Mei-Shun finally ate up above bag of 金平糖=konpeito, sugar plums or confeito in Portuguese. It was brought home by Shin from Nagasaki months before, while too cute to go at once into mouth of his wife. She put it on a dining table to let her eyes pleased, waited until they say thanks and enough. Shaped like a little hydrangea; violet stars are grape, blue cider, green melon.
Here we are on Chocolate Day — or precisely, St. Valentine’s Day. Mei-Shun gave Shin once-an-year delicacies of course, from one of his/her favorite makers. She also ordered various products including tiny trial bags of orange peels coated with dark chocolate, found them amazingly delicious. And Professor M would kindly visit her tonight for his regular chocolate liqueurs.
Mademoiselle Vert is growing in a flower stem again. On the other hand, Princess Cymby has grass buds only while 2 in bigger pot and 1 in smaller. Well, it might be too much for Mei-Shun to wish both petals in pale green and bright yellow. Anyway, she is really happy to know that all three are kept healthy. May those who gave them to her also be fit.
Another Happy New Year! Mei-Shun visited Master Bando in kimono, from today to spare time: she would like to stay home with 18-year-old Mikan-chan as long as possible. Changing clothes from normal European/American style to traditional Japanese is also a kind of lesson, she has learned much from above lady and Ms. S. Next stage means to make お太鼓 by her wider 名古屋帯 than usual 半幅帯.
Twice, since we have December 25th today on lunar calendar. Shin’s gift flowers to Mei-Shun on solar one are still fresh, leaving 2 buds of gorgeous white lilies. After taking care of them, pink ones and Mikan-chan of course, the wife went out toward the same hospital she should have visited on Tuesday. Prescription was indispensable to keep her digestive system well.
Above is the 3rd gift from Shin to Mei-Shun, from which he won a cock-shape fève. 4th is a cute pair of crystal cats; bigger one is mom, smaller another is Mikan-chan, according to dad. And a warm message via e-mail from mother arrived in the morning, while a pretty basket full of spring flowers at night from Professor M. Oh, the 1st full moon of 2022 appeared in the sky.
She finished her long-time job to store 500-yen coins for Mei-Shun. One of main banks of the latter recently announced that they would start to take commission regarding above metals. Even our public broadcaster featured this news yesterday, saying many financial institutions have already given up such business. So please feel free for a while, darling.
Mei-Shun treated gifts today, which she enjoyed in boxes yesterday. 1st is a gorgeous bouquet from Shin, coordinated with another arranged into a pot arrived on Christmas Eve. The former has pink lilies, salmon-pink roses with violet attendants while the latter in snow-white, the same and greenly white. 2nd is red-bean rice from mom-in-law cooked into balls.
Please kindly let Mei-Shun say thanks a million to Shin, Mikan-chan, mom, mom-in-law, friends and distinguished 456 followers for celebrating her birthday. It is the greatest joy to take pleasure in everything with you, spend precious time day by day smiling. She cordially wishes you beautiful and prosperous future. All the same to good people she has not yet met.
Great to see you again, Mr. Treasure. You are the first partner in 2022 for Mei-Shun to dance with. Please listen, we have 小寒=shokan, the 5th of winter 二十四節気 today. It means a start of the coldest time of an year as well. However, you look never minding such harsh weather in a thick, chestnut-brown coat. Would you lend it to mom-in-law next year, who spent her birthday morning at a freezing hospital?
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