Oh, a beautiful moon floats above Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun, who enjoyed horsey riding today as well. Shin stays in Vietnam from Wednesday, let his wife play outdoors until dark. Mademoiselle Angel kindly joined for trot, Mr. Loki and Mr. Mickey Love Song danced several steps respectively. The latter guys did only a few yesterday: just a little going forward.
Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun visited 雨引観音 by Ms. Moon on weekend: the wife somehow felt like seeing above flower outside of their own garden. She seems to have been there years before, driving herself with mom-in-law — yet is it the same place? Enormous main building, full of cute babies held by young mothers in kimono, dogs, ducks and peacocks.
Mei-Shun loves this color; eyes of Mikan-chan, Mademoiselle Vert flowers, Shin’s gift ring from Antwerp,
etc. He kindly sent his wife above image when made a business trip to Kyoto lately. And young leaves in current month, while they seem to appear a few weeks earlier these days. Oh, Momo-chan carries a lot of fruits still tiny, let us expect seedling babies.
Here is a spotted seal living in an enormous sun lounge with a tank put below. He/she is one of a couple, kindly greeted Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun. Such a friendly mammal who swims around, jumps out of water to relax on an artificial shore. His/her attitude reminds above wife of a pygmy hippopotamus she saw at Ueno Zoological Gardens, where dad-in-law was working.
Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun visited Aquamarine Fukushima on weekend. There are idols living in the sea for the wife; one is colorful and lovely balls shown above, while the other thin mirrors. The latter has no scale, said too delicate to keep in a fish tank. It is therefore thanks to excellent expertise accumulated by that institution. By the way, other icons were added to her list following soon.
Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun got up around 7 : 00 to be in time for 一番太鼓, drum beating to let audience know sumo site opens. Oh, many wrestlers in kimono are seen walking with them by the same route toward the place. Nice scent of 鬢付け油, hair oil to make 髷 style, comes when they follow those big guys. It is interesting to find 土俵 ring still empty and dry.
Mei-Shun made a rare trip alone, accompanied by sweet Mikan-chan, toward above city on Saturday. Shin, already stayed there working, met them at 新大阪 Station; they planned to watch 初日=the 1st day of sumo 三月場所 together from Sunday. A Japanese-style restaurant served gorgeous dinner, where the wife ordered sake brewed in 奈良, called 風の森=windy woods.
Mei-Shun went to a hair salon nearby Tokyo Station today, instead of dancing with horseies. It was caused by a rainfall which always forces her to cancel or change lessons outdoors. Snow might be better if all white, yet often starts by disappointing sleet. She is made of sugar, would melt away into wet air. Service indoors was therefore chosen with 駅弁=ekiben lunch boxes brought home.
Professor M kindly gave Mei-Shun a box of local sweets. They were served for her tea time with Shin after 22 : 22. It is really nice to be adult, isn’t it? The husband ranks tart balls in the 2nd line from the right on the top, while the wife walnut ones from the left. Pistachio marzipans and square pies followed them respectively. And pine nuts are the same 3rd.
…or scent of an ancient capital. Mei-Shun found a shop of 松榮堂=sho-ei-do, her favorite incense company in Kyoto. And it was Kaori-san who gave a cute sachet made by them before her friend from high school days had an operation. On the other hand, her first name means “fragrance” in our mother tongue. Such an attractive item might connect these 2 women giving them power to survive.
