2007/9/30
Yesterday morning I got up before 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Y and I joined a one-day bus tour of Oze.
It was raining when we left Tokyo.
How lucky we were!
The weather cleared and the sun began to shine
as we were approaching Oze.
We enjoyed walking around Ozegahara for 4 hours.
It was Mrs. Yoshida's first visit to Oze.
4 hours was too short, of course.
We enjoyed early autumn colors in Oze.
Mrs. Y and I joined a one-day bus tour of Oze.
It was raining when we left Tokyo.
How lucky we were!
The weather cleared and the sun began to shine
as we were approaching Oze.
We enjoyed walking around Ozegahara for 4 hours.
It was Mrs. Yoshida's first visit to Oze.
4 hours was too short, of course.
We enjoyed early autumn colors in Oze.
2007/9/27
The day before yesterday, did you admire
the harvest moon, chushu-no-meigetsu?
It was not a full moon on that day. (September 25)
It is full moon today.
How brightly the moon is shining!
We had changeable weather today.
It was raining hard in the morning.
It was cloudy when I was walking
to the community center.
On the way home it began to rain again.
Late in the afternoon the weather began to clear.
( at nine this morning )
( at seven this evening )
the harvest moon, chushu-no-meigetsu?
It was not a full moon on that day. (September 25)
It is full moon today.
How brightly the moon is shining!
We had changeable weather today.
It was raining hard in the morning.
It was cloudy when I was walking
to the community center.
On the way home it began to rain again.
Late in the afternoon the weather began to clear.
( at nine this morning )
( at seven this evening )
2007/9/25
To tell the truth, I have a strong unreasonable fear
(a phobia, kyofu-sho ) about seeing a dentist.
I can't bear the noise of drilling a tooth
when I have my teeth treated.
What a relief! I've found a very good local dentist
who practiced this spring.
Not only the dentist but also his staff are all very kind.
Their manner eases my fears.
Whatever question I may ask, they answer me very politely
and mildly. This is the very important point to me.
I will leave my teeth entirely to you, Mr. Nakayama, my dentist!
( waiting room in the dental office--from his web site )
( on the way to the dentist )
(a phobia, kyofu-sho ) about seeing a dentist.
I can't bear the noise of drilling a tooth
when I have my teeth treated.
What a relief! I've found a very good local dentist
who practiced this spring.
Not only the dentist but also his staff are all very kind.
Their manner eases my fears.
Whatever question I may ask, they answer me very politely
and mildly. This is the very important point to me.
I will leave my teeth entirely to you, Mr. Nakayama, my dentist!
( waiting room in the dental office--from his web site )
( on the way to the dentist )
2007/9/23
It has been too hot for me to go hiking.
I enjoyed movies instead of hiking.
Three films I enjoyed are SICKO, MISS POTTER and HERO.
The last one is a Japanese film starring Takuya Kimura.
Did you also watch any of these films?
I enjoyed movies instead of hiking.
Three films I enjoyed are SICKO, MISS POTTER and HERO.
The last one is a Japanese film starring Takuya Kimura.
Did you also watch any of these films?
2007/9/21
I've just attended Friday English class.
Today's class was held at a faraway community center.
What a beautiful day!
I walked about 20 minutes to the community center.
I saw shiro-shikibu and murasaki-shikibu on the way.
There used to be murasaki-shikibu in my garden in Niigata
so I knew about it very well.
But I saw shiro-shikibu for the first time in my life today.
They are beautiful berries, aren't they?
Today's class was held at a faraway community center.
What a beautiful day!
I walked about 20 minutes to the community center.
I saw shiro-shikibu and murasaki-shikibu on the way.
There used to be murasaki-shikibu in my garden in Niigata
so I knew about it very well.
But I saw shiro-shikibu for the first time in my life today.
They are beautiful berries, aren't they?
2007/9/18
Yesterday, the third Monday of September, was
'keiro-no-hi'.
It was a holiday but both koharu's mother and father had to
go to work.
I went to her house to spend a day with my grandchildren.
koharu and I went to a nearby park.
We sat in a swing under a big tree.
koharu was excited and said, "It's great fun to have a swing!"
She had been afraid of riding a swing for a long time!
But she was now enjoying a swing!
koharu's brother stayed at home and made a toy for koharu.
He made it with recycled materials.
He is indeed a fine workman.
He presented me a wooden picture frame.
It's so nice. Thank you very much, Grandson.
It was a peaceful holiday.
'keiro-no-hi'.
It was a holiday but both koharu's mother and father had to
go to work.
I went to her house to spend a day with my grandchildren.
koharu and I went to a nearby park.
We sat in a swing under a big tree.
koharu was excited and said, "It's great fun to have a swing!"
She had been afraid of riding a swing for a long time!
But she was now enjoying a swing!
koharu's brother stayed at home and made a toy for koharu.
He made it with recycled materials.
He is indeed a fine workman.
He presented me a wooden picture frame.
It's so nice. Thank you very much, Grandson.
It was a peaceful holiday.
2007/9/16
I hurried to Artist Garden, gallery & cafe,
at Ikebukuro this morning.
I had arrived there before the gallery opened.
I waited in front of the door for 20 minutes.
It was very hot and sweat was rolling down my face.
The gallery was a small one.
There were about 30 Japanese poems ( all handwriting )
were displayed on the wall with illustrations by painters
now in full activity.
I was amazed that each one of those poems was so impressive.
I read them again and again.
They celebrated life, nature, beauty or peace.
They described hope, dream, worries, regrets---
every human emotion.
I stayed in the gallery all the morning drinking a cup of cocoa.
at Ikebukuro this morning.
I had arrived there before the gallery opened.
I waited in front of the door for 20 minutes.
It was very hot and sweat was rolling down my face.
The gallery was a small one.
There were about 30 Japanese poems ( all handwriting )
were displayed on the wall with illustrations by painters
now in full activity.
I was amazed that each one of those poems was so impressive.
I read them again and again.
They celebrated life, nature, beauty or peace.
They described hope, dream, worries, regrets---
every human emotion.
I stayed in the gallery all the morning drinking a cup of cocoa.