My daughter, who is 47 years old, has started her new life as a 3rd year university student.
Her daughter, koharu, has started her new life as a 1st year high school student.
Her son, my grandson, is now a second year
university student.
And my daughter's husband works hard to support his family.
My daughter's family are all very busy.
I make it a rule to go to her house twice a day---
first around 10:00 a.m. to be sure to lock the doors and then around 4:00 p.m. to take the washing in.
My favorite radio program on Sunday is 音楽の泉. It starts at 8:05 a.m. and ends at 8:55a.m.
How long have I been listening to this radio program— over 50 years or so?
I have breakfast listening to this program on Sundays. Today's music is ブラームスの交響曲第4番.
I know I have no ear for music.
But I do love music!
This program 音楽の泉 makes me peaceful,
whatever music it provides..
This program 音楽の泉 makes me feel I'm all right
and encourages me to live every day of my life.
Oh, I remember again Robert Browning's poem—
The year's at the spring,
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hill-side's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in his Heaven—
All's right with the world!
Today I went to Tokyo Gakugei University
to get a brochure on its extension lectures 2015.
It is located in Koganei City next to Kodaira City.
It's about 30 minutes' walk from my apartment
but I went there by bus today.
There are 42 extension lectures this year.
I'm planning to apply for some of these lectures.
I had lunch at Students' Cafeteria.
The cafeteria was full of young boys and girls.
They looked like freshmen or sophomores.
I felt as if I myself were a university student. When I was a student at university,
I used to take my meals at Students' Cafeteria. Oh, my good old days!
By the way, what shall I do?
I looked for a seat with my tray of かき揚げそば
in hands. It cost 360 yen.
I said to two boys in English, ”Can I join you?”
One of them said, “Sure.” We enjoyed talking in English.
They were first year students majoring linguistics 言語学.
They looked happy to be university students.
In front of the cafeteria, the performance started
in order to invite freshmen to circle activities.
Now I’m looking for the exit. Oh, where is the exit?
I have no sense of direction.
I asked a young gentleman nearby
which way I should go.
He was so kind as to take me to the exit.
(Did I look that old?)
I spoke to him in English and he spoke both in English
and Japanese.
He gave me his calling card, saying good-bye.
The card said he was an associate professor
at Tokyo Gakugei University.