tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639327567475192400.post381731276423690948..comments2023-04-10T02:46:43.195-07:00Comments on Sassy Banana: Meet Debbie (and others!) on Monday...Sassy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02623368386226100339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639327567475192400.post-88254851927752161892011-05-18T00:50:01.417-07:002011-05-18T00:50:01.417-07:00i'm with you on your thoughts on fall...same g...i'm with you on your thoughts on fall...same goes here, but spring just has so much color and smells so pretty!!!<br /><br />almost everyone has, in their genkans (entranceway) four or five pairs of slippers for guests to wear in the houses....adults and some kids have their own slippers that they wear on the hard floors...slippers are traditionally not worn on the tatame (woven)mats, but here in the Kuroiwa house, we do. the boys have slippers they wear in the winter, mainly because it's so damn cold here....seriously...cold air breezing in from Lord only knows where all the time. most houses also have separate slippers for the toilet (again, NOT here at our house!). when the weather gets warmer, the sox come off pretty much as soon as the boys walk in the house (they HAVE to wear sox to school...no sandals). i wear my handwoven slippers that are just wonderful pretty much from April-October (must get a new pair made...the ones i have now are just about to fall apart!!)<br /><br />a little extra info about slippers here....even in schools, visitors must take off their shoes in the entrance and put on plastic slippers, provided by the school. (students have special school shoes they wear!!) i have this thing about putting my feet into shoes that i don't know who had them on last, so, i always carry my own slippers for schools and many dr's offices.dkuroiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702013452096435136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639327567475192400.post-47268359425508460022011-05-17T20:32:53.070-07:002011-05-17T20:32:53.070-07:00Down in these parts (Tejas) I love fall because I ...Down in these parts (Tejas) I love fall because I welcome a relief from the heat. Even though the fall doesn't feel much like a true fall and I get frustrated and nostalgic for the falls back in the northeast. <br /><br />As for peanut butter, it's crunchy all the way, baby!<br /><br />Shoes left on, always. only time I like walking barefoot in the house is when my feet are really hot (stained concrete floors). Do you go through a lot of socks in Japan? Or do you have indoor shoes / slippers?shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639327567475192400.post-14805848832276138322011-05-16T18:19:48.267-07:002011-05-16T18:19:48.267-07:00Spring is my favourite season too.
Have a great we...Spring is my favourite season too.<br />Have a great week!Jo-anne Blossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333850600737374891noreply@blogger.com