Marbled steak, Pudgie

Went to J-Shop, a Japanese grocery store, known for its fresh fish and meats, as well as hard to find food stuff from Japan.

A friend told me how buttery and tender the Wagyu was...and how expensive.  The butcher will cut the beef into steaks, and also slice  the fresh fish into sashimi and arrange it on a plate for the customer.
This block of steak was $397 but others were in the $500 or $600s range.
The marbling (shimofuri in Japanese) was beautiful.

There are fresh and frozen fish  too.
Also a room where you can order a bento and
eat it there.

We ordered the teriyaki Wagyu steak bento to go. 

Absolutely tender, with no tough bits.  The rice was good too.
Too bad it was teriyaki style--not too strong --but such good meat
can stand alone.

Here is Pudgie on his outing this morning.

Ever since we had his wings trimmed and put him in a cage, he looks forward to being let out and seeing the "world".

Better trim his wings again.  He was able to fly into the bathroom.

These toilet paper cover dolls were a popular hobby many years ago.
These two were made by two beloved ladies who are no longer with us:
my mother-in-law did the one with a giant bird on her head,
and my mother did the one
who seems to be shooing it away.