This year's goals my great-grandmother gave me
My paternal grandmother said that she was from a wealthy family in Ayabe, Kyoto.
I don't know how rich her family was, but I remember her saying so herself.
"Normally, your grandpa would have
台所に立つしあわせ
Happy to be in kitchen
I like kitchen.
It's not that I like cooking, but I just like being in kitchen.
I usually work sitting down, so I eat my lunch standing up in the kitchen.
I also like to drink there reading books.
Elba, one of the
Goodbye and meeting with nostalgic things
The other day, I went to my hometown in Osaka because I had things to do.
It's not just the town where I grew up, it's probably like that everywhere, but now the old and the new are combined.
Ther
Open your eyes and know where you are
The Yomiuri Shimbun has a section called TROUBLESHOOTER.
In this section, life "masters" answer readers' troubles.
The TROUBLESHOOTER is translated into English and appeared in the Friday edition of T
Introvert or extrovert and outer brightness
The other day, when I was talking with my friend, it came up “Introvert” and “extrovert”.
She thinks of herself as an Introvert, which is why she feels antsy unless her appearance is bright.
How
Between life and death
Someone close to me died.
This year, I have encountered a lot of death.
Many of the people I work with have lost someone close to them.
And now, I too have lost someone close to me.
When I encounter death, I feel s
To overcome frustration
"If he is frustrated, he will have to practice."
Those words touched me deeply.
These were the words of his master, Isegahama Oyakata, in response to the words of Atamifuji, who had a battle for the championship w
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master and using tears in Spain
How many people in Japan know about the program Erasmus Mundus?
That is the EU's study abroad incentive system opening to countries all over the world, and I recently knew that my acquai
Grandma's eyesight
"Recently, I can't see at all, probably because of getting old."
My friend, who is 4 years older than me, said that.
“A long time ago, when I went to my grandma's house, I thought the dishes were dirty. They weren't cle
Miso soup with lettuce
I receive organic vegetables once every two weeks.
That depends on the season, and there are things I’m familiar with, such as potatoes and onions, and things I would never pick up even if I see them at the supermark
Exciting slopes
The Kyoto Marathon course has many slopes.
Especially in the first half, after passing Arashiyama, there are some uphills and downhills.
One day in November, I decided to try running the first half of the actual course.
Be
When I saw the word “Keinawa”, my little girl appeared.
When I was young, my family usually went out by car.
In the car the radio was playing, I once heard the word “Keinawa Expressway”.
I always sat in the front seat because I get carsic
The house is on the banks of the Katsuragawa River.
When I was running, I saw a large window on the second floor, just at the same line of sight, that was big enough to peek into the inside of a house.
A Christmas tree has been decorated in
