May 5th - A gift from heaven

At our zoo day, I was enjoying my lunch of onigiri, grapes, and some cookies. I love these "Manna" cookies. They're normal and I think they are packed with vitamins, minerals, and calcium galore. And maybe they are for babies. That might be why there is a picture of a small Japanese person on the box. Quote of the day as Yasuko observed my eating habits: "My little children really like those cookies." (With a hint of "you crazy gaijin...those are for BABIES!") I had to convince her that they taste good and she refused to give them a nibble. And then she was shocked that I liked something not overly sweet like all those American cookies.