This Is It by Michael Jackson

Have you watched a movie, This Is It featuring Michael Jackson’s last performance?

My husband and I watched the movie today.
The movie was great!

To me, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross represented “U.S.A.” via radio and records while I grew up in Japan.
They are so special to me.
I wanted to get a privilege to see Michael Jackson’s live performances and I am very sorry I didn't get any chances.

The movie, This Is It made me think again that Michael Jackson was so special for his outstanding talent.
I love his singing and dancing beyond words.

Also, the movie presented Michael Jackson’s love and concern for our earth planet,
“Heal Our Planet”.
One of Michael's messages was “We need to take care of our planet.”

I am so sorry that we lost Michael Jackson.

Snow Days

How is your weather?

We had around 18” heavy snows started from last Wednesday till last night.
Some businesses fully or partially closed and we had very quiet days.


Today, we had a warm beautiful day with blue skies.
At our back yard, I heard a lot of noises of snow and ice melting down from the roof to the ground.

Ducks in our area stay here during winter season.
I am very glad to see ducks survived the heavy snows.

Rubber Weatherseal for Doors

Do you have any good methods to keep your house nice and warm during winter season?

For this coming winter season, my husband purchased the attached EPDM All Climate Rubber Weatherseal at Home Depot and applied them to several doors at our house.

The entrance door between the outside deck and my room always brought the cold air into my room.
I think the referenced Rubber Weatherseal blocks the air coming through the entrance door into my room very well.

One problem of applying the product to the doors is the doors’ spaces got too tight to open and close smoothly.

Another concern is the package instruct to apply the product above 40 F degree(5 C degree) while we have much colder days during winter.
Let’s see how the rubber product reacts to our cold weather this winter.

So far, so good!

Autumn Leaves and Composting Pile

We have been cleaning up leaves fallen from the big trees in our back yard for several weeks.
We have moved all of the leaves into a composting pile.
Our composting pile is just a big hole.



During winter season, we are keep adding kitchen garbages into the composting pile.
This simple composting hole works for us!

More Tulips and Narcissus

How is your garden?

I planted more tulips and narcissus in my garden as we had nice warm weekend.

45 Tulipa Darwin hybrid Van Eijk and 15 Tulipa Darwin hybrid Blushing Apeldoorn.


25 Narcissus large cupped Carlton and 25 Narcissus doble Bridal Crown.


25 Narcissus large cupped Sempre Avanti and 25 Narcissus large cupped Ice Follies.


The total number of new spring bulbs planted as of today is 215.
Hope squirrels don't dig them up!

Let's Play Bowling

Do you exercise?

To me, bowling is a wonderful sport to play all year long.
Brunswick Bowling in my area offers 99 cents / a game from 9am to 12pm every morning.
I go to play 3-5 games 2-3 times a week.
It's a great way to maintain strong muscle, too!

Reuse Vintage Cosmetic Containers

Don't you love antique and vintage cosmetic containers?

I remember my mother's beautiful lip stick holders, powder containers,cream contaniers, and etc.
They were made of metal or ceramic with detailed decorations and were not only containers but also artworks.

I started to reuse vintage cosmetic containers in stead of throwing a lot of disposable cosmetic containers.
It is a pleasure to use something beautiful every day.

Hot Bath and Epson Salt

We had the first frost on the lawn in the garden this morning.

Do you have any special ways how to enjoy cold winter season?

For me, it is a treat to take a hot bath and have a great deep sleep.

I have tried several bath salts and found the simple Epson salt is the best bath salt.
I can feel my skins get nice and smooth, stiff neck and back get relaxed and have a nice deep sleep with nice warm body.

Lair o' the Bear Park in Colorado

Can you enjoy fall leaves in your area?

My husband and I went to the Lai o' the Bear Park and had a nice walk this afternoon.
The weather was gorgeous.


We were surprised to see this new beaver dam.


This is my favorite spot.
Very nice combination with river, evergreen and fall leaves.


The moutain water was so clear.


Shiny glasses in golden color.


Ripe apples on the trees.
It is getting a time to bake fresh apple pies.

Hope you enjoy nice walk, too!

My Favorite Body Soaps

The oatmeal and honey soaps are ones of my favorite soaps.
They don’t let me feel my skins being dried out after taking a shower.



Besides oatmeal and honey soaps, lavender soaps and olive oil soaps made in Italy or USA are good ones as well.

It is a treat to take hot shower with a little bit rich soaps in winter.

If you know any good soaps, please let me know!

My Furry Babies

I have three cats and love them dearly.
I can know that it is getting cooler at night as my cats started to sleep sidling up to me.
Last night, I heard one of them was lightly snoring with very relaxed deep sleep look.
It is a joy to have them in my life.

Happy October

Have you started to plant spring flowers bulbs in your garden?

I picked up all of green tomatoes in my garden today.
I will give several green tomatoes to my friend who loves to cook fried green tomatoes.
For myself, I will try to pickle several green tomatoes with vinegar and sugar.
While staying in Japan last spring, I tasted pickled green tomatoes at a well known pickles store.

Regarding spring flowers, I purchased Tulip Ballerina & Narcissi Tripartite 55 Flower Bulbs at Home Depot.
I would love to fill my garden with a lot of tulips, narcissuses, hyacinths and crocuses.