Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone! Takako, Takara, Satoshi and I hope that 2013 will be a great one for you all! Who are Takara and Satoshi??

They are our two Beagle Puppies. Takara is 1 year old and Satoshi is 12 weeks old! They are very lively (genki)! Recently in Perth it has been very very hot! Yesterday it was 42 degrees on New Year's Eve So Takako and I are eating a lot of watermelon.

During December Takako, my father, my aunt and I made Christmas Tarts... they are made with a special pineapple jam. I wish that I could give you some to try... maybe some day soon...

Thank you for a wonderful 2012 Thank you for your messages Thank you for studying English so hard! Cynthia & Takako