Monday, October 13, 2025

Good morning 1013 & lunch diary 1011

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  by Yuki by Mieko A new week has started, though it’s a national holiday. We’re going to see Yuki’s friends’ big band concert. I’m not sure...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Good morning 1011

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  by Yuki  Yesterday, Yuki had his chemotherapy. Fortunately, his malignant tumors haven’t gotten worse. Next week, his treatment will be on...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Good morning 1010

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  by Yuki Today is Yuki’s hospital day. We’ll leave home in an hour and a half. It’s still not certain whether he can continue with the next...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

Good morning 1009

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  by Yuki Yesterday we had lunch at Karaku Café. It was crowded, so we didn’t have enough time to talk with the owner couple.    Most of the...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Good morning 1008

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  by Yuki Yesterday I visited a friend and brought her some Japanese pears that I had bought at an orchard the day before yesterday. She was...
Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Good morning 1007

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  by Yuki It is cold this morning. We turned on a kerosene heater, which is probably unusual in this area. Our house is 38 years old. At tha...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Good morning 1006

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   by Yuki Yuki can eat noodles smoothly now. That’s a good sign. Yesterday, when he joined the jam session, he had ramen. I made two dishes...
Sunday, October 05, 2025

Good morning 1006 & lunch diary 1004

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  by Yuki by Mieko We got some fresh chestnuts from our neighbor. Today’s my missions are cooking them and washing the covers we changed yes...
Saturday, October 04, 2025

Good morning 1004

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  by Yuki Yesterday felt like a long day. Our appointment with the doctor was at 11:30. Yuki had a blood test and an X-ray first, so he went...
Friday, October 03, 2025

Good morning 1003

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  by Yuki Today we go to the hospital. Yuki may start the second round of chemotherapy right after the first, or the doctor may give him a r...
Thursday, October 02, 2025

Good morning 1002

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  by Yuki Yesterday our laughter yoga meeting was fun. There were three members. We shared what we had done, what made us cheerful, and what...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Good morning 1001

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  by Yuki October has begun. Today I hold our laughter yoga meeting—for the first time  in three months. The hottest season is finally over....
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Good morning 0930

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   by Yuki Yesterday we went to the library, and we saw ginkgo nuts falling from the trees. Some people were picking them up with thick glov...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Good morning 0929

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   by Yuki A new week has begun. The first mission is for me to visit the orthopedic doctor. The second is Yuki’s clinic visit to ease his s...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Good morning 0928 & lunch diary 0927

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by MIeko I’ll be leaving in an hour to join today’s sutra-copying session. Thankfully, we got lots of persimmons from Yuki’s tennis mate. I’...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Good morning 0927

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  by Yuki Yesterday he was able to have his third chemotherapy session, so the first course is now finished. Whether he can start the second...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Good morning 0926

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  by Yuki Yesterday Yuki bought sake, sweets, bread, and  broiled miso-marinated black cod  at Costco. It was our first time buying fish the...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Good morning 0925

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  by Yuki Today is our Costco day, which also means it’s my cognitive behavioral therapy day. While I see the doctor, Yuki goes shopping at ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Good morning 0924

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by Yuki Yesterday, a woman visited my home library. It was fun. At night, I joined a Zoom meeting with two other members, all of whom were f...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Good morning 0923

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by Yuki It’s Tuesday and a national holiday, so Yuki has no tennis and I have no gym. Yesterday, the ban on eating noodles was lifted. The E...