sep262010

Sea Side Bowling

We went out for a lovely dinner at Tonkatsu Taro with Megumi and Roger last weekend!  We sure do like tonkatsu!  After dinner, we decided to go bowling in American Village.

After purchasing a pair of socks for me (I was wearing sandals), locating a pair of shoes large enough for Brandon (they had a pair behind the counter,) and renting shoes for the rest of us from a wall vending machine, we were ready to play.

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Wednesday
Sep152010

Rain and rainbows

(rainbow over the East China Sea)

If you've been following our weather for any reason lately, you'll know that for the past month, it's rained almost every day.  And I thought we got plenty of rain during rainy season this year!  This has been a much wetter summer than we experienced last year.  Between Typhoon Kompasu, several tropical storms, and just plain rainy days, we've experienced an over-abundance of days that looked like this:

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Monday
Sep132010

Obon Festival

It's that time of year again.  Towards the end of August, Okinawa celebrates Obon to honor the spirits of their ancestors.  You can read more about the festival in last year's post.  This year we were prepared to run down the street to watch the dancers.

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