Shin and Mei-Shun ate out at a Korean-style barbeque restaurant on weekend. The wife ordered a glass of Makgeolli: 3 months have already passed since she finished 黄八丈 shochu at home. She spent perspiration season with no alcohol, actually wanted warm tea. However, charcoal burner emitted enough heat to convince her. It helped lean meats digestion as well.
This fruit is among Mei-Shun’s most favorite, might represent her 2026; she got Momo-chan baby sisters, Shin kindly attended 頒布会=buying club of yellow breed after several years. The former let her enjoy splendour of new life, moved onto the ground in good health. On the other paw of Mikan-chan, the latter is delivered almost once a week. Above is the 4th box, called 黄貴妃.
Mei-Shun won a ticket for sumo 九州場所, held in coming solar November. Loveliest Mikan-chan, would you accompany dad and mom? Since that month has 22nd called いい夫婦の日=Day of Good Couple, one-night trip toward beautiful places is annually planned. The wife had asked Shin to think about 道後温泉 stay if she lost the “bout”: 白星 – 黒星 ratio is 2:8.
Here one of our garden trees gave its first fruit. They say it takes as long as 25 years for apple, yet Shin, mom-in-law and Mei-Shun saw just a few. They owe such fast growth to younger sister-in-law M – she works for an orchard research institute. Looking like a gift wrapping is bird netting the husband prepared. Naturally dropped into it, received by glad “grandma”.
Lunar July starts from today, with obon holidays on solar calendar. It would be full of typhoon effects, followed by approaching Nangka. Sky changes color one after another; blue, white, light/dark gray. That is why Shin imposed a “curfew” for Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun. Thanks a million, Yuko-san, who kindly sent them closed at home a box of 残暑見舞い=late summer gift.
Mei-Shun got a phone call from a flower shop, on the last day of solar July. It seems the biggest, only in charge of arrangement/bouquet delivery in Tsuchiura City. “We cannot contact Mr. O”, a driver said. She thought something happened to that octogenarian; therefore picked above up, served it for beloved dad-in-law. Her mobile rung in the evening, lively husband of Master Mei-Shu started chatting.
七月場所 sumo tournament saw 千穐楽, the 15th final day last evening. Mei-Shun actually is not so much interested in who received 賜杯 champion trophy – her favorite rikishi and following several guys give joy of bouts watching. If the former fights all through 3 Sundays; with no injury, while wins 勝ち越し meaning 8 or more 白星, she would be quite satisfied.
I and mom met dad, purr, at a hospital in Tokyo yesterday. He seems quite fine; expecting return to us on Thursday, purrr. With 海の日=Marine Day today, we adults had 3 serial holidays from weekend while school children summer vacation. That might be why a sweets shop recommended by him was a bit crowded. “Almost nobody eats there, so convenient for business”, he said.
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… Mei-Shun took to visit Tsukuba horsey riding club again. Mr. Marumorita, how have you been? Thanks a trillion for recognizing immediately one of your moms, when she entered the biggest stable accommodating stalls of you, Mademoiselle Angel and other friends. She did not reach Monsieur Couronné Blanc today – her apple peel bag already became empty. Mr. Sirius looked fine as well.
Thanks a million, Professor M. How did he catch the 4th crescent of lunar May last night? Rainy season means Mei-Shun has rare chances to see this celestial beauty. Her going out planned at least twice a week was finally over, expecting vacation-like summer henceforth. 晴耕雨読 would turn into 晴読雨舞, study foreign languages on torrid days, dance in wet weather.
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