Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Good morning 0131

 

It is the last day f January. I am going to the gym in the morning. If I go there, it will have been there three days in a row. And this month it will have been there 10 times . 

Yesterday I was going to take a walking exercise in the afternoon. 

When I started, coincidentally I met the woman next door. Then we decided to have a teatime. It was a good excuse to stop taking a waking exercise. Usually I do 30 or 40 minute walk. Well our tea time was about for one and a half hours. Yuki was astounded.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Good morning 0130

 

Good morning. Yesterday we visited a temple . A medicine Buddha is enshrined there. It was a nice temple. then we had a nice lunch outside. 

In the afternoon I went to the gym. The stuff of the gym was so surprised. 

Last night I was staring at our household accounts book. Of course nothing happened. and this month We didn’t use money as we expected. “I” am a good manager. 

My mother passed away. Yuki’s mother moved to a new nursing home. Yuki’s situation has changed. Our way to use our retirement  changed.

Monday, January 29, 2024

lunch diary 0127 short version

 

February is just around the corner.
Last week, yuki could eat ealier dinner at his favorite restaurant. 
He seemed to be really satisfied.
I didn't eat one, but my dinner was also good. 
Today we will go visiting a temple while enjoying one hour driving.


Saturday, January 27, 2024

Good morning 0127

 

It is Saturday. Yuki goes taking tennis lesson. He is fine. But he couldn’t take the third immunotherapy yesterday. His is still suffering pneumonia without any symptoms. It is a side effect by radiation treatment or immunotherapy. In two weeks he has to go to the hospital again. We were a  little bit disappointed. But his tumor marker is stable. Though we try to aim perfectly recovery, anyway he live together with the tumor in peace. 

In the evening I had teatime with my friend. 

On the other hand yum I bought some snacks for his wine. At night he had a zoom meeting with his friends.


Friday, January 26, 2024

Good morning 0126

 

Burnt toast! Burnt pork! They are all right. 

Today  it will be the third time for him to take the immunotherapy. We hope he will take it. It depends on his blood score. We also hope his pneumonia disappears.

Yesterday there was a happening. It caused my panic. We  visited our lawyer. We had no appointment to visit him, but he accepted us, of cause before visiting him I called him.  It was a busy day. But I went to the  gym in the morning.

Today in the evening I am going to go to a fancy confectioner to have tea with my friend who finally became 60 and the same generation with me. 

Today it seems to be a busy day again.




Thursday, January 25, 2024

Good morning 0125

 

Accidentally I put protein powder on my stewed daikon seasoned with soy sauce. 

In the morning, I go to the clinic, and drop by at a confectionery to buy some gifts. Then I will go to the gym it might be a tight schedule. So, I might go to the gym in the afternoon. 

I no longer  need to wait a video call from my mother. I try to take a walking exercise in the afternoon. But considering paying the fee for the gym, it should be better to go to the gym in the afternoon. Basically the members use the gym once a day. 

Do I go to the gym today?


Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Good morning 0124

 

Yesterday I went to the gym. Of course Yuki went playing tennis as usual. Today I am going to the gym again. 

Yesterday I discarded one ladle, which I still used sometimes. Because Yuki bought a new ladle at a 100yen shop. Why? Yesterday Yuki dropped by at the 100 yen shop, there he found it which was introduced on TV as one of the 10 best things which are very convenient, though I didn’t see the program. Nowadays his one of hobbies is to buy inexpensive  goods and food (mainly B grade pre -packaged food or can food). So he bought the ladle. 

I don't want to increase kitchen gadgets more. To tell honestly the old ladle was expensive because I got it at a famous kitchen gadget shop. (I didn't want a new ladle.)

Well I wrote about trivial things as usual.



Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Good morning 0123

 

Today I “go to “ the gym. Last year monthly member fee increased. Yuki says “at least you should go there 10 times a month, though if you could do it, my tennis fee is lower.”

Yuki pays 400 yen every time when he plays tennis. So if I could go to the gym 10 times a month, we pay almost the same money for daily exercise spending. 


Additionally he doesn’t go playing tennis when it rains or he is not  so good. Of course in that case he doesn’t need to pay tennis fee. But in my case without the weather and my condition my gym monthly fee is withdrawn automatically.


Monday, January 22, 2024

Good morning 0122

 

A new week has started. It is sunny. Thankfully we have no snow.

Today we go downtown to do some errands including visiting a city bank. Probably we will have lunch outside.

These days we often have meals outside. “I” have to think about our retirement budget, though it can’t be helped.(It  is my habit of saying)

Anyway it is sunny. We will go out to refresh ourselves. 

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Lunch diary 0120 short version

 

It is raining today. We stay home lazily. According to the weather report it was going to snow. Luckily it is raining. How are you spending this weekend?

Friday, January 19, 2024

Good morning 0119

 

I forgot to take the photo of today’s breakfast. This photo is yesterday’s snack. It is called “tai-yaki”. Tai means a kind of fish, which is said to bring a good luck. 

Today I hold laughter yoga meeting. It is the first time this year, probably three women will come. Organizing this meeting is one of things what I do in my 60’s to my residential community. 

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Good morning 0118

 

Yesterday I went to the gym. It was the second time this year. I had a tea time at a small food coat in the supermarket next to the gym with some gym mates for about 30 minutes. It was a good time.

Today I will go to the gym again. 

This bread is pumpkin bread I baked with HB. I used frozen pumpkin paste which was the rest of New Year’s feast.

There is only black soy beans paste I made as New Year’s feast in the freezer. I am going to bake another bread with it. And will use up all the rest of meals I made for the New Year.





Wednesday, January 17, 2024

one day trip to FUJI

 

We went to see our daughter's individual exhibition in Fuji, though Yuki's aim was eating the local famous YAKISOBA.



Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Good morning 0116

 

We finish one thing at a time.

We could see our daughter’s individual exhibition and one day tour in Fuji city.

I had an annual gastroscopy. It had no problem. Doctor said “your stomach comes from the stress”.

We visited a lawyer and asked him to become my attorney officially . So my daughter and I don’t need to talk my elder brother. 

Additionally, yesterday we also went to dentist. 

Today I need request some certificates to some city halls. But it doesn’t cause my stress.

Anyway today it is difficult to go to the gym. Probably I will go there tomorrow. 

Monday, January 15, 2024

lunch diary 0113 short version

 



Do you know "Wata-suki"?
We had it at a grilled meat restaurant.
Wata means cotton candy.
Suki means simmered beef.

Friday, January 12, 2024

Good morning 0112

 

It seems to be warmer than yesterday. yesterday it was a cold day. 

But it was a good day for me. I had a good counseling. Then I was going to come back by train. I didn’t research the train schedule. I got to the station I was very surprised. I had to wait the train about 40 minutes. It Is a small station, there is no place to wait inside.  I left the station and looked for a cafe. Thankfully there was an old small cafe. The owner was an old lady. Then I called Yuki. Yuki came to pick me up. He came there earlier than the train. 

Then we dropped by at a shrine. We found the nests there.

Do you know what kind of birds made these nests?


Thursday, January 11, 2024

Good morning 0111

 

It is cloudy. 

Today “I” go to a new clinic  which is a psychosomatic medicine. The clinic is in the same city but for me it is a little bit far to drive.  I will go there by bus and train. (Or Yuki might give a drive, though I try to go there by myself). 

It is difficult for me to deal with my up-down feeling. I met the doctor or of the clinic at a meeting of cancer patients and their family. She is a doctor and counselor. 

Anyway I should go out .


Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Good morning 0110

 

Yesterday’s my performance finished successfully and peacefully. Regular audience and my friend came.

 I wore my original kimono jacket. I “boasted” about it. Most of them know that I seldom sewing , so very surprised and praised me like mothers do. (Most of them are older than me)

This coat is a little bit difficult to dress well. Cafe Karaku is a suitable place to it. I was happy.





Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Good morning 0109


 For most of people winter vacation finished. School starts. Work begins. Today it is my performance day at Karaku cafe.

Yuki has no schedule, because today all public tennis coats closed. Yuki is going to organize his room. It means he goes out to find something convenient or interesting gadgets to 100 yen shops and electric shops. 



Monday, January 08, 2024

Lunch diary 0106 short version

 


This year I continue making haiku and short video with Yuki’s music. 

A new week has started.

On Japanese calendar, it is a holiday. We have no plan. 

Unfortunately I am not so good, though I have no fever.  I will spend lazily in my room while living down.

Yesterday we went to the library and borrowed lots of books. 

There we found the CDs Yuki donated are on the shelf to lent them.




Friday, January 05, 2024

Good morning 0105

 

The black one on the toast is nori seaweed butter.   Our daughter gave it. It is becoming a popular recently. The taste is, —— no comment. 

Today I will go to the gym . It will be the first time of this year. Then in the afternoon each of us is going to go to get a haircut. Thankfully Yuki has enough hair to go to  barber shop.

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Good morning 0104

 

Regular days have started.

The first errand was taking out garbage. It is the first garbage day of this year. We took out garbage at a certain time, but probably garbage truck won’t be able to come on time because of lots of garbage. 

And I “decided” to walk to nearby commute center to return books I borrowed. I will walking exercise on the first regular day——- probably. 

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

A new year has come!

It is in 2024. 

Yuki doesn’t need to go to the hospital. He is well. I have no fever, I am all right. 

On the first day, all members of my family got together. Then our younger daughter and granddaughter stayed with us for one night.

Today there are two members, Yuki and me. It is a usual holiday. From tomorrow our usual day starts, it means Yuki is going to go playing tennis. I ......?! though the gym opens from tomorrow.

On the other hand it is sad a big earthquake occurred. It recalled us of the Kantou east earthquake. I remembered the day spending all the day with only one portable kerosene heater. It was really difficult to get more kerosene. So I tried saving it. (Yuki was not here because of his business trip and he couldn’t come back quickly because the train didn’t work. )

I hope people in Noto area will get calm days as soon as possible.


It seems to be cloudy. The washing machine is working. But it might be difficult to dry the laundry including blankets and bed sheets. Do we need to go to a laundromat nearby?