pop-up card

After I made the card I showed you on the previous post, I had another piece of yellow paper left over to make one more card.

So I decided to make one more.
Here it is.



This is the main building of the school we belong to.

I just made it quickly without measuring nor looking at the building photo. So the design of the building is not exactly same. But you see the feature appeared on the card, if you know the real building.

I love this kind of paper crafts.
This is called the "Origamic Architechture" that a Japanese Architect Masashiro Chatani invented. He created the cards of all kinds of famous buildings and world heritages all over the world. You can find his books that contain a loads of patterns for Origamic Architecture for you to make the architecture cards on your own. His books are often bilingual, English and Japanese. I think you would love to see his books!

Anyway, I stole his idea of making a card of existing building and made a familiar building that stands in front of my house as a symbol of our school.


When I make this again, I will make the card that is more closely designed to original building...

birthday card

This morning my husband informed me our friend's birthday.

She is an old lady who has been contributed her love and efforts to the school for more than half a century. I think everybody in this community loves her. Of course we are not the exception.


She turned to 91 today.
She still comes to the school every Tuesday to see how we are doing.
Her love for the school and her positivity always amaze me.




I quickly made a birthday card for her to celebrate her birthday!!




The photo is not very clear, but I hope you can recognize a bird with a flower on the photo.
I cut out a plain yellow paper and glued it on a white paper to make a pop-up card.
You see my friend's name cut out on top of the card.


Do you like it??

hair pack

I had my hair packed last night.

Since I moved out of japan, the dry weather in California and England dried my skin and hair out... Especially here in England, the hard water affects the hair so bad, and my hair became harder and it doesn't shine as much as before.

Recently I learned an interesting method of hair pack using mayonnaise.

Yes, the mayonnaise from the fridge.


It is surprising, but considering the ingredients of mayonnaise, it is no wonder the mayonnaise works well for hair.

The vinegar adjusts the pH balance of the hair.
The oil smoothes the hair.
And the protein from the egg adds nutrition to the hair.

If we think it scientifically, we can understand that the mayonnaise pack would be ideal for dry hair.


So I did it.


The method is easy;
1. apply a lot of mayonnaise all over the dry hair.
2. Cover the hair with a cling film.
3. Leave it for 10 to 20 min.
4. Rinse it with luke warm water, and then shampoo the hair as usual. Use regular conditioner afterwards.


The result was impressive.
The hair regained its shine that it had ten years ago.
It got smoother and softer.

Believe me.
Don't be so skeptical.
It is an excellent + natural pack.
I truly recommend this method if you have dry hair.



By the way, i used home made mayonnaise.
Because home made mayo doesn't smell much, and it doesn't contain salt and pepper.
Making mayo is not difficult.
Mix 100ml of olive oil, one egg, and 2 T spoons of vinegar with a blender.
That's all.

Try!!

Fire under the Snow

I am finished reading Palden Gyatso's "Fire under the Snow."

Recently the documentary movie originated from this fiction was released in Japan.
The director is a young Japanese woman, working in NY.
She discovered this book when she was studying film directing in NY, and the book shocked her and also inspired her.

Now the film "Fire under the Snow" is ready to be public, and you can see it at some small theatres in Japan.


In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful test is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese.
(from the book description)


I really want everyone to read this book and learn how the situation in Tibet has been.
In the book you will see how Chinese are humiliating Tibetans.
The nightmares in Tibet under the Chinese forces are still going on.


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