Thanksgiving

Japan and America are very far away from each other, and with things like grammar and general thinking we seem to be backwards from each other, But both in November give thanksgiving.  Americans give thanks in a wider thanks for what is in front of me sort of a way.  In  Japan we give thanks for our children.  3-5-7, Three year old and seven year old girls, five year old boys - Thanks that they are alive and growing.

I went to my friend's shichi-go-san today.  It was a delight and a memory of my own kids at that age.

at the local jinga.