He or she is our resident who is crawling on the window and trying to catch a small insect. It is marvelous when it catches an insect so ...
第4日目 (2022年10月23日) 札所 2カ所、観光地 3カ所
今日は、まず寒霞渓へ観光に行こうと思って、 昨晩泊まったホテルの方にどう行ったらいいか尋ねたら、 福田港の停留所まで車で送ってくださった。 おかげさまで、スムーズに寒霞渓にたどり着き、美しい景色を楽しむことができた。 次は、24の瞳映画村観光である。 今の若い人たちはこの映...
第3日目 (2022年10月22日) 札所 8カ所、観光地1カ所
昨日は牛の頭に当たるところを一周した。 今日はその背中にあたる長い長い道中である。 緩やかに登る舗装道路を歩いていた。直射日光は容赦なく照りつけ、疲労困ぱいしほとんど倒れそうだった。 その時だった。ほとんど奇跡に思える神の、いや仏の恵みがあったのだ。 1台の車が私の横に止ま...
第2日目(2022年10月21日) 札所5カ所、観光地3カ所
今日は巡礼の第1日目。 今回は、観光もかねるので陣笠、金剛杖、白装束は身につけませんでした。 小豆島の地図を見ますと、全体が牛の形をしています。 今日はその頭の部分をまわります。残念ながら予定していた最後の2カ所が廻れませんでした。 しかし、今日1日よく歩けたものと思います...
四国巡礼は2度している。 1度目は60歳の時でほぼ1400kmを歩いた。 2度目は70歳の時で自転車で廻った。下りはいいが、上りは地獄だった。 3度目を80歳の時に計画していたが、いろいろの事情で実現できなかかった。 今となってはもはや体力がない。 したがって、スケールダウ...
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He or she is our resident who is crawling on the window and trying to catch a small insect. It is marvelous when it catches an insect so ...
Have you ever taken a cruising trip? I have a couple of times. One was a trip from Taiwan to Japan. Another was from Japan to Pusan. I’m ...
Nagoya sumo tournament has begun. There are many highlights this time. First the newly built building is used. It is big like a baseball ...
When we are young, it isn’t so much trouble even when our spouse get sick. But when we get older, it is more trouble to take care of our ...
According to a certain survey, about 37 percent of the people won’t go anywhere for this summer vacation. Last year I went to Ubuyama vil...
Allow me to talk about my illness. I have been having diabetes for a long time, decades already. I am now worrying about which I should c...
The other day I wrote that the elderly like to talk proudly of their grandchildren. I don’t have anything special to talk proudly of our ...
My wife has been preparing meals since we got married, but she feels hard to cook nowadays. I understand that’s because of her age. Unfor...
When I went to the hospital yesterday, I saw an amusing scene. The elderly woman on a wheelchair was being scolded for something by the y...
Probably not so many people know this word ‘Gakudo sokai’ any more. It means school children’ evacuation. Toward the end of the Second Wo...
It’s good to eat somen when we don’t have an appetite on a hot day. When we were a child, somen didn’t have any tastes. But now it tastes...
karaoke time My wife and I have karaoke time after every dinner. Each of us sing two or three songs every time. We don’t have a karaoke m...
I am glad that I could avoid ‘Mikkabozu’. I continued online English lessons for four days today. In fact, it is quite a burden for me, b...
I participated in the igo tournament which was held at the community center today. The results were two wins and one loss. We feel glad w...
When I got up this morning, I felt terribly sluggish. So I checked the blood pressure, the highest was only 92 and lowest 48. Do you know...
I have finished the on-line English lessons now. It is too long for me. Today’s topic was a self-introduction, so there were a lot of thi...
This pumpkin is special. Do you know why? Of course, not. This has grown from a seed which mingled with the garbage. I buried it in the g...
The rainy season was over much earlier than usual. Then this heat has come. Yesterday it was nearly 34 degrees and today it is expected t...
Last evening I went to the Beatles’ festival. The band played the Beatles’ music, Let it be, Imagine and so on. We can not only listen to...
Yesterday I couldn’t enter the classroom of on-line lessons on iPad. So I tried to use the smartphone today. I could enter the room today...
I am sorry to talk about karaoke again. A couple of days ago I noticed an interesting thing about karaoke. I usually sing karaoke on the ...
I failed again in continuing online English lessons. This is really an unpleasant aftertaste because my motto is ‘continuing is power’. O...
Nagoya sumo matches began yesterday. I like watching sumo, but I am not so interested as before. Why? Because Shodai, my local wrestler a...
Do you know what will happen when the elderly gather? Yes, they begin to boast of their grandchildren. I have two grandchildren, but I’m ...
There are many people who have few persons to talk with after retirement. I am one of them. I am often surprised that my wife is the only...
I am sure that everyone who wants to travel notices this. Travel expenses have risen high since the corona pandemic. Even it has subsided...
I intended to go to karaoke last night. But I didn’t after all. I really wanted to. However, my body didn’t allow me to go out. I felt sl...
the beatles I once travelled in the Uk. I went to Manchester where the instructor are from. I confused this place with Liverpool where th...
Can you guess what kind is this big tree? Yes, this is a plum tree. It has reddish pink blossoms. It is about 50 years old. When it bloom...
i lived in tokyo during the war. I lived in Tokyo during the 2nd world war. When the war was severe, Tokyo became dangerous. So we childr...
I went to the library this morning. These are books I borrowed. As you see, my favorites are usually travelogues, essays, religious books...
how old am i? Every instructor seems wondering how old I am. I look so old that she or he may wonder why such an old man as me takes onli...
I am not interested in gardening. This is not exactly what I mean. I have a back pain and just feel troublesome in gardening. I like to s...
how long have i been learning english? I am old, so she must be wondering why I learn English. We began to learn English when we were in ...
Yesterday we had a clear sky for the first time after long rainy days. Can you see the highest mountain in the back? That is Kinbozan. On...
mexico Today’s instructor is from the USA and lives in Mexico now. She is teaching English there and loves living there. They are having ...
Dance party Another hobby of mine is a social dance. Yesterday I went to a dance party at the bar. They hold a party once a month. I regu...
cambodia Today’s instructor is from the UK and lives in Cambodia now. What is it like? It’s a rainy season now and lasts about 5 months. ...
I was awakened now from a long nap. I drank three glasses of wine on my lunch. Do I drink wine during the day? Yes, sometimes. But it’s s...
tiwan semiconductor company Today’s main topic: Taiwan semiconductor company has come to Kumamoto. It seems to be prosperous.
