Monday, February 21, 2011

Kazuko and her family...

We met Kazuko last year at the Yamada dairy farm and immediately were drawn to her warm and natural spirit. She loves being outside, and truly loves the hard work on the farm. Last Monday, she invited us to join her and her parents at their home in Yamashina, the next town over from ours...

The first plum blossoms have emerged!!

These are the rain "gutters" from the temples...




On our last visit to the Yamada dairy, I took the baker some of our culinary lavender. On this trip, Kazuko gave us some lavender cheesecake and scones that he had made. I'm not a cheesecake fan, but this was one of the most decadent treats I have enjoyed in a long time...

Kazuko's father, enjoying little Sophia...



More beautiful people in our lives...

1 comment:

A Family In The Land said...

your pictures are beautiful you guys!! We love feeling so close through the eye of your camera lens! Miss you!