October Giveaway Winner!

In this vlog, I talk about Japanese Nabe soup, *meeting woodblock artist Yoshiko Matsuno and author Chizuko Okabe, the first snow of the year, and choose the winner for the my October bloggy giveaway, an obento set!

Congratulations to Michelle Carter! She is a single mom raising her three-year-old grandson. Michelle is in the process of opening a daycare. She also helps with her town’s “Secret Santa Project,” which provide gifts to over 100 needy kids in town. Inspiring, eh?

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*More to come on this — have some pics to upload and I’ll write a complete post about this fascinating visit soon!