Spring has come!

Hello

My name is Nao Adamson,

a Japanese essayist writing about international marriage.

It is becoming warmer and warmer in Niigata.

Actually, this city is notorious for its long snowy winter.

However, the icy winter finally finished and

mountains of snow melted.

We can even see such a lovely cherry blossoms

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Some daffodils are also blossoming.

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I took those photos in a yard of a university

where my darling and I work.

Daffodils are remind me my darling's country, England.

How is the weather in your home town?

Happy Wedding!

Hello

My name is Nao Adamson,

a Japanese essayist writing about international marriage.

Last weekend, my darling and I attended a wedding.

Believe it or not, both bride and groom were our students.

We taught them when they studied in a college in Nagano.

It was really nice to see the happy couple.

Also, the wedding was so beautiful

Here is a starter for the wedding dinner table.

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There were two main dish.

One was fish as you can see the photo below.

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And the other was beef.



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This was taken when the couple cut the wedding cake.

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The cake was shared among the guests.

It was very tasty ～　

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I wish they will have happy marriage life like us.

Home-made cake in Britain!

Hello

My name is Nao Adamson,

a Japanese essayist writing about international marriage.

Last month, after I updated my blog about English cupcake,

many people requested me to write more about cake in Britain.

【Beautiful English Cupcake】

http://ameblo.jp/naoadamson/entry-11183011520.html

Therefore, I would like to introduce one more cake,

which my mother in-law showed me.

It is called "Black Forest Gateau".　　　

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Isn't it beautiful?

Actually, this is my darling's favourite cake.

Black forest gateau is chocolate cake

with lots of cherries and cream.

What kind of cake do you like?