15 years have passed since we moved to Ibaraki. It was our first experience to arrange rooms, decide interior design, etc. Now, hands of time have touched here and there in walls, ceilings and floors – our sweet home looks ready for refreshment.
Month: May 2015
Long-Lashed Lady
StandardMikan-chan has a pedigree certification. However, she looks much smaller than stereo-typed Russian Blue breed. Her round face, soft muzzle line and fluffy coat, all different from the ones awarded in cat shows. Well, does it matter? She is the prettiest in the world for us. And that is all.
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Typhoon in May
StandardIt was awful last night. Typhoon Noul, changed into an extratropical cyclone, rushed over Japanese Archipelago. Growling and shaking houses like an earthquake, it really scared us. Further torturing is such a torrid weather afterward – we are not yet used to it. Let’s be careful not to have a heatstroke.
After 6 Wks
StandardSigh of relief: no problem in Mei-Shun’s current condition, Dr. A said. Just one thing is clear – gaining weight affects the scar resulting from the operation. The more it is pulled outward, the wider it would be. It is therefore very important for a thinner, better scar to lead a good diet.
Welcome Back
StandardIt is out of the blue – our late avocado couple left a baby! He looks just like when his parents woke up from each seed. Mei-Shun immediately changed her mind to reuse the flowerpot for newcomers. Blackened part of daddy-avo’s trunk has been cut away. Now, enjoy sunlight and water, honey.
A Shock!
StandardThis weighing scale is broken, isn’t it? Five weeks have passed since Mei-Shun left the hospital. She had made it – lost a good weight, felt no pain and fine. However, it is never easy to keep such condition. A tire has begun to grow up around her waist little by little to date, and … does it cause a pain in the scar as well?
Pose Please
StandardEvery morning, Mikan-chan jumps out of the bed, runs around the living room before walking back to mom, sits up straight with her tail neatly curled around the paws. This must be the cutest shot, yet even a slight click of camera catches her attention. She starts patting the floor with the tail unlaced, and …
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One of Best Joy
StandardGolden Week seems the best time for rice farmers to start planting. It is so nice to walk along newly-watered paddy, enjoying fresh breeze over it. Night chorus by frogs is so pleasant to ears. All is for happy harvest in autumn, yet stop for a while and let us be grateful to stand on this beautiful place.
Sweet Art
StandardThese are Japanese sweets to celebrate Children’s Day, sent from Tane-ya, including chimaki (=sweetened rice cake wrapped in a piece of bamboo grass) and kashiwa-mochi (=rice cake filled with bean jam). The former was found in a paper bag on which a carp streamer is printed.
Sleeping on the Floor
StandardIt is also fine today, but are you all right, Mikan-chan? This year might see earlier summer. We started air-conditioning in the study room last week, while living room and bedroom follow yesterday. Even so, don’t you need any cushion? Well, mom’s hanten (=a kimono-shape, around-the-house clothes) seems working enough …
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