Good morning 1231

 It is the last day of 2024, isn't it?

Yesterday a fried of mine visited us with her daughter. She and i have been friends since our kids went to kindergarten. So her we know her daughter very well, though her daughter was little. and Yuki also knows her! of course when she was little. iIt was the first time for both them to see each other in about 30 years. 

Both of them said "you haven't changed" with a big laugh!

Today I stay in the kitchen to simmer lots of things. actually I have already started to simmer black soy beans. 

Yuki has any special plans. But probably he will go find out to buy something a little bit expensive delicatessen for our today’s dinner.

By Yuki

Good morning 1230

 Last week of this year has started, and new year starts in three days.  The atmosphere of this town is lively. For two of us only New Year’s Day is special, because we hold a family together. (We hope it will be sunny). The other days are normal days for us, though Yuki has no tennis meeting, I have no gym.

Today in the morning we go to a clinic downtown and drop by a department store which must be crowded.

Then we go taking special feast to our favorite restaurant. Then we are going to drop by at Karaku cafe. It is closed, so we will say just “hello and have a good year.” Unfortunately we can’t have lunch at Karaku cafe. 

By Yuki

lunch diary 1228

 

lunch diary 1228

A new year is just around the corner.

On the New Year Day, our daughters are going to come and have lunch together.

Of course our grand daughter and our son in-law are going to come together.

Today it is the last day for Yuki to play tennis.

I stay home all the day to do paperwork.

Yesterday “we” clean the kitchen fan. So our winter cleaning is finished.

Good morning 1227

 

I put new years’ things on the entrance shelf.

Yesterday, my neighbor came and we made apple comports together. It was a small year end party for two of us.

Today I am going to the gym, but—- .of course Yuki goes playing tennis. 

In the afternoon Yuki and I got to the clinic. 

Anyway it is the last week day of this week. This week end Yuki probaly will clean the kitchen fan. 

By Yuki

Good morning 1226

 

New year’s holiday is just around the corner. Yesterday we did n’t go to Tokyo. Because many people who lives in the nursing home have fever. They won’t accept visitors outside, and we wanted to avoid to go there in such situation. The staff knows our situation, so we decided not to go there.

We went to get apples and Japanese green onion directly at farms. We are the farmers’ regular customers and friends. It was the last visit of this year, and it was the last visit to the Apple orchard of this season. We get lots of fresh presents from them. 

By Yuki

Good morning 1225

 

Merry Christmas. 

We are going to visit Yuki’s mother in Tokyo today, though we don’t call to her nursing home yet. It depends on her situation. 

Yesterday, it was a good Christmas Eve. Yuki enjoyed Christmas jam session. I talked with Karakuk’s owner’s couple (mainly Yuki’s symptoms)

When I went back home, one of our friends dropped by to pass chicken. Another friend Al’s dropped by to give me a close hanging basket.

 Yuki took back with homemade pudding at a cafe where his jam session was hold. The pudding got our breakfast. We bought  pieces of cake.

By Yuki 

Good morning 1224

 

It is  Christmas Eve, isn’t it?

Today, it is the last day of this year for Yuki to go playing tennis today”weekday” tennis. Winter vacation starts at school. It means kids play tennis as winter club activity at public tennis coat, so it is difficult for Yuki’s senior members to rent tennis coat constantly. 

In the afternoon, he is going to join Christmas jam session. He is wondering who comes. Anyway it is a weekday in Japan. So people who are free must be the elderly. 

Me? I will spend  at home lazily, I might go doing one circuit exercise at the gym in the afternoon. I have no scheduled plans for this Christmas as of now. 

By Yuki

Lunch diary 1221

 

lunch diary 1221

This week is "christmas week".

Do you have any plans?

We have "no" plans, just spend the days as usual.

We might buy fresh cream cake!

Yesterday we went to a concert which our friends participated in.

The weekend before the last we went to see a stage my friend plaied alone.

So this year we really enjoyed Christmas events.

Today in the morning I go taking acupuncture treatmet.

While I take it, Yuki goes to Costoco. He was asked "the chicken" by friends, though we don't buy it. 

His main aim is buyinb SAKE, some presents for his tennismates and a big bottle of propolis. 

He was interested in taking proplis, and he asked about it to the doctor. The doctor permitted it wih a smile, though saying "not to much".

By Yuki 

Good morning 1221

 

Yesterday Yuki could take immunotherapy.  Additionally his ldl score got higher, he started taking medicine, though I don’t take the medicine yet. (My ldl score is a little bit lower than his)

Thankfully the score which shows pneumonia isn’t high, though he continues taking steroid medicine. 

Anyway he has no symptoms. He goes playing tennis today. Tomorrow we are going to a concert which our friend holds.

Good morning 1220

 

Yuki doesn’t take breakfast. Because he has to take blood check, and if the result has no problems, he takes the second immunotherapy. 

Today I hold our laughter club meeting. It is the last meeting of this year.  Probably it will change to a chat meeting having snack. 

In the afternoon we go to dentist. My chipped front tooth hasn’t been repaired. I suffer gum immflamuation easily when I get depressed.Yuki’s teeth are all right he goes to protect his gum.

We hope to spend today smoothly.

Good morning 1219

 

It is cloudy. It is cold, though it doesn’t snow. Yuki goes playing tennis.  I really admire his and his tennis mates health power.

I will do one circle exercise at the gym.

At night I take English chat lesson. I seldom have an opportunity to speak English. So I applied 

Good morning 1218

 

Yesterday I grilled hamburger steak. Today’s breakfast was the rest of it. 

I finished tearing apart of kimono of my friends. Today I return them to her. 

The things we should do in this year finish one by one. 

My doctor said that I might suffer CFS, but your depression seems to be bad in the morning, you might suffer light depression. Probably it is still difficilut to accept this situation for me. Since corona pandemic, I have had lots of unexpected things like my mother’s problem, the trouble between my brothers (and Yuki’s brothers’ trouble) and Yuki’s illness .

 I have enough appetite. So I am all right. Today what will I cook for lunch and dinner?

Good morning 1217

 

We have no schedule, though Yuki goes to a clinic and I am not sure whether to go to the gym. Though it is my usual excuse, this coldness makes me tired. This year suddenly winter has come. I could not have opportunities to wear thin sweater or sweat shirts. Of course I don’t discard them. 

Anyway we do what we can do today. 

Our window cleaning is almost finished.  This week “we” clean our kid’s room’s windows. And until the end of this month Yuki is going to clean the kitchen fan. 

lunch diary 1214

 

lunch diary1214

Last week we went to Costco. We were going to buy SUSHI for our dinner.

But they were not sold. Instead of it this "POKI roll" is sold. So we bought one for our dinner.

Good morning 1213

 

It is the last weekday, Friday. Main missions are finished. Today’s missions are, Yuki!s clinic, and going to a department to take our order “big Chinese dumplings”.

To tell the truth I have being not so good, but probably I am all right. I hope or want not to get depressed worse. 

It is a good excuse to go to the department to buy some delicatessen.

Good morning 1212

 

Today it is our Costco day. ( it is my clinic day to take CBT)

Last time we went there, we found sushi is sold at the food coat. It is a full- fledged  serving. We can buy a big pack of sushi at food corner, but it is too much.  

So today’s dinner is the sushi, we buy one severing and share it.

Good morning 1211

 

Yesterday’s performance at karaku was really fun. Today I have a meeting with the library’s staff. 

We get our work? Events which we do this year done one by one.

Though I am easily flustered when something different from usual, anyway we do what we can do today. Additionally probably this week I won’t go to the gym. 

Good morning 1210

 

Good morning. Yesterday’s missions were all done. Today it is the day of Karaku, it means my performance day. 

Yesterday we had lunch outside. “You” might be interested  in this photo.

lunch diary &haiku 1207

 

lunch diary & haiku 1207

A new week has started.

This week we have some plans, so we often out more than usual.

Last Saturday his band played at a christmas concert.

It was fhe first time to put on a tie in five years.

We? I ? haven't discared his ties yet except some formal ties.

Well do we have an oppotunyty to go together where he puts on his tie?

Today I dominate some English books to an international association. 

I will start to let to my collection  in earnest.

Good morning 1206

 

We are all right. Yesterday I went to clinic, the doctor said you get me tally tired.  My throat wasn’t swollen.  Anyway both of us don’t have a cold. It is a good thing. On the other hand our granddaughter had mycoplasma pneumonia, but now she is a lot better, she goes to school. 

Today Yuki goes playing tennis, and go to clinic. 

I should go to the gym and at least will do one circle exercise. I am asked to tear up some kimono of my friend. I need to take them at the gym.

Good morning 1205

 

It is sunny. Yuki has no fever, he goes playing tennis.  I am relieved though I feel dull. (Today I might go to clinic nearby)

Yesterday’s, English picture meeting was fun. Only one member joined. But we had lots of conversation about how to English picture books, and poem. 

This is a page of a book written by Erick Carle. He has extracted many famous phrases from famous books (probably). Some “haiku”s were also extracted.

Leaping flying fish! Dancing for me and my boat  as I sail for home. —- haiku kouson

Well, both of us don’t know this haiku poetry “kouson”. We don’t know original haiku. 

So, we tried to “translate “ this haiku in Japanese. It was fun.

Good morning 1204

 

It is Tuesday. I forgot to update  this diary. I thought I did it. 

Monday night Yuki had a a fever.  But yesterday he had no fever. He stayed home during the daytime, he went out to join his band practice. Today he is all right

 

On the other hand I have a headache and runny nose. (And I feel duo as usual.) Do I take a cold? Today I stay home without going to the gym.

Luckily today I have a zoom meeting in the morning. 

Lunch diary 1130

 

lunch diary 1130

December has alreday started. Anyway two of us spend usual days. We are happy.

Today we go out to do some paperwork. 

This week I will hold our English picutre club online meeting. Probably two members will join. I'm not sure to resume volunteer activity at the library. However next week I am going to talk with a staff of the library.

From next week our elder daughter's group exhibition will start.

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