Gonta

I went to my father's home in the morning. I walked Gonta at once after I got home. After lunch, I was reading a book for a while. Gonta was taking a nap beside me as usual. He sometimes snored and he seemed to be happy, so I took a picture of him. Then I walked him and I played with him as usual. After I left my father's home, I went to Omiya to meet my friend Mika. We had dinner at her favorite Italian restaurant where she had reserved a table. We enjoyed talking and eating for about 4 hours.

a cooking lesson

I went to my friend's home to take a cooking lesson in the morning. She taught her students and me how to cook "Special Japanese soup for new year", " Simmered pork and Chinese cabbage", "egg and bean curd skin(=Yuba) cooked with rice"and "paprika and ham cake". It was difficult for me to make a chrysanthemum with a turnip. The chrysanthemum was steamed and it was simmered in a special Japanese soup. All of the cooking was beautiful this time, too. All of her students and me took some pictures of them. Then we enjoyed eating them and we enjoyed talking.

My student's teddy bear

My student Terumi came to my home in the evening. I met her for the first time in 5 months. I gave a teddy bear making lesson to her. She showed me her teddy bear which was her homework. It was very cute, so I took a picture of it. Then I taught her how to make a new teddy bear. While making it she enjoyed talking with me all the time.

My lesson and a sample

My student Yumiko came to my home in the afternoon. I gave a lesson on aromatherapy and a herbal lesson in the afternoon. She enjoyed making a cream for shoes. After the lesson, I made herbal tea for her and I gave it to her. We enjoyed talking for a while.
After supper I made a sample for my hand-sewing lesson. I made it little by little everyday. I finally finished making it, so I was really happy and I took a picture of it.

a cooking lesson

I went to my friend's home to take a cooking lesson. I reached the station near her house earlier than usual, so I had a cup of coffee at a coffee shop. Then I went to her home. She taught my classmates and me how to cook three kinds of Japanese cooking. We cooked them with broiled eel, some mushrooms, some vegetables, some bean curd and some pork ground meat. All of the cooking was delicious. While eating we enjoyed talking all the time.

a bag

I took a teddy bear making lesson in the morning. I was a little late in the class, so I apologized for being late to my teacher. There were two new classmates in the class. My teacher taught my classmate Kimiko and me how to remake a bag with some piece of fur. It was difficult to sew for me, so I faced on uphill struggle with it. After the lesson, my teacher, Kimiko and me had lunch at a restaurant in the school building. Then I went to my father's home. I did the housework and I cooked food for Gonta as usual. I was busy all day.

preparation of my lesson

I prepared for my hand-sewing lesson all day. I traced 175 parts on many pieces of cloth with 3 patterns. Then I cut them out and I ironed them. After supper, I packed them into a plastic bag for each of my students. Then while remembering how to make the wreath for Christmas, I made the textbook for the hand-sewing lesson. I felt time flashed by all day.

a sample

I stayed at home all day. I made a sample for my hand-sewing lesson in the afternoon. I started making it 4 days ago. The sample was a wreath for Christmas, and it was made from 30 patches. While making it I watched TV. After supper, I kept making it. I finally finished it at midnight. I was tired, but I was happy to finish making it. So I took a picture of it.

a cooking lesson

I took a cooking lesson at my friend's home at 11:00a.m. There were 3 members and me in the class this time, too. We learned from Hitomi how to cook "Tofu soup", "cover chicken berg with Shiitake mushrooms, Enoki mushrooms and Shimeji mushrooms sauce", "Japanese vegetable soup" and "clams cooked with rice". The Tofu soup seemed like a blancmange. Each menu uses many kinds of vegetables, so they were really healthy. I took several pictures of them.

Cycling

My husband and I went cycling in the afternoon. We rode on bicycles from our house to Iidabashi. We had lunch at his favorite Chinese noodle shop near Iidabashi station. The menu was delicious, so I liked it. Then we dropped in at a cafe and we had a cup of coffee. He said to me that he wanted to go to the Imperial Palace. I was tired, but I followed him. We rode on bicycles around the Imperial Palace, then we went home.

My lesson

I gave a lesson on aromatherapy and a hand sewing lesson in the afternoon. I taught my students how to make some hair treatment oil. They enjoyed choosing several essential oils and they enjoyed making the hair treatment oil. Then I taught them how to sew two kinds of coaster. It was easy to sew, so they sewed it smoothly. It was a relief for me. After the lesson, I served a cup of herbal tea and some sweets to them. We enjoyed talking for a while.

Gonta

I went to my father's home in the afternoon. I did the housework and I cooked food for Gonta as usual. I took him to the animal clinic in the evening. Because his left eye was bloodshot. The vet said to me that his left eye had conjunctivitis. Gonta got a shot to cure the conjunctivitis. Because he really hates having eye lotion applied to his eye. After the examination, Gonta was sitting down and he was waiting for something. The nurse noticed him and she gave two pieces of dried food to him. He bit hungrily on them. He seemed to be happy.

My lesson

I gave a lesson on aromatherapy and a herbal lesson in the afternoon. There were two of my students in the class. I taught them how to make some hair treatment oil this time, too. After the lesson, I made herbal tea for them and I served some cake to them. While eating, we enjoyed talking.

My lesson

I gave a lesson on aromatherapy and a herbal lesson in the afternoon. I taught my students how to make the hair treatment oil this time, too. All of my students enjoyed making it. After the lesson, I served a cup of herbal tea and some cake to them. We enjoyed talking for a while.

My lesson

I gave a lesson on aromatherapy and a herbal lesson in the afternoon. One of my students changed her lesson schedule, so there were 2 members in the lesson. I taught my students how to make some hair treatment oil. It was made of Jojoba oil, Camellia oil and some essential oils. My student Ikuko made fresh fragrance hair treatment oil and my student Mariko made sweet fragrance hair treatment oil. Both of their hair treatment oils were really lovely, so I liked them.

a cooking lesson

I took a cooking lesson at my friend home at 11:00a.m. There were 3 members and me in the class. She taught us how to cook "Simmered chicken and Japanese scrambled eggs", "Lettuce and chicken soup", "Komatsuna and dried sardine side dish", and "Burdock and pork sauce over rice". All of the menus were healthy and delicious, so I'm going to try cooking them someday.

preparation of my lesson

I stayed at home all day. I prepared for my sewing lesson all afternoon. First, I traced many parts on several pieces of cloth with several patterns. Next, while cutting them out I watched my favorite drama series on video which I had recorded. I was a little tired, so I took a rest for a while. Then I cut them out again. Finally, I packed the parts, 25 clear beads and 25 gold spangles into a plastic bag for each of my students. I noticed it was after 7:30p.m, so I cooked for supper.

in Onomichi (3)

Today was the last day of our trip. We visited many temples. They had long staircases, so it was hard to walk. We were going to eat Onomichi noodles or Hiroshima pancakes, but we didn't . Because almost all of  the restaurants were closed for summer vacation. We found a few open restaurants, but they had a really long line of people waiting to eat. It can't be helped, so we had lunch at a coffee shop. Then we enjoyed walking around the town. We dropped in at a popular ice cream shop and we took a rest for a while.The ice cream was delicious, so we liked it. Then we went to a popular cafe. We tried Chider drink which was famous in Onomichi. I'd never experienced the taste of the drink, but I liked it. We enjoyed walking again until our train's time. We got home at 11:00p.m. I was really tired, so I slept like a log.

in Onomichi (2)

We went to a rental bicycle shop in front of our hotel at 8:30a.m. First we went to Mukai island with our rental bicycles by a ferryboat. Then we started for Imabari by bicycle. The run was about 75km, so I worried about whether I would be about to finish cycling the run or not. It took 2 hours to reach IKuchi island, so we took a rest at a famous ice cream shop. I ordered an mandarin and peach sherbet. It was delicious, so I loved it. Then we kept cycling again. My husband sometimes stop cycling to take some pictures of the scenery. We reached Hakata island at 3:00p.m. We were starving, so we dropped in a small shopping center and we had lunch at a restaurant in there. Then we kept cycling again. When we reached Oho island, we had to ride the bicycle on many steep uphill roads. I couldn't ride the bicycle, so we had to walk about 5km with the bicycle. The last bridge was really long and it had a part with an uphill road, so we walked with the bicycles for a while. It was too hard for me, so I couldn't think anything and I couldn't enjoy watching the scenery. We finally reached at Imabari station at 6:30p.m. I was really tired, but I was really happy to reach the station.　Then we returned our bicycle at a rental bicycle shop near the station, and we went back to Onomichi by bus. I dozed off in the bus all the time, but my husband enjoyed watching the beautiful scenery from the bus window.