Kebin! Kokkou ikkou!
This is how we celebrated Halloween.
Tomoe made lots of pumpkin cheesecakes, using pumpkins from our garden, cheese that we made with the neighbor's fresh-from-the-cow milk, and eggs from our chickens. My biggest contribution was carving zombies out of the pumpkin peels. We are giving the cakes to the dairy farmer, and others in the neighborhood who have given us so much and we have yet to repay them.
Earlier in the day, Myu (the neighbor girl) helped me pick kaki (persimmon), and feed the chickens. She LOVES those chickens. In fact, she learned to say my name long before she could speak anything else, mostly, I think, because to her "Kebin" is synonymous with "Kokkou" (chicken). She sees me and starts yelling "Kebin! Kebin! Kokkou ikkou" (translation: Kevin, lets go see the chickens). Sometimes when she sees me though, she doesn't even say "Kebin", just goes straight to "Kokkou!".
Comments
nice cheesecakes...what's her recipe? (minus the pumpkin peel zombies...they look great but you know I'm not artistic enough to pull that off.)
Posted by: kelly | November 3, 2009 12:05 PM
Wow. I'm in awe of both of you and your skills!
And chooks certainly have kiddie pulling power. Mine will weed for ages if they are reminded they can feed what they pick to the chooks....
Posted by: heather | November 3, 2009 06:28 PM
The cheesecakes look delicious and your decorations are great!!
Posted by: Jan | November 4, 2009 04:08 AM
How wonderful and talented you both are and thanks for sharing the beautiful photos.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 4, 2009 04:31 AM
I will take some perssimons : ). I am so envious. Whatever happened to the vinegar experiment?
Posted by: WF | November 12, 2009 06:59 PM
Oh my my my, that is so cute
Posted by: Carmen Turner | December 7, 2009 01:06 PM