daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Our final meal to welcome in the new year is soba and tempura. It’s a traditional meal eaten by many Japanese families. But I don’t mind eating it any time. 😋
My wife gave me this Camp Gear Book for my Christmas gift this year. It’s awesome!
It is organized into 2 or 4-page spreads, each featuring a person and his/her/their camping gear and notes about them. There are also nice photos of camp site setups and camping vehicles. It’s really cool!
Of course, it’s all in Japanese so I don’t understand most of it, but it is actually pretty good practice for me as I study the language.
I love this gift! It’s even better than the Super Cub book I received a few years ago!
Back to work for the short week. Many people are out for vacation, and those who aren’t have seemingly checked out anyways. 😊 I’m finishing up a bunch of stuff and getting my new year’s goals in order. Hoping for a good 2022!
We made it home to Austin safely this evening. I wore my N95 mask at the airport and on the plane, and I felt pretty safe. Maybe the airport was kind of sketchy because people weren’t masking as much, but on the plane I think we were okay with the filtered ventilation and mandatory masking. In addition, we had empty seats next to us so that was nice.
On a negative note, I watched The Green Knight but I thought it was horrible. 😜
When we visit my parents’ house, we often will trim their olive trees. My dad used to do it, but now that he’s older, my mom doesn’t want him climbing up on the ladders. So us kids and grandkids take care of it for them. It actually goes pretty quickly with so many hands to help, and we have a lot of fun getting together to do it. 😄
