Surprising socks

I wish I could go to Australia - I want to show everyone my socks :)

In Japan, why can you buy socks with toes in them? I have never seen any of these in Australia or other countries. In fact, I thought they must be uncomfortable so until last week I had never bought any. To be honest, the only reason I got these ones is because I wanted socks with no part on top of my foot so that I can wear them with slip on shoes in the summer. These 'toe' socks were the best ones I could find.

They are quite comfortable to wear but they do take longer to put on. You have to make sure all of your toes go into the correct spaces! Kind of troublesome ....

Bush Peony

I got some lovely bush peonies last week. They came from M's garden and were absolutely beautiful. And so BIG! I was quite surprised.

I was also pleased that I finally found out the difference between ボタン and シャクヤク. It seems 'botan' is a 'tree peony' and shakuyaku is a 'bush peony'. Basically in English they are both called 'peony'.