Wednesday, December 10, 2008

What did I do today? - among other things


I am still buying stuff. Mostly essentials now. Something's always missing: a pair of scissors, salt, hangers, a hook to hang my coat on, etc. This afternoon I made dashi which is a kind of fond made of konbu (seaweed) and bonito (flakes of dried fish) - I need it to make miso soup. Then I found out I needed wakame (seaweed), but I'll just do without.
Today I also completed a cozy-corner, comprising a low table with a spaceheater under the tabletop -a so-called kotatsu - and a chair without legs, called zaisu. Under the tabletop you place a thin futon which covers the table down to the floor. There you sit with your legs comfy-warm while reading, watching tv, eating or talking with someone, if you have them handy. Here I inaugurate my kotatsu with miso and tv. 

3 comments:

hannna said...

oh you. looks so cute.
i will come and talk to you.
and we make misoshiru without bonito.

Yabu said...

hehe. I am still sitting there now. considered pulling the kotatsu over my feet when sleeping. Have a bit of a cold now - apt of course sort of cold despite heaters. Please come teach me delicious omisushiru!

kjeldits said...

Er det ikke lidt farligt at bruge en "space-heater" under en dyne? Lejligheden ser meget stor ud, men min lejlighed så også stor ud da jeg lige flyttede ind. Efter to år tro jeg ikke at det vil virke så riesig mere. Jeg kan se, at lejligheden har muligheder, da dit hyggehjørne ser (hvordan kan jeg sige det?) ja hyggeligt. Kjeld