Early Valentine’s

Far cry from this Valentine’s Day but just as perfect!

We enjoyed a beautiful getaway at this perfectly quaint Japanese style home on Bainbridge Island. The home featured a traditional Japanese bath and a beautifully styled tea room. The kitchen had every type of coffee and tea pot on the market, Japanese inspired sushi plates, sake cups, and serving platters amongst every other kitchen appliance. Their thoughtful touches made cooking in their beautiful, floor-to-ceiling windowed kitchen very zen. I was treated to a lovely hour massage in the tea room complete with a lavender thyme candle, music, and lavender almond massage oil. The weekend was full of relaxing time. We stayed in mostly. The first night we went to the local market for sushi 🍱 (small selection and sub par) and miscellaneous menu items for the next day. We had a Japanese sushi meal while listening to Japanese music the first night, and a yummy steak seasoned with the new Smoked (in a smoke house) Nut Garlic seasoning we purchased in Poulsbo while watching movies on Mark’s laptop. To go with the steak I whipped up a wedge salad Anthony Bourdain style. The house was a real treat and rekindled my love for Japanese customs, traditions, and the importance of slow methodical US time!