I was in Japan for 5 nights. I don’t know if it is too short or long enough to visit Japan. The last time I was in Japan was in 2021 to see Max’s F4 race in Motegi. When kids were small, we spent a lot of time in Japan. I was taking kids for…
Category: Family
Betty 8.3.2008 – 16.5.2023
Our Black labrador retriever has gone to heaven Today at 14:57. She is our second labrador. The first labrador Layla also lived very long. And Betty was 15 years old. We got Betty when Layla was 9 years old. We thought of making new friends for Layla. Betty was quite rough to old Layla sometimes….
Happy Mother’s Day!
Today is Mother’s Day. It always comes to my mind is, of course, my own mom. She passed away when I was 16 years old. She was very strict and fond of cleanliness. I know her as a mom. But I sometimes wonder what kind of “person” she was. She was always “mom” to me….
How to make a perfect meal in a few minutes
I have a busy cheerleader living with me. My daughter who trains in cheerleading Team Finland Junior All Girl is training nearly every day. They are going to the World Championship competition in Orlando USA in April. This is her second time for her and they brought the gold medal in 2019! She is also…
My Hairy Friends
Dog have always been my friends. I am also a dog in the Chinese zodiac. I had my first dog Chilo when I was 10 years old. He came a long way from Hokkaido, and we had so much fun together. Sadly, he ran away one morning and never came back. It was the first…
Food and Love
I love food. I always want to try new tastes. I was always an eater, never the chef untill I found joy in cooking. When I was a kid, I sometimes helped my mom in the kitchen. But I remember that it was really seldom. I guess because my mom was quite a perfectionist and…
Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s day in Japan is serious business. For girls and also for chocolate makers. This is the day the girls propose to the boys whom they are in love with. Also if you are working at the offices, you might buy hundreds of small obligatory chocolate for all men at the office…
My school age in Japan
I guess when people get older, we think back to memories more often. Or one reason can be that kids are bigger and we have much more time. Or my heart is at peace right now that I can think back of it. I often thought about when my kids were in school (one is…
Noriko Salo 