kagami-mochi
literally "mirror mochi", a traditional New Year's display of two large rice cakes topped with an orange; the two rice cakes (for good luck) symbolize the sun and moon; the orange wishes for wealth because of its color and fertility because of its seeds
kagami-shashin
I just made that word up; it would mean "mirror-photo"
Danielle and Kim (I think)
members of the Project Eva Anime Club
Jennie
Ana
Harumi-sensei's daughter
Harumi-sensei introduces everyone
Evelyn
an aspiring Japanese-English translator
the food
Chris
one of Harumi-sensei's Japanese students
people sitting around
prior to a demonstration
Michelle
demonstrates belly-dancing
more belly-dancing
don't ask me how this relates to Japan
even more belly-dancing
but it was fun to watch
Chris and Ken
demonstrate jujitsu
more jujitsu
defending against an armed attacker
assorted origami
origami container fi..h tiny origami stars
we learned how to make the little stars
a wedding kimono on display
some more jujitsu
Lynne-san, a classma.. mine, in the center
with her dad on the left and mom on the right
mingling
me!
me and Harumi-sensei
making faces back there
Evelyn and Rodona
conducting the auction
Rodona-san
the auctioneer
Michelle, center
with friends
Jennie
helping with the auction
Deborah
demonstrates origami
Kim (I think)
trying on the wedding kimono
in the next room, th..aits its next wearer
I took this photo mainly to show the interior style of Aigburth Vale
*everyone* has to tr..n the wedding kimono
even the guys
striking a pose
Rodona-san wearing the wedding kimono
sensei helps with qu..irty kimono dressing
a Japanese exchange student
another kagami-shashin
me
me again
hey, I don't get to dress up in kimono very often
tea bowl
relatively thin walls; I think this was fired at a relatively high temperature
tea bowl
thicker; possibly fired at relatively low temperature
tea bowl
flatter, more eccentric shape
my new kimono