“Serendipity" is a word that describes an unexpected turning point that comes to us from outside of our intentions and expectations.

In my childhood I’ve had many moves from place to place due to my father’s job transfers, and we ended up having no 'hometown' to take a root in.  But my entire family still enjoyed family gatherings twice a year, “Obon” festivals in summer and New Year in winter.

My family moved a lot for my father's job. The experiences of mine as a transfer student were very different from the flattering ones of my father’s and the one of my grandfather’s work ride in a horse-drawn carriage.

  It was my longing, when I grew up and started to build my own life, to prepare afternoon tea and sit around the table with my loved ones in a cozy space with good smells coming from the oven.