Good morning 0429

 

From today , in Japan for many people big holiday called golden week started. 

For us we have a three-day weekend. Our daughter M and Ah-chan come. We have already vacuumed their room, and prepare their bed.

I will enjoy this weekend, on the other hand I am waiting for our quiet usual days next week.

Good morning 0428

 

Yesterday, eventually it didn’t rain. Yuki went playing tennis, I went to the gym i the morning. 

And, a neighbor came with pre-cooked bamboo shoots, and enjoyed chatting together in the afternoon.

One strident came to take my piano lesson in the evening, and I had a skype meting at night. 

Today we are going to do walking exercise together, it means we are going to walk around to errands at a bank, a post office, and a supermarket which all are nearby.

Good morning 0427

 

Just a few minutes ago it was raining. Has it let up?

It is still cloudy, it might  temporally stop raining.

Yesterday afternoon a friend came here, so we were chatting for more than three hours, of course with a face mask, because it is a Japan’s rule. 

Today probably a new wove book is delivered, so I will practice the piano longer than usual. 

Good morning 0426

 

Basically, once a day Yuki-grandpa talks with Ah-chan(his grand daughter)  on video phone. To say correctly  she calls to him. According to her he is always on her side, well I seem to be on her mother's side.

However last night they had quarreling. It is not correct. She seemed to use an unpleasant word for him, and he seemed “gently” chided her. And she got grumpy.

Her mother (our daughter) anyway tried to become a go-between for them—-.

Today will she call him? Or should he call her?

Anyway in three days they will come here and stay with us for two nights.

Good morning 0425

 Monday has started. According to the weather report, this week , the weather seems to be unstable. So, Yuki has already left for fishing. 

Since last week, I have started another morning errand, “ while counting 100, do weeding”.

And I changed the time to do walking. I do it around 4:30 PM, before the sunset. It is not so hot, and anyway I have got free because of no work.

lunch diary 0424

Monday

It was a cold day. I went to clinics to take medicine both in the morning and in the afternoon. I fried the leftovers vegetables and wrapped them in eggs.

Tuesday

I had a Zoom meeting in the morning. Today's lunch was fried chicken I cooked yesterday. Though it was leftover I warmed them up on the grill so they were crispy.

Wednesday

We were planning to go out, but the plan was canceled because it was too cold. Yuki's tennis was also canceled. It was a day when I was doing various things at home calmly.

Thursday

We went out. He drove for a little bit long distance, so we had Yuki's favorite lunch, "ramen" noodle. It is called "YOKOHANA pattern taste".

Friday

Thankfully we god pre-cooked bamboo shoots again.  Let's start with green pepper steak. Is pepper the leading role or bamboo shoot in this dish?

Good morning 0422

 

Yesterday we went out to a botanical garden.

Now  we can see mizubasyou, Asian skunk?..

It is a garden,  it than we expected there were some up and down. We did “hard” walking d exercise there.

Today we go to dentist in turn to check our teeth health. 

Still I have an emotional problem, anyway I am all right.

Good morning 0421

 Yesterday I made this cream cheese & yogurt cake with balsamic vinegar, so the color is a little  it brown. Taste is good but it is too soft. Gelatin didn’t work well. 

It is finally sunny. We will go out in an hour.

Good morning 0420

 

Today we were going to go out to a little bit far place. So, yesterday Yuki told not to attend his tennis activity to the members. But it is cold and rainy. I gave up. And though Yuki was going to play tennis instead of our plan, tennis activity was also canceled. 

Well—— I should go to the gym as usual. Yuki stays home and probably practice the guitar while watching Internet TV program.

Good morning 0419

 

Today, I hold a zoom meeting with our volunteer group. But unfortunately there are two members including me. It starts 11:00 in Japan time. And only 30 minute meeting. If you are available, and are interested in English picture book, please give a comment, and join us.

Some things always occur which make me annoyed, irritated, or frighten. I want myself to keep calm.

Good morning 0418

 

Monday has started. It is sunny, though for me it is a little bit cold, but it is said to be usual temperature. 

Yesterday I joined one day zoom meeting. It was fun. It was the first time for me to sit in front of the PC all day along, so my eyes, especially my right eye hurts. Zoom meeting is really reasonable for people who are not able to go out to city easily Ike me. I don’t need to pay transportation fee. and  it doesn’t take any hours to transport. As soon as the meeting finished, we went out to buy delicatessen at a nearby supermarket. Yesterday I had no power to cook. 

lunch diary 0416

Monday

Two of use went to a gallery to see an exhibition.  On the way back, we had a good lunch at our familiar owner's restaurant, because we wore nice outfit.

We saw a kind of cherry blossom called "kouyou sakura".

Tuesday

I took a trouble to buy " coarsely " or "too roughly"  ground meat  and cooked  Dry curry . In the afternoon it was my performance day at Karaku cafe.

Wednesday

Due to the sudden heat, my husband finally changed to regular tires. Wild edible plants have arrived.

Thursday

I received bamboo shoots, TARANO-ME buds and so on. Kusa rice cakes have already made, Bamboo shoots have already boiled. So what I do was only make TEMPURA.

Friday

It was a cold day like coming back winter. There was plenty of spinach, so "put it in" and curry udon noodle. In the evening, there was a volunteer activity meeting, but unfortunately the activity seems to be difficult.

It was a blessed week with sweets such as "Wakakusa" from Shimane prefecture and arranged a strawberry-filled cake of "FUJIYA shop" with the B grade strawberries we got.

Good morning 0414

 

It is cloudy,  does rain. Yesterday, in the evening Ijoined a meeting. 

It was organized by a NPO group. They operate  a center instead of the city hall, which is near my house. 

They asked me if I would start a  volunteer group to assist children.

It is a good offer. But I said thang unfortunately I would not be in charge of  groups, I wanted to join as one of supporter or member.

There are still three members in our English picture book reading group. All of us are waiting for resuming reading volunteer activity at the library. But probably they won’t such a activity to assist children, because the activity is needed form evening to night. And except me, the place is far to them. 

Anyway I have started to look for something what I am able to our community. 

Good morning 0414

 

According to the weather report, it is a cold morning, or you can say, it is a usual April morning.  The heater is on. Yesterday, electric fans were on. 

Last Sunday I introduced the cheerful pansies on my youtube. But because of the sudden hotness for e last three days, they got wilted, so I cut them, and put them into a car or grasses. The rooms in our house is full of fresh spring now.

Well, to tell the truth I am unmanageable my mixed feeling of anger and depressing these days. I want to distract from them, and focus on other things. It is really difficult. What should I do?

Good morning 0413

Until today it is said to be “hot” , and tomorrow the temperature will be 10 degrees lower, and it will get a usual weather in April , according to the weather report.

Yesterday’s performance at cafe Karaku went well. 

Today, I do usual things: it means I should go to the gym to do 30 minute exercise. 

Good morning 0412

 

Today it is the day of Karaku, my performance day: 

Yuki finally decides to change winter tires into regular tires, he was going to do it yesterday.

We do what we can do, and what we should do. 

Good morning 0411

 

A new week s started. In the morning we are going out to a gallery. There a group I holding a photo exhibition. Once we used to be members of the group. Probably we will see someone who we haven’t seen in a very long time. 

 

A spring day 2022-0410

The planters made by my friend are really beautiful. I want to show them to the friend so that I made this video.

I hope you will also enjoy this video.

lunch diary 0409

Monday

Though we have started spending normal days, on the first day we went out  to have lunch at KARAKU.  We had something to do there. Well, I'm going to go there again as a performer next week.

Tuesday

I cooked vegetable bibimbap with king oyster mushrooms and bean sprouts I added more. I happened to go for walk to a baked confectionery shop in my neighborhood which opened recently. 

Wednesday

My friend passed away. However, I was supposed to have my hair cut by a friend of the beautician, so I didn't feel too depressed talking with her.

Thursday

My husband went to a barber. In spring, there are various green vegetables ... but for my husband,  they are just all green vegetables. That's fine. All he has to do is eat them.

Friday

I cared for the planters. It's okay to cut off the extended steams of "flowering kale" . I put them into a glass and they looked nice. A person says "it is just kale".

Good morning 0408

 

It is the last week day of this week. It seems to be warm or hot. Do we change winter covers into thin covers? Probably it is still early, but we, no, Yuki is going to change winter tires into usual tires this weekend, —— according to my plan. 

Yesterday, I went to a temple nearby. They used to hold writing sutra meeting once a moth. Unfortunately it is not resumed yet, and they have no schedule. So for a while I continue it at home. 

Meetings I want to join or I used to join are not resumed. Actually my laughing yoga meeting is not resumed yet. 

Good morning 0407

 

My friend passed away, she was alive with cancer for about ten years. 

Well, my pre-retirement day has started. Today, tomorrow, I have no lessons. I want to resume my volunteer activity, but it still seems to be difficult. 

I will constantly make story movie on YouTube.

Good morning 0406

 

As soon as Yuki. It’s one donut, went playing golf. 

Yesterday, according to my schedule I dropped by a new sweet shop. Coincidently I met a woman next door and went there. And we had coffee there. Probably it was the first time in two and a half years for two of us to have coffee together outside. 

She is older than I, and doesn’t used to walking so much. So, I did walked half distance than usual. 

Then I did walking exercise again in the evening. On the way home I met another lady. It was also the first time to see each face directly i two and a half years. She is a member of my laughing yoga group. We talked for a while walking.  The distance was half than usual, but it took longer time than usual.

Good morning 0405

 

Though it is still cloudy, it seems to get sunny.

 So, we are going to do our usual mission;

Yuki: playing tennis (today a new retiree , who is his friend, debuts in his tennis meeting. ), practicing golf , and jazz band meeting at night

 Mieko; should go to the gym doing exercise, should walking exercise ( it is all right to drop by a new sweet shop which opened last week), continue organizing teaching materials, practicing the piano, yoga at night. 

Before we start our mission, we do our own morning routine. Which is cleaning and washing. 

Good morning 0404

 

Usual Monday has started.

It is very cold, and raining. So Yuki canceled or go fishing. I am planing to go to a library which is little bit far, —— I wonder what to do. 

‘Unfortunately ‘ waking exercise is canceled. So I will organize my teaching materials at home with heater. 

 

lunch diary 0403

This week, there four or five members.  it was a noisy, fun, busy week.

Monday

We went all the way to  the butcher shop and buy "pork"  to cook pork- ginger. The weeping cherry tree was in full bloom.

Tuesday 

We were planning to go to a famous bakery to eat breakfast, which recently opened in Tokyo. The bakery is open at 8 o'clock, so our granddaughter was really bored early morning.

Wednesday

"We have to eat fish", so we went out to a fish shop. there each one chose different fish.  And I didn't know why, but Yuki also "cooked" his special noodle.

Thursday

We finished our spring vacation at  a sushi-go-round. At the New Year we went to a  was a higher-grade sushi-go-round. but this time our grand daughter requested this restaurant.

Friday

There are only two members and usual life came back. I finished cleaning in the morning, and it was lunch for two of us. How quick, easy, and quiet!. It’s a little bit anticlimactic.