current interest

Interests is a bit of an odd choice of word, perhaps obsession is better?

Brand Bags

Have you ever heard about this? Where just money is not good enough. It shows the kind of circles I move in and ever since reading about it, I’m fascinated.

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/apr/10/birkin-bag-hermes-lawsuit

So, if you go on the sub-reddit about this, people on there talk about having to do a pre-spend of thousands ($10,000+) within a certain time frame, in a certain shop with your specific sales assistant (and people seem to have their number and text them and call it ‘working with them’) before ...

sakura galore 2024 edition

It’s been a bit cloudy and miserable this spring and the cherry blossoms have been really late. I feel sorry for people that booked to come on holiday around them because a lot probably missed them.

I started at Midtown in Roppongi or Tokyo Midtown as it’s known because that’s what it’s called. There are a lot of Midtowns about now though. It’s the garden just outside and it was very pleasant. Lot’s of people with dogs in prams. I think if Japan were to ban dogs being pets, the birth rate would bounce back.

I did quite a lot ...

nani IRO – bias neck dress (バイアス衿のワンピース)

I love this dress. It’s the dress I wear to any weddings I attend (not with Converse, obviously – I hope). This means I have worn it a grand total of 3 times. It’s the Nani Iro bias neck dress from the ATELIER to nani IROのソーイングクローゼット book (English version is available – The Nani Iro Sewing Studio: 18 Timeless Patterns to Sew, Wear & Love) made in Nani Iro cotton sateen.

It looks good (I think, I’m not sure I want to hear if you don’t), is very comfortable to wear and was fairly easy to make.

Next time: ...

Anyone for Chicago-style pizza?

My experience of Chicago pizza up until the beginning of March 2024 was Chicago Town frozen pizzas that we have in the UK (no idea if they are anywhere else, I don’t care enough to look it up). How I wish I could go back in time to that state of blissful ignorance. However, I have since been tainted. I was forced to go to a place called DevilCraft – the perfect name. They are popular – you can see the reviews for yourself and everyone seems to love the pizza. I don’t know how authentic it is but if ...

mooching in Monzennakacho

All I seem to do is eat. We went to see the early blooming cherry blossom in Monzennakacho and had an ice cream despite me saying before we left the house that I wasn’t eating anything sweet anymore. Something that I tend to claim quite frequently. We did share, so not so bad.

Then we went for coffee at BAKU Coffee Roasters – I had an iced latte, husband had drip coffee. I wish they could put cold coffees in normal cups/glasses instead of plastic. Coffee was espresso based – nice and strong with not much sourness which I don’t ...