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Monday; we went to a library which is a little bit far from our house. Then we went to a mall at a station. There is a better quality food shop. I bought a can of tea, and so on. --- as our custom, we make tea with tea-leaves, not with  tea-bags. ---does it make sense? -- Tea bags are bags of tea-leaves. 

Tuesday; I did exercise well, I went to the gym, and also did walking.

Wednesday, "we" did walking. 

Thursday; we printed flyer of Yuki's live. He gave some of them to his tennis mates. Senior mates accepted it, but younger mates denied politely. Of course we know they are busy in their family events.

Friday; I feel tired, so I went to a cake shop to buy some cake instead of a convenience store. The reason good sweet relieve my physical fatigue.

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 Monday, we went to an exhibition. My Haiku poem was also displayed there. Yes, I won a prize at a contest. To congratulate myself, we had lunch outside. 

 Tuesday, it was the firs time in one and half year. One lady came to see my collection of English picture books. Though our volunteer reading at the library hasn't started yet, it might resume. I hope that the six wave of corona pandemic won't come.

 Wednesday, Yuki went to tennis in the morning, and I went to the gym to do 30 minute exercise. I'm increasing the number of going to the gym. Anyway I have to do exercise more to down the score of my cholesterol, I have to take a blood test again in one and half month at hospital. 

 Thursday, it was a sunny day, so I walked 5000 steps more. I got big sweet potatoes, so I made Massaman curry using roux which my younger daughter gave me. We thought we could get the roux anytime, but now it is difficult. Next time my son in-law comes back to Japan, it is the last time to get the roux. I really love the roux of Blue Elephant. But unfortunately it isn't imported to Japan.

 Friday, it was a very cold day. According to the weather report, the temperature was the same in December. Our house was all right, because I've already prepared heaters in all rooms, and of course I've already bought enough kerosene.

  

  But unfortunately we can't import it.

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 Monday

We walked around the city hall. "Pot flowers contest walk rally" was held. My friend displayed her arrangement. We found it while we were walking 5000 steps.

Tuesday

It was a cold day. But it was also my performance day at KARAKU. Unfortunately my partner who recitals short essays was absent. So I played some tunes as back music. Our regular customers were there, I was really happy.

Wednesday.

It was raining. Both of us stayed home. Yuki practiced the guitar while watching TV and using his PC. 

Thursday

I tried making grilled rice balls with hot sandwich maker. BUT --- anyway the result was good. But the maker got very dirty.

Friday

"I" did exercise well. I know I need doing exercise more constantly to decrease cholesterol. It is very hard task for me.

  

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 Monday We drove to a rural area. The purpose was to see dahlias in fallow rice fields. anyway we could take a look. The fields were introduced on the news paper. So we got the information. It means many (senior) people got the information. So we couldn't find the space to park our car. we gave up.  We saw them from the farm road. However on the way we dropped some shrines. So we had a good drive.

Tuesday, our familiar gardener came. We asked him to lower trees in our garden.

Before Yuki retired, we asked the same thing. And we were going to trim trees by ourselves. BUT it was really difficult for us. So this time we asked it again. He laughed.

I said to him  "when we bought this house, the seller said to us that you looked forward the mature trees in 20 years". At that time all trees were very small."

And we started having our garden trimmed after 20 years passed. 

This time the gardener said to me "the collect phrase was  that gardeners looked forward the mature trees in 20 years".

Wednesday

Yuki and I organized the garden more. We broke the old wooden tables and discarded as garbage.

Thursday

We took some big garbage to the city garbage disposal center. So our garden task of this year was finished.

Friday

Our health insurance cards were changed. for 2 years after he left company, we were still involved in the company's health insurance system. It was finished. Now we are involved in National health insurance system. We became real retires without job. (Well, I actually have some students, but my job is considered as a kind of part time job.)

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Mr. Kishida has been elected prime minister in the Diet.  If I could meet him, what questions would I ask?　I would ask him "how many people who are from rural areas do you know as actual friends?"He grew up in TOKYO. And he is a man with high academic　background.;among countries in the world.So naturally we have some kinds of differences between metropolitan areas and rural areas.

And --- unfortunately, I don't think of more specific questions any more. 

If he doesn't know about the situation in rural areas,  ---  "what about it?"

If he knows well about the situation in rural areas, --- "what about it?"

Anyway these days I feel more strong the difference between TOKYO and Utsunomiya in both good meanings and bad meanings.

And if I asked about his childhood, "did you think about becoming prime minister when you were in you childhood, if yes when?"

I simply admire people who wanted become politicians when they were little.

Because at that time they must have been full of justice.

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Monday we visited my family grave then I visited my mother while Yuki visited his mother.

Both mothers are fine, and they looked happy to see each of us.

Well, let me confess that I'm afraid that my younger brother who lives with my mother and I ended. 

Tuesday, to make me relax, we had lunch at KARAKU

Wednesday, on this day Yuki stayed home all the day. So he cooked lunch.

Little by little he improves his cooking skill.

Thursday, early morning we visited nearby shrines before Yuki went playing tennis.

Thankfully, our granddaughter started to go to school smoothly.

And the living place of her and her mother (my daughter) was also determined.  As of now they are staying at hotel. Finally in the middle of October their coming back is dealt with "permanent return" and they register their residence in Japan.

Friday, October has started with big surprise.

Yuki's band was in this month's city PR magazine.　Unfortunately his photo was cut.

And my HAIKU was also in it. 
So I got some call from my friends.