Mei-Shun’s PC has helped for as long as a decade. However, a firewall recently warned her current version would not be supported anymore. She is so poor at such problems that asked genius Shin to solve them. He kindly ordered new one after a glance, explaining computers go 日進月歩 ahead. Even an year therefore sees today’s technology far behind.
Welcome back from Canada, Shin, via Kyoto. He caught a cold, yet seems to have recovered on board thanks to virus-free air. Mei-Shun cooked 冬瓜 gourd, one of this couple’s favorite vegetables. Do you kind 529 followers wander why it has winter in name? Kept fresh until freezing season in storage is the reason. Autumnal 季語 for haiku includes it as well.
Mei-Shun’s diary taught her that 寒蝉, meaning cold cicada is read hi-gurashi, her favorite. 蜩 has been only Chinese character she knew for it, let her imagine the reason written in 2 ways. Her childhood heard them start singing from early in the morning, while around sunset when she tried dancing with Mr. Marumorita today. We do not feel chill at all but cooler wind, darling.
Yes, Shin loves it. Mei-Shun does as well, while has preferred young, thorny ones to pickle in her 糠床=fermented rice bran with olive shells and seeds. On the other paw of Mikan-chan, the husband sometimes picks up bigger, smooth and reasonable batches at supermarkets. The wife learned they are superb not only in salad: juicy nature serves nice to fry, simmer and grill.
Thanks a million, Mr. Marumorita. Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun enjoyed dancing with him today, after a whole month. Pretty Mademoiselle Angel was their first partner, whose steps were half-and-half 速駈歩 or trot-canter. On the other paw of fluffy silver, her mom noticed that triple-time rhythm leading to the fastest gallop is slower than duple, taught after quadruple 常歩.
Rainfall from yesterday let Mei-Shun visit a hair salon nearby Tokyo Station. She went there one day before birthday, therefore might have kept her head a bit too heavy. Spring sights, nice treatment, shopping at a department store, all gave her relaxation both in body and mind. By the way, why does a group of buffs take photos on the next platform? Is this a rare car?
Mei-Shun found that “Kanon” composed by Master J. Pachelbel has the same obligato in each 4 lines on the 1st page of score, followed by similar chords toward the last 6th. She practices it at least 4 times a week: her fingers, ears and eyes have become balanced better. It might be like dancing with horseies — fine combination between arms, back and legs work well.
A weather forecaster told us this morning that sunrise delayed the most at 6 : 51 on January 13th, birthday of Mei-Shun. Sunset got the earliest at 16 : 28 on December 12th last year, he said. The shortest daytime comes on 冬至=toji, the 4th of winter 二十四節気 on December 21st; seems to include both of above, yet actually does not. Longer days makes it easier to start anyway.
When Mei-Shun practice “Pavane pour une Infante Défunte” composed by Master M. Ravel, she always felt somehow weird in a bar: main melody sounds like interrupted by obbligato on the same key. She therefore tried removing it, then immediately lost control a bit in right hand. Even a poor player might have little eyes on each fingertips, while reading scores by real ones.
Here we see solar November and lunar October start from the same day. Mei-Shun takes it a good opportunity to visit the nearest shrine to greet Gods, yet wondering which calendar they choose for 出雲 trip. On the other paw of sweet Mikan-chan, 朔日 or the 1st of lunar months have respective 六曜 fixed. For example, current 神無月 and 卯月= April begin with 仏滅 while 霜月 and 皐月=May by 大安.
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