Weekend notes...

Well, it's Sunday and there isn't a lot to say about what's happening today. Just the usual kinds of things... cleaning at home, preparing things for school tomorrow, getting clothes ready, doing a bit of stuff on the computer, studying Japanese (of course! - もちろん), and more to come. But...

Yesterday, my #1 lady, my girlfriend (previously referred to as my 'Main Squeeze') and I went out to do a couple of new things. First, we headed down to the South Village Farmer's Market in 岡山市, really close to 玉野市. We bought some veggies there. Here are a couple of photos for you (sorry, can't find any links):

Afterwards, we went to check out a new cafe near our house that I've driven past many times and wanted to visit. It is a beautiful place! In fact, it's not just a cafe. To our surprise, it caters to people getting married and offers everything from the wedding ceremony, photography service at the wedding, a place to have your party (inside or out in the cute, little garden), and a shop with many interesting knick-knacks (many of which are good wedding gifts, I think). And, of course, the place functions as a small cafe during the daytime when there are no functions happening. The space is also used as a gallery for art exhibitions and is well-suited to being such a venue.

The place is called ギャラリー KISS (which stands for Kawauchi Interior Systems Service). I have a bit of info for you here, here, and a phonebook listing (with map) here. We totally enjoyed the food (at a very good price for the quality) and the coffee and tea. It's a different place, in a strange location (tucked away from the road, right on the #45). We recommend paying a visit to KISS during their 'lunch time' hours. Tell them: "The Kurata (倉田) foreigners (外国人) sent you!

Well... I mentioned studying Japanese but, actually, I still have to do that, so... 　そろそろ... 日本語の勉強をはじめます。

And I want to get all my stuff done so I can spend a bunch of time with my One-and-Only! :o)

I'm out...