Two days into the summer vacation. It's great cause I could spend my Sunday without the spectre of work on Monday hanging over my head like a piano in those old cartoons. What a great day! We went to Kumagaya the city where Nao's grandmother used to live. They had their huge fireworks display last night. The best part was we could set up some tables and chairs right outside of Nao's grandma's house and watch the show. Rose was in seventh heaven because every ten or fifteen minutes trains go roaring past so she can wave and say bye-bye to all the passengers. She liked the trains more than the fireworks!!
Today we spent most of the day cleaning Nao's grandma's house getting ready for O-bon.
It's the ghost season in Japan where you invite your ancestors to visit your house for a few days. Nao's dad is going to pick them up from the cemetary tomorrow morning. I hope they don't have to much luggage!!!
Because it's the first O-bon after Nao's grandma's passing we have to prepare some special thigns for her visit. That's basically what were setting up today. Things like fruits, lanterns, and pictures around the family shrine. It's a little sad....
Rose was happy cause she got to make a horse out of an eggplant and some chopsticks. Apparently ancestors love to ride in on vegetables!
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