Ms. Scarlet was renewed by four tyres. Cost performance much improved, handling lightened. Thank you so much, Shin who always gives priority to safety of Mei-Shun. And same to you, Momo-chan who has bloomed at the end of several branches. Popular cherry breed 染井吉野 in Tokyo is expected to do tomorrow, so it is you who won the first blossom of the year.
Beyond Clouds
StandardA full moon floated last night, Mei-Shun heard from a close friend. Since it rained all day long, she played “Clair de Lune” by Master Debussy on Ms. Piano, never recognizing such a romantic view over the curtain. Well, perhaps thanks to that gentle entity, Shin was relieved from hay disease while his wife from fierce appetite tortured them for a month.
Sweet Amber
StandardOh, how nice いしじま is, a peanuts shop and soba restaurant Shin and Mei-Shun loves. Their products are really good, including this 鼈甲飴=bekko-ame, caramel candy. Simple technique to boil down caster sugar tastes great as artistic confectionery. And similar one in tiny bottles of sauce was attached to 餡蜜=an-mitsu, alga jelly and red-bean jam by みはし.
Puncture!
StandardMs. Scarlet has been hit in the left rear tyre for several times so far by Mei-Shun. Now it came at last: a scar reached breaking point with a weird, dull sound. She continued to drive toward the nearest station to pick up Shin. The wife is normally dull at any trouble on a car, yet recognized rattling noise started just after the couple met. The husband immediately told her to stop, made first-aid by following one.
Love Lesson
StandardHow long does it take for Mei-Shun to resume practicing 恋の手習=koi-no-tenarai, the most important part of 京鹿子娘道成寺? Three years, Master Mei-Shu. You kindly tried to teach it to your last 名取 who wished to gain certificate of 師範. However, it was too hard for your body to do it in person, forced you instead to find a DVD performed by another member of 菊ノ上会.
Cats’ Eyes
StandardIt is like, weather of spring is said. Well, we have 啓蟄=kei-chitsu, 3rd of spring 二十四節気 today. It continued to rain from midnight, stopped for a while and started again: changed every one hour. Such busy turns often appear on your green, round two jewels, Mikan-chan. You look all right, as Mei-Shun does this morning in the mirror. Shall we stay indoors, away from storm outdoors?
Curtain Calls
StandardMeow, it was too late. Mom did not feel good enough to walk to the nearest shrine in the morning. Neither did I, and rain followed soon. Since it locked us into home, she chose a photo of lovely yellow flowers below, taken the other day during her exercise above. So we are on a stage, yet still behind a curtain. Mom, it seems your condition affects mine. Please take care of yourself for our better performance together.
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Doll Festival
StandardThis is for girls, maybe set to be the counterpart of Children’s Day celebrated mainly for boys on May 5th. Both of them are days of sweets as well, since hina-arare, rice puffs coated with frosty sugar are served on the former while kashiwa-mochi, rice cakes wrapping red bean-paste balls on the latter. For Shin and Mei-Shun, lovely frog faces joined — souvenir from Nagoya.
Bullying Book
StandardOh, you are so cynical to say “d.e.b.” toward Mei-Shun twice. She might be still a bit, yet please do not disturb her studying English to widen her vocabulary more, continued for decades. Now rainfall seems like to prevent her from dancing with Ms. Sagittarius, Princess Maria and Mr. Tea Time today. She has to tighten appetite, greatly helped by strawberries picked on weekend.
Kyo-ha-Kyo
StandardYes, it is such a season. Mei-Shun means that there are a lot of 凶=kyo, the worst luck in the omikuji box at the nearest shrine. That might be because the priest would like to make more visitors happier in January: if they draw bad lots on New Year Day, and shrine maidens have to hand gloomy pieces of paper to them, following year would seem lugubrious for both of them.
















