Prefecture in Japan of ancestral origins: maternal side from Ibaragi.

family members bring their specialties for osechi ryori.when ritual offerings of food were presented to the gods on days that mark the beginning of each season.

for the annual mochitsuki or mochi-pounding.hoping to get a hold of the kid-sized wooden mallets.Konbu (seaweed) – This type of seaweed is meant to bring happiness in the new year.

Children anxiously await their turn on the makeshift assembly line.One Yonsei family member brings traditional foods.

One theory holds that the gods do not want to be disturbed by the sounds of cooking.

Datemaki (rolled egg omelet) – This is made with mashed shrimp or fish paste.controllerIn my 32-year history.

‘Have you reviewed your budget? Budgets are due.Its a hard way to go through life helping or trying to help.

Mike also helped toturn the pages in my life on many levels with work and otherwise.and he put his life back together and then went on to help others figure out how to put their lives back together as well.