Where's spring gone???

Summer, already?
For this last few weeks,  I am feeling strong sunshine on my back. Temperature goes up to 20C.

So, how is Cherry blossom doing? Wow, tulips' buds are getting bigger and bigger.

Oh, I found a lot of eggs of flogs in my pond. I can already see tiny tadpole in those eggs...they are moving!!!

I really cannot get used to the swift change of seasons.

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On the way to hospital yesterday, I saw a cherry tree fully blooming.
The sky was too blue that I could not believe it is still in the middle of March.
It was snowing around today last year. Oh, dear...

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The problem is Sakuramochi. This is presenting cherry blossom. In an-an's calender, Sakuramochi comes on April, but I shall bring it on the March menu this year. 

March sweets and sales

Gust, hailstones and daffodils.

It's very British Spring.
Every five minutes, sky is changing into blue and gray....and dark black. 

Why can't we have a calm beautiful early spring day like Japanese???
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Here is the line-ups of March sweets.

＊Uguisu Mochi ￡1.30/pce

＊Umenoka ￡1.30/pce

＊Sanshoku Dango　￡1.30/stick

＊Daifuku Mochi（Koshi・Tsubu）￡1.00/pce

＊Ohagi（Koshi・Tsubu・Kinako）￡1.30/pce

I will make more variety of sweets for larger events. Please pop in.

Buy the way, I am always asked about Strawberry Mochi and Sakura Mochi. Sakura mochi will be avairable in April, Strawberry Mochi will come when British Strawberries are on supermarkets' shelves. Please be patient.

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Here is the sales schedules.

３/３（Mon）around 11 o'clock~　

　　　Cornerstones Church, Hove

　 ６（Thu）around 11 O'clock~　

　　　Japanese Cafe oo-my　only 10 min on foot fm BR・Portslade

　 8（Sat）around 12 O'clock~

          Croydon Japanese School (Hoshuko)

　　　Pre-order only

　　　        around 15 O'clock~　

　　　Brighton and Hove Japanese Club　

　　　Pre-order only fro non-members

　　13（Thu）around 11 O'clock~　

　　　Japanese Cafe oo-my　only 10 min on foot fm BR・Portslade

　　15（Sat）12:00～16:00

　　　Brighton and Hove Japanese Club Open Day

　　　　　＊Please check the website for more detail.

　　20（Thu）around 11 O'clock~　

　　　Japanese Cafe oo-my　only 10 min on foot fm BR・Portslade

　　27（Thu）around 11 O'clock~　

　　　Japanese Cafe oo-my　only 10 min on foot fm BR・Portslade

　　29（Sat）round 15 O'clock~　

　　　Brighton and Hove Japanese Clubブライトン＆ホーブ日本語クラブ　

　　　Pre-order only fro non-members

From Next month, I deliver to Cornerstones Church on the first Mondays. It is a part of Japanese Toddler Group. If you have any inquiry, please send me a mail.

If you would like to organize a group delivery of an-an sweets every month, please write to info@an-an.co.uk.

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It has been such a nice weather in the past few days...

I need to be more active....not.

I am locked myself in my kitchen and prepare for the up coming BIG event...

See me there, if you can.

Tomorrow is "Girls' Festival!(Hinamatsuri)"

It's already March!
In my garden, yellow daffodils are blooming proudly.

Spring has come!!!

I am so sorry not to write this blog for so long. After I got ill in Japan, my energy level has not come back to normal yet. Whenever I make sweets, I just flatten in my bed without uploading onto here.

I always take some photos to upload here!!!
I will show the photos soon.

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so, March means "Hinamatsuri" for Japanese.
It is a festival for girls to wish a good wedding and married life to come.

Girls doesn't mean young female... A big girls are "Girls", too!

Here is the this year's Ohinasama sweets.

These are made of Nerikiri.

White bean paste coloured and shaped.

The groom has smooth adzuki bean paste inside 

and the green colour come from Japanese Macha Green tea.

Yesterday, I took them to Japanese Schools and passing-by screamed,

「Kawaii----!」

That's made my day.

I will have a delivery tomorrow morning towards Brighton, so if you want to buy the set, please let me know before 8pm tonight.

I should have done this at least weeks ago, but I am not organized at all... and I wasn't confident I could make them...

I did this drawings 2 days ago... it triggered.

Here is a group photo.

It was a have happy ending for all...

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There are so many spring sweets on my list.
The detail comes on the next blog.

I shall go and cook beans... bye for now.