Otto's blog

Christmas is coming soon, so I made this wreath with my sons. I also asked them to write letters to Santa, so I know what they want – I don`t want to buy the wrong things.

I quite (結構) like Christmas shopping, but wrapping presents is a hassle (hassle = troublesome/めんどくさい). How about you?

Pronunciation

- In “wr-” words, don`t pronounce the “w”, so wreath = リース　write = ライト　wrap = ラップ etc

#趣味

Wooden Box Set

11月

9日

I`ve got a lot of old wood at home. I got a lot of it from the beach. This week I used some of it to make a set of small wooden boxes. I got the design for the numbers from the internet.

What will I put in them? Maybe coins; I`ve got a lot of low-value coins that I can`t be bothered (can`t be bothered = 面倒臭い) using in shops.

Grammar:

- I got... = ...を　在りついた

- I`ve got... = ...が　あります

- Be careful: In spoken English, they often sound the same

#アート #趣味

Challenge!

10月

24日

#趣味

Let`s to Horse!

3月

23日

This is another toy car I saw at Osu Kannon markets. I didn`t buy it - I just took a photo.

I really wonder what `Let`s to horse!` means. Maybe:

- Let`s ride a horse!

- Let`s ride two horses!

- Let`s horse around! (horse around = be silly)

- Let`s go to a place that has horses!

- Horses to let! (to let = rental)

Hmm. It`s a bad English mystery.

#趣味

Osu Kannon Markets

3月

20日

#趣味

More Christmas Ornaments

12月

29日

Like most people, I`ve been pretty busy for the last couple of weeks, so I`m sorry for the lack [fusoku] of posts.

I managed to find time to make some more Christmas tree ornaments though.

They are just painted pieces of wood, with a bent nail [mageta kugi] in the top.

#アート #趣味