the sky of pink moment, golden yellow, and blazing red from my balcony

GOTANDA SHINANOYA, a chicken butcher that provides fresh, reliable and safe chicken for 73 years.

I ordered chicken on rice at a very popular chicken butcher many people always stand in line.

Yakitori bowl  ¥580  @GOTANDA SHINANOYA 

GOTANDA SHINANOYA is a family owned chicken specialty shop for 73 years. As you can see it at the link, it is a small respectable-shabby building that is located along Meguro River. The yakitori was surely tasty. It makes sense that there are always so many people wainting in line. 

I think I will cook rice at home and get yakitori sticks at GOTANDA SHINANOYA next time.  

A vegetable croquette is also popular and hard to get. Before it's sold out, I got two! It was a soft and gentle taste. 

The following day, I made my lunch including one croquette😄  Chikuwa (a tubular roll of boiled fish paste), an omelette, kimchi, sesame powder, grain rice, and seaweed. Like, my own nori-bento (seaweed lunch box)...ah, should be called seaweed lunch "plate" in this case😛

A state of emergency was extended again😑...it's until the end of August as of now. 

Take it easy at home, Rose

Chicken Schnitzel Parmigiana at SCHMATZ and other hip spots I want to check out

When I take a walk to Nakameguro, I often have a lunch at SCHMATZ, which is a German beer restaurant. I had a lunch there for the first time on the day I met my real estate agent for my condo hunting. Since then, SCHMATZ has been one of my fun places to go.

It got a destination when I walk from my condo towards Nakameguro area alongside Meguro River.

Chicken Schnitzel Parmigiana @SCHMATZ in Nakameguro

I ordered Chicken Schnitzel Parmigiana again that I had on my first visit for my lunch. It really increases my appetite! When the state of emergency is over and I can drink beer in Tokyo, I will definitely come back here.

And I go back to Gotanda area...

Wow it is a long waiting line!  "HUIT nakameguro" is an authentic bistro that features a Meguro River view.  I'd like to try it sometime.

On the same side of the street as HUIT, there is a French restaurant named "Restaurant Re", which is also a riverside spot. It seems a restaurant to go on a special day. Sometime...😷

Walking further back along the Meguro River, I took a shot of unique buildings. There are still more places to enjoy for a walk around here. I hope you will visit my blog again to see my shots.

Cheers!...at home, Rose

Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes on a relaxing weekend morning

Hi there. :) We are having a 4 day weekend in Japan. As you know, the Olympic had already started. And wow, it's called Olympic Games Tokyo "2020".  Cool!

It's ideal for times when I can spend time leisurely in the morning to make Oatmeal Pancakes for my breakfast. It might be quicker than so-called pancakes because you don't have to sift the flour. Using not blended oats, but whole oats makes it even quicker. 

It becomes brown like this when I add spelt flour to ingredients. You mix eggs, Greek yogurt (soy milk yogurt, milk, whatever you have!), olive oil if you like, oats, a little flour, a teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and sugar like oligosaccharide, maple syrup, honey, or agave syrup in a bowl. Then fly it in a pan!

I just eyeball it😉  Isn't it fun to have different pancakes every time you make it? Or I'm just being lazy?😅  It's also fun to add fruits such as apples, bananas, or blueberries into dough. Oatmeal Pancakes are not fluffy but dense. However, it makes me happy when I taste them with butter. Of course coffee goes well with❤︎

How about making healthy Oatmeal Pancakes on a relaxing weekend morning? 

Thanks for visiting and you guys have a lovely weekend!                                      Rose

Birthday Wishes carved in the sand from Michigan & Moet in sunny weather in Tokyo

Happy Birthday Rose!!!!!

Collie sent me these pictures on my birthday.

It made me think he was on a short vacation in North Michigan that is his favorite place. "Are you in North Michigan now??" I got happy because he could refresh himself there.  

I took out stones to take a picture and show him. "We collected these stones in Petoskey, right? 😊"

Collie is like, he was driving to the Port Huron area about 2 hours northeast from his place and actually those stones were from Grand Marais, a small beach town a long distance far away in Northern Michigan.

Oh..the name Grand Marais was a bit hard to remember for me..😓  Anyway, I told him that the beach of Port Huron has also colorful stones according to his picture. 

All I did for my birthday was enjoying MOET & CHANDON at my place. My mother gave it to me at my previous apartment and I'd waited for the opportunity to share it with a family or a friend, but ended up drinking it alone😂  Even if I spend time with myself, it is an occasion worth celebrating!

Happy Birthday to me...❤︎

Champagne in sunny weather. As Collie wishes😉 to me... health, happiness, and a blessed Birthday! 

It took me 3 days to drink up a whole bottle of the Moet & Chandon...😅  Yeah well, there are times.

I will be alive, and I want to be true to myself.  

A walking path with lots of greenery alongside Meguro River leading to Nakameguro

I live in a commercial district, but still rich in nature, which makes me feel I live in a cozy neighborhood.

I was dying to walk towards Nakameguro area alongside the Meguro River. I give it a try!

Lush greenery! I am happy to know there is a leafy area like this in my town. Even better, green trees can be a shade when I walk under the sun.

I cross an each bridge and continue walking alongside the river. 

I like this stone paving. 

A couple walking ahead of me is international marriage. Surely it is a great path also for a family to hang out. I wish I could have someone to walk with me...😢

The skyscraper in the middle of the picture is Nakameguro Atlas Tower. My real estate agency is located in the next building to it. 

A little over ten-minute walk brought me to a small restaurant. Mexican? It has a distinct feel. Wow, I see that family at the counter table. It muse be a good restaurant. https://tacofanatico.jp I should try this place next time! I get lonely at times, but I have to find a way to enjoy it alone. 

I truly thank you for your support, Rose 

relaxing days with wild roses & a couch with a rose pattern

 I found wild roses from my parents suited rose patterns of my couch very well. I should take a shot.

Actually, the cover I'm using as a sofa cover is a stole Collie sent me in return for a chocolate bar & a handkerchief for Valentine's Day a few years ago. It is a stole made in Poland. It must be a unique way to use a stole, but I hope he is happy about it. You can see a white race I bought at Canterbury Village in Michigan...☆

From time to time, I buy a lunch box near my living place and sit on a couch. It is a rice bowl with ginger pork stir-fly and a great variety of vegetables on top; one of healthy lunches shunpachi.jp（旬八）sells. I'm buying strawberries too, there.

Also, I found a cute sized cookie box at Gotanda Tokyu Store. A small gift is a nice way to express "thank you". :)  It's easy on the wallet (about 2 bucks each!), but looks fancy❤︎

My brother sent me half-a-dozen red wines as a housewarming gift. I'm making open-faced grilled cheese sandwiches for supper, enjoying a glass of wine, already!

There is a day I feel, like, "I'm not going to do anything today and just relax." Or, after a long day at work, I often have a leisurely evening, feeling chilled-out.

It will be 3 months soon since I moved in here. Though I still miss my old apartment, things have finally calmed down recently and I'm getting used to a new dwelling. 

Everyone, I'm really glad I bought my house...