September had a little bit of everything for me this year. Hoshinoko wasn't as busy as August, but to say that it was slow would not be right. We had guests from all over Japan. A few from Osaka, the usual contingent from Tokyo and even a curling team from Hokkaido. While they were here, it meant early morning breakfasts (see 6am) each day. But I like to think that our breakfasts helped contribute to the fact that they went undefeated all the way to the finals. (As I type they are on the ice playing for first place.)
Come the middle of October we actual have some guests coming from Whistler! (30 minutes up the road from my home town in Canada.) Definitely looking forward to that, as I don't often get to converse with the guests beyond; "please sit.", "please help yourself to coffee and tea." or "be careful the bread is hot." Needless to say my Japanese studies have taken a back seat to work.
Though sometimes, our guests can speak varying degrees of English, which makes me very happy. It also makes my in-laws happy because then I can better serve our guests.
September also marked my first experience with a typhoon. (or hurricane in North America). Though it didn't actually pass over my town, we did get quite a lot of rain and some heavy wind gusts. All in all, it wasn't that bad of an experience. Just a really wet one.
Today is also some sort of festival or bazaar just down the street from us. People were collecting various items from other countries to sell. I was made aware of this event by the rather loud fireworks being set off. It sounded like mortars going off they were so close!
On a closing note, I'd like to announce that we are now open for lunch! Almost every day! If you're in the area, so in for lunch between 11:30am till 2:00pm. Last order at 1:30. No reservations necessary, but if you call ahead, we will make sure we're ready for you. Cheapest lunch in town at 500¥ plus tax for hamburg steak with salads, rice and soup. Check our Facebook page to see when we're open or closed. #shamelessplug
Until next time, thanks for reading! Love to hear your comments.
Picture of our wonderful guests from a week or so ago. At first I thought they wanted me to take their picture.
