It was another cold and rainy day. I warmed up the room with a wood stove as soon as I came home from work. Kurumi seemed to be playing energetically today. He did not wake up from his nap when I came home. I have been busy with business every day this week.
Today I had a business dinner with someone I used to work with. I realized that 9 years had passed, but we were able to talk as we used to. The world moves fast and it was meaningful to know that there are different solutions than before. Today, my time with Kurumi was short, only to spend a moment when he came home from his trimming.
I removed the algae spread in the water lily pot in the garden and cleaned them up. The goldfish have grown and are swimming well. I drained all the water and washed the inside of the pot. Water lilies are sprouting at the bottom. I am worried if they will show their flowers again this year. Water lilies are difficult to grow. I guess I should not leave them alone like I do. I took Kurumi out to the garden. His right foot is as bad as ever, but his foot does not turn over anymore. After playing in the garden, he went to bed and took a nap.
Today, the forecast was for rain in the afternoon, so I started to use the wood stove early. However, it did not rain, and the weather has been sunny from time to time. I am hoping that the rain will raise the humidity a little since we have been having a series of dry days. Recently, I have been buying more and more things by mail order. I can get things by mail order that I can’t get in stores. When I was reading a magazine, I ordered a plum wine made from Kishu Nanko ume that looked delicious. I am looking forward to opening the bottle. Kurumi is playing happily in the warm living room.
Today is my son’s birthday, he is now 47th. I am getting older, too, and will be 70th in a few months. I try not to think about my age, but it’s just the way it is. I try not to think about my age, but I can’t help but think that I should try to live my life according to my age. I thought about this when I looked at my face in the mirror this morning. When I came home back, I noticed that the daffodils in my garden had begun to bloom. It looks like it will rain over the weekend. We may be able to enjoy the daffodils sometime next week. Kurumi was playing energetically today, too.
This morning, TV news programs were all over the news with shocking news. Ippei Mizuhara, who was Shohei Otani’s exclusive interpreter, has been arrested for a crime. Although the true intentions are unknown, it appears that the crime was related to debts that had increased due to gambling. As someone who speaks a little English, I’m interested in how the interpreter speaks. It was a very unfortunate event. Today I was able to spend time with Kurumi in the garden for the first time in a while. When the sun disappeared behind the clouds, I shivered from the cold north wind. The weather looks good tomorrow too.
Today is the Vernal Equinox holiday and business is closed. I have been sweating it out at a tennis school event this afternoon. I have been attending the school and my backhand is still my weak point. At today’s event, the coach taught me about the backhand. I am trying to stay fit rather than improve, so it may not be a problem if I don’t get good at it. I had a good time with the members today. I cut Kurumi’s nails in the morning. It seems that the speed of nail growth is gradually slowing down.
Today was a very cold day with the return of the winter chill. This cold weather is likely to delay the blooming of cherry blossoms. In areas where they have already bloomed, it looks like we will be able to enjoy the blossoms for a long time. I am worried that I will get sick because of the drastic temperature changes this year. I changed the lens on my camera and took some pictures of Kurumi. The sunlight was not strong, and today’s photo seems to have turned out better.
I take a picture of Kurumi every day. It is convenient to take pictures with my phone, but today I took pictures with my camera. Inevitably, when I think about the dynamic range, I end up with smartphone is useful. It may be that the camera settings are bad. I need to get used to this camera little by little. It was a day with a strong north wind. In the evening, I went out to the bookstore in front of the station to buy books. The famous weeping cherry trees still have small buds and it will be a while before they bloom.
When I own a house, I need to keep up with maintenance. Today I cleaned the pipes that pump out the leftover bath water. If it is not cleaned regularly, dirt will be transferred to the laundry. After filling the assembled piping with cleaning solution, I leave it for a while and later flush it with tap water to clean it. Now I can use it again comfortably for a while. We took Kurumi out shopping. My wife bought some flower seedlings and immediately started working in the garden.