koharu had no school today,
because she had school last Sunday.
Her brother went to school.
Her parents went to work.
koharu and I went for a picnic in Koganei-koen.
koharu's mother bought a new lunch box for koharu
last month and made a picnic lunch for koharu and me.
We walked to Koganei-koen carrying a backpack on the back.
The clouds hung low.
Cold air was flowing through the park.
There were not so many people in the park.
koharu said, "Oh, I like this silent park!"
koharu and I enjoyed a picnic lunch which her mother
made for her. She was proud of her mother's cooking.
koharu said, "How delicious! I like eating lunch in the park. "
After lunch koharu enjoyed catching a ball.
We enjoyed walking on the fallen leaves to the playground.
There were few children playing on the playground.
Every equipment was hers.
koharu looked happy.
koharu and I had a lot of fun at the picnic.
I have a crooked tooth and it was broken
in the middle last autumn.
Today my dentist decided to pull out
the tooth completely.
He tried to pull it out, even cutting
my gums.
But the end of the tooth was in the bone.
It was impossible to pull the tooth with
its root.
He sewed up the gums and gave me medicine
for aching, swelling, fever and bacteria.
I have never had this kind of tooth treatment
before--I mean pulling out teeth.
The dentist was surprised that I still had
four wisdom teeth--oya-shirazu.
Now I'm decided I will not get any treatment
unless I have any pains.
I wonder what will happen to me.
Will I have a bad pain?
Will the gums swell?
Will I have a fever?
I was born and brought up in Tochio.
Tochio-shi was merged into Nagaoka City a few years ago.
Tochio-machi became Tochio City 54 years ago.
I was in the 6th grade at elementary school then.
I remember joining a street parade celebrating
the municipality. I miss Tochio City.
I am sorry my hometown has been losing population.
Very few people were walking along "gangi,"shopping arcade.
After the Shinto ritual for 30th anniversary of my father's death,
we visited my parents' graveyard with a Shinto priest.
He performed a ceremony of ritual purification there.
The graveyard is on the hill.
It was a lovely day and I enjoyed a beautiful country scenery.
I am sure my parents like this place. My father was born here.