Look @Moon

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Meow, mom resumed kabuki dance lesson at home. She means to remember how to dance 恋の手習い=love lesson part of 京鹿子娘道成寺 within this month. Just go ahead, purr. It is clear today, would let us see a full moon at night. It also should have been a chance for Professor M, her only student to visit her, yet had to be canceled. I wish they can share practice in yukata next month.

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Somewhat Siamese

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Hi, cute twins, how have you been? Mei-Shun has seen you for several times on the way to the nearest shrine. Oops, one of you seems to be using a restroom under an azalea bush. That is why the other gave a glance at her. Thanks and sorry, just a photo. It is quite cooler than yesterday, when she drew a bit better omikuji lot 末吉=sue-kichi, the least lucky.

MS goes …

… and returned.

One of them @lunch

 

Knew It

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Meow, my day of the month comes as usual, with longer time for dad working at home these days. Mom does not change so much from how she has been so far, wondering what would come next onto black-and-white keys of Ms. Piano. What, Spanish test expected to be held in June will be canceled, for the same reason why he prefers staying with us to going out? Please calm down. Lick, lick, purr …

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Summer Bowl

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Meow, mom found following watermelon in a little cart at a grocery shop where 羅臼昆布, her favorite kelp is sold. She told me that a lot of such bargain sales are seen around here these days. One of the reasons might be postponement of 陶炎祭=hi-matsuri held in 笠間, according to a hairdresser who always serves nice tea cups. Why don’t you visit there next year to pick up my water bowl? Purr …

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Sakura Moon

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Meow, sudden shower, stormy wind and weird virus have forced me and mom to stay at home from weekend. It is just as usual — my realm is here, she prefers to keep social distance. Let’s therefore enjoy warm sunlight through windows in daytime, bright moonlight at night, purr. We are expected to see a full moon tonight. Called with “pink” or “super” before, it is the biggest in 2020.

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Shall We?

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Meow, it stopped raining finally. Sunlight warms me looking down green garden, purr. Mom is happy to clean up living room, my smaller restroom and — her kimono skirt stored in one of my beds. Oh? You mean to practice 京鹿子娘道成寺, don’t you? Some part is forgotten, other all right. One whole year has passed since you taught it to Professor M.

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Upper Lip

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Meow, how do you kind followers care yourselves feeling not so good? I sleep first. Secondly, drink water as much as possible, then eat. Mom seems similar to me, with boiled water and tea to replace my room-temperature bowl. She makes it a rule to play with Ms. Piano for at least 15 minutes every day, prior to stretching and kabuki dance practice. It is only after she holds me on or between legs, purr.

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Table Cat

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Mom, mom, look at me. Take the first care of me, not dad. I’m a good girl, understand well that you are mine on weekdays, while dad’s on weekends. Even if he is still in bed, you greet me with gentle smile in early mornings. Thanks a lot for wet food, checking my health by cleaning restrooms. Why do you then boil pasta before giving me crisps? I’ll be a bad girl, sniff this dish for daddy.

Yes, stay on ur place.

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Cats’ Eyes

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It 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

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Meow, 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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