The Japanese ladies, including Hisayo-san (left), hosted the first official JAW function this morning. We went to Tadodai House to put together little photo albums that will help us put names with faces.There are 60 women in this group. Fifty-nine of the cards were embellished with colorful graphics and some were even three-dimensional. Then there was mine . . .
In the afternoon I went to Kamakura with Jane who was keen on seeing a textile exhibit. Jane specialized in a Japanese fabric-dyeing technique called shibori at her studio in Norfolk. I, of course, was a natural choice to accompany Jane on her adventure having once spent an afternoon dissolving Ritz dye in plastic buckets so a half dozen fifth-grade girls could tie-dye t-shirts.
Since there is nothing like gazing at three walls draped with fabric dyed in various shades of indigo to work up a healthy appetite, we headed over to Cafe Dimanche Vivement and found it open for business. What a relief after our disappointing visit two weeks ago. We had waffles - banana for me and apple for Jane (the fruit seemed a healthy touch) - and memorable coffee served in two little pitchers, one holding espresso and the other filled with hot foamy milk. Yes, I will take you there when you visit Japan. I am already hoping to go back there with Reiko at the end of the month.
I'm glad you said that was banana on the waffle - looks a bit like giant sausages in the pic at first glance until you see the stem.
ReplyDeleteIt looked like sausages when the waitress put the plate in front of me too.
ReplyDeleteEither one would work just fine for me.
ReplyDeleteYes, I sort of imagine us working our way systematically down this particular menu.
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