Good morning

 

We had breakfast at a famous bakery cafe.

As soon as we came back home, Yuki Grandpa went playing tennis though only before noon.

I did doing the laundry.

Now, our granddaughter is struggling with her spring homework. Her mother is watching her now.

So I'm updating this blog.

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Monday

On the premise of eating out, I finished morning routine earlier than usual, and we  out It is a homemade pizza handmade by a cafe. After this, we went to a home center and got to home.

Tuesday

It was snow unexpectedly. I steamed yesterday's left over of the ginger pork yesterday with Chinese cabbage . It perfectly changed the taste and than we expected, it was very delicious.

Wednesday

One plate of simmered radish and grilled meat, It might have looked strange, though we didn't mind. In the afternoon, we went to see "Kawazu Sakura" at the castle ruins park.

Thursday

I found "Very big ground meat cutlet" at a supermarket. -- the taste was not so good.  We couldn't eat them up, so we ate the left for our dinner again.

Friday

We still had the ground meat cutlet. We were  planning to have an early dinner, so it was all right. Our grand daughter and daughter came. They stay with us for a while.

Good morning 0328

 I am really busy? fulling? or tired.

It is in spring vacation for kids, so here there four members, this weekend there were five members.

Today, anyway in one hour we go to a meat shop (not a supermarket) to buy good quality "pork" for our lunch.

Good morning 0325

 Am I too selfish? Am I too serious?  Do I have too much free time?

Am I faithful enough?  Am I kind enough?

I often think how I am. 

To tell the truth I don’t think about such thing. I wan to be easygoing, optimistic, que-sera-sera.

These days I feel I am lectured by my self every day.

Or fortunately, or thankfully I am given a chance to revise myself when am over 60.

Good morning 0324

 

Kawazu- cheery blossoms were in full at City Hall park.  But it was cold than we expected.  Some family with grandparents laid out a picnic blanket, and had snack there. The grandma were wearing a thick down coat. I wanted to say “hanging there”.

Today I am going to visit a nearby temple to get information. I heard they sometimes hold  a meeting ? of copying sutras, called “syakyou”.

Good morning 0323

 

It is sunny. Luckily snow didn’t  pile up, there’s no snow. 

Yesterday I sat in front of the computer almost all the days, and tried translating a picture book. It was very difficult, because the book is full of sense and thing way of Japanese people. 

Today according to my own schedule I go to the gym to do exercise. It is the first time I a week. Then we are going to enjoy Kawzu- cherry blossoms, which bloom earlier than usual  cherry blossoms , at our City-Hall park, doing walking exercise.

Good morning 0322

 

It is sleeting now. It is a very cold morning. 

Today a graduation ceremony is held at nearby elementary school. One of my students goes there, and today she graduates. Finally the ceremony is held. It was postponed to today because of corona disease . It was going to be canceled, or held online.

Today semi-emergency corona  virus measure has finished. But I wonder if five members can be accepted to sit at the same table together at restaurants. 

Or how many members are accepted to sit at the same table? It has no public rule. 

Good morning 0321

 

Monday has started. On our calendar, it is a holiday. We are going to go out to the library and grocery shopping to a little bit far supermarket. 

According to “my plan” I also gong to drop by at a nice Japanese sweet shop, and buy today’s special. Today , it is spring equinox day, so we have a habit to eat “ohagi” sweet red beans dumplings.

Well, yesterday I updated my new diary on YouTube. This time the music made by Yuki is for his granddaughter. 

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Monday

I went to the gym to exercise  for the first time in a week. I could get domestic pork at half price, so I cooked them with ginger. I know my saturated fatty acids would increase all at once.

Tuesday

I had a monthly zoom meeting in the morning. It seems to be still difficult to do our volunteer activities in public. In the afternoon I did walking exercise.  All the rice fields have been started preparation for rice planting.

Wednesday

Probably it's the time when the skin gets sick due to pollen.  The life-style magazines for elderly women are featured for  wrinkles and spots. But well, the models, they have no wrinkles between the eyebrows.

Thursday

It was a day for me to go get monthly medicine. For some reason, the vaccine was canceled on the day. So the doctor asked me if I had or not. ・ ・ I was the most scared of my family, and I became the first person to have the  vaccination for the third time.

Friday

I had a fever because of the vaccination. What I wanted to eat was  cake. My husband found very reasonable (or cheep) cake at a supermarket. But it was all right. We put the strawberries that  we got from a farmer directly  on the "strawberry syrup cake".

Good afternoon 0318

 

Yuki bought simple cake, and we put these strawberries which we got at a nearby strawberry farm. Taste and looks got much better.

Yesterday I went to a clinic to her monthly medicine, coincidently one person canceled the vaccination, so, I immodestly had the third vaccination.  It was all right because I have no schedule for the last half of this week. Than I expect the aftershock is bad. Taking fever medicine, I have no fever, but I have still headache and feel tired (Yuki said tiredness is as usual) and no appetite, so I had cake for my lunch, though it is might be a just excuse. 

In the evening, Yuki takes the third vaccination.

Good morning 0317

Good morning. We had a big earthquake at midnight, but it seemed to be safe, so we went to sleep again. As soon as we got up, we found some things fell from shelves. So we organized the rooms. Nothing broke. We constantly discard 10 things a week. It seemed to be effective.  Compared 10 years ago, the number of stuff is decreasing. 

So after organizing rooms for a while, luckily our usual day has started. 

For a while, I put a part of our performance Poem dandelions  If you are interested in it , please check it with subtitles.

Good morning 0316

 

Pollen, pollen! I take allergy medicine, and I protect my face  with hat, sunglasses, and mask when I go out ( mainly walking), but my face is crispy though thankfully not itchy. And it makes my wrinkles on the face mor deepen —— I feel. Yuki says “ no change”.

Yuki doesn’t have pollen allergy so far. But these days he feels his face “dry”. So this morning he took Japanese herb medicine against pollen allergy. Today he is out all the day to play golf.

Well  I used crispy to describe “pari-pari”(kind of sound) and dry to describe “pasa-pasa”.

Good morning 0315

 

It is rainy, so pollen is less than usual. 

For me it is good, for Yuki it is not good. His tennis is canceled. Instead of it he is going to practice golf.

In the morning I have a monthly zoom meeting with my volunteer group.  I am going to use “the” video recorded my friends performance and my piano performing. Thanks Ms. Jan.

Good morning 0314

 

A new week has started. After this quick breakfast Yuki has gone fishing. 

Yesterday we went to a department store, I wore kimono. We bought this jam which is famous of Nagano prefecture .

In the morning I will go grocery shopping at reasonable supermarket.  

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Monday

I bought a pack of meat on a  sale  and sautéed some of them. I had a little trouble about my mother's nursing care. All the day I talked with my daughters or my mother in turn on the video phone.  I went to bed earlier, and I could sleep deeply in spite of my worries.

Tuesday

It was my performance day at Karaku. A picture book was read aloud. It is a rare thing. The title is "OKAGESAMA" , a kind of saying "thank you".. This was good. I would like to introduce it in English soon.

Wednesday

Since I started a nutrition app, I have made "Fish day" . I simmered sardines in ginger . I was busy because the date of posting the haiku is coming, so I revised them.

Thursday

A friend visited us with bread. I'm glad that because I felt a little bit nervous though I was free. Thank you for her coming. Of course we were wearing a mask, because it is a rule not to be considered as  a close contact. I know it is strange.

Friday

I went to visit the grave in Saitama. In the past, my mother was with us, and we used to eat eel which took a long time to be grilled. but now we don't have enough time and budget. However, the tendon bowl was delicious.

Even though it's in Tokyo,  The shop of Kiyoken was opened.  it is famous with Chinese meat dumplings. they are refrigerated,  but they will last for a long time, so we can give them to my mother. 

I decorated my daughter's work . "One step in spring"

Good morning 0312

 Busy Friday has gone. This morning I wanted to oversleep, but my body is punctual, I didn’t. It means I am in a good shape than I think. 

These days while I rethink how to keep or discard  my kimono, I wear them sometimes in turn at home. It seems a warm day, so I will go to a shrine in a kimono. 

Of corse I do discarding 10 things. 

Good morning 0310

 

Yesterday I got Japanese Quinoa which I ordered on the net. Since Quinoa was introduced, it is cultivated in Hokkaido. To take more fiber and iron, I try to take it.

It is not so bad, but and Yuki also shows interest to it. It is a good thing, but considering the cost—-.

Good morning 0309

 

A donut!

Yuki has already left to play golf with donuts. I am eating the rest sitting in the kitchen. 

Unfortunately it is cloudy, but it means probably less pollen so it might be lucky. 

Yesterday it was my performance day. One poem was read out. I will translate inEnglish, then I will update it on my YouTube.

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Good morning 0308

 

It is the day of Karaku, my performing day.

It is an valuable day for me because I am able to put a little dressy outfit than usual. And after performance delicious sweet is waiting .

Good morning 0307

 

Yesterday, in the afternoon I took acupuncture and massage.on the way home we bought some delicatessen. So I didn’t need to stand kitchen. I went to bed very early, and smoothly fell asleep while listening radio. 

Taking acupuncture is one of my a few luxuries in my current life.

This week, it is Haiku week, I am going to apply some  haiku to a net haiku club, and local newspaper. So I refill revise  my haiku made in February. Making haiku is getting one of my hobby.

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Monday

A beef set of tongue and skirt steak was sold at the half price of "1000 yen". We had tongue for our lunch, and the other for our dinner. We    went to "negi" (gree onion) field and buy a big bag of negi there. 

Tuesday

Stewed  fish with soy sauce for lunch and deep fried  horse mackerel for dinner. It was a "fish meals day". The saturated fatty acids of the day were the standard intake.・ ・ I have started using  a nutrition app since this  week.

Wednesday

I did walking exercise over 7,000 steps on this day. When I walk 7,000 steps more at a stretch, my legs hurt. When I was walking while looking at the plum blossoms, I found cherry blossoms. I was surprised.

Thursday

It is a curry made by a friend . Though we know, it is truly spicy. But It is so deliciousness that we can't be stopped. For me boiled sweet potatoes really suit to it and necessary.

Friday

It's final  day to teach English to my students at my small school.  It has been almost 20 years since I opened my school as a job. Say to my self "Thank you for your hard work."

Good morning 0305

 Yesterday, it was the last day of my English lesson. Since I opened my private school officially ( I already opened a voluntary English club) , 19 years passed. It will have been 20 years this April. Anyway I keep the contract, though I have no students. Today I will organize my classroom, though not many things are still hold. 

Good morning 0304

 

Today it’s s the last day for my students take my lesson. They graduate. Though I keep my contract as a branch English school, as of now I have no students. 

Anyway. I will enjoy myself today.

 

Good morning 0303

 

Today, it is Day of Hina festival, to celebrate girls, though it is not a holiday.

Shall I go  and buy high-quality Japanese sweet?

Anyway in the afternoon I will spend in kimono. 

Good morning 0302

 

Did I tell you? I installed an app of nutrition analyzer to check my nutrition situation.

One week passed. The result is almost all right but it said that I tend to take too much “saturated fatty acids “. Salty fat and other things are all right, rather total calories is less than average one of my generation. 

Saturated fatty acids means cholesterol. So, yesterday, I decided to be fish day. No meat. On the day saturated fatty acids was in normal area. Than we expect we usually take more meat . 

Today’s inside of hot sandwiches is deep fried Aji fish, the rest of yesterday dinner, 

Good morning 0301

 

Yuki leaves for fishing spots in a few minutes.　unfortunately Yuki got up as usual time, it means he couldn’t get up earlier,

From today at some rivers, fishing is allowed. It has started since six AM. 

He is lucky because of no pollen allergy, 

It is getting a good temperature for walking in the daytime, but pollen is increasing more.

I protect against pollen and sun more not to increase wrinkle s and spots. Thankfully I don’t look a stranger, such walking women are increasing .  Because of the viruses, such outfit with a face mask isn’t looked strange.