Catch-up Post

This is Riku-kun and his very tall clown puzzle two weeks ago. He comes with his family to church on Sundays. 

There are some 40 bushes lining the parking lot area.  Henry took the hedge trimmers to them last Monday and finished the group right in front of the building.  These are now about half the size and have mostly dead stuff exposed now.  Lots of needles for winter mulching around the property now.  

This is the same group as below directly opposite the ones trimmed. 

On Culture Day 11/3 here in Japan we participated in a Swap Meet--aka Flea Market.  Sara made several thread bracelets and sold some (see bottom left of photo below).  Mainly tried to sell things that we did not use.  We did go home with much less stuff than when we came and made some extra yen in the process.