2013年6月30日日曜日

Weekend quiz

Weekend quiz



2013年6月29日土曜日

My boom

I've got a blender called "solo blender ", which is a small mixer for a single cup.
It's easy to mix up vegetables and fruits which are left over in the fridge. Of course you can eat vegetables and fruits while they are fresh and being cooked.
But if you can't eat it for anything but left over, you can make use of the blender and make smoothy, juice or sauce.
I happened to exchange it with the credit card point.
When I make the pickles from the theory, I only use the stalk and the leaves are waste. I sometimes use the leaves for soup but almost useless in the end.
But this time, I use the wasteful leaves with avocado, kiwi and orange in the blender and made smoothy.
I find I like it!
It's my boom in this summer so far.




2013年6月28日金曜日

Poison plants

It's reported that sisters in Hokkaido mistook to eat poison plant. They were sent to the E.R. and the one is saved to vomit it but the other one is serious situation.
It's said "Inusafuran" which has very lovely flower in autumn that I had it as "water lily " in my garden.
I loved its color and elegant shape.
But I didn't really know it looks like myoga plants which we used to eat for season plants.
But actually Inusafran can't edible and bad poison itself.
I'm not going to eat but it makes me amazed.
A few weeks ago I didn't know the plants and I removed them away in my garden...but know them "Inusafuran" leaves just look like myoga.
But I miss the flower of Unusafuran.



These are the flowers of Inusafuran in my garden last year.

2013年6月25日火曜日

A little white lie

From Little Charo 4 episode 11
"A little white lie"
What's wrong with Charo.
Charo's stomach starts to ache.
Something wrong is with Charo.
Charo got sick because of the chocolate in the ice cream which Yoko had given.
Tomoko cancelled the shoot but she told Yoko that Kevin was sick. She told a lie not to make Yoko feel responsible.
It was Tomoko's gentle lie to back up her friend.
It's said to be " A white lie ".
It was a fantastic kindness and friendship.


2013年6月24日月曜日

Hydragea festival

A friend of mine sent me some photos of hydrangeas at the festival.
There are many kinds of hydrangeas.
It's made up of small flowers.
One of them is very different from the usual hydrangeas which I've ever seen.
The white and elliptical shape one is called " kashiwaba " hydrangea. It looks very new and lovely.


2013年6月23日日曜日

Weekend quiz

Weekend quiz for this week.
Please take a try!
Q1:「言葉が見つかりません!」
I'm (   ) for words!
Q2:「どうしようもないよ。」
I can't (   ) it.
Q3:「今日は何一つ思うようにいっていない。」
Things (   ) (   ) my way today.
Q4:「すべてを運に任せよう。」
Let's (   ) it all up to chance.
Q5:「今さらどうしようもない。」
It's (   ) late (   ) do anything.

The answer is Japanese version.
The answer

2013年6月22日土曜日

My favorite songs

There are some songs in my mind which sometimes comes out and I sing it without consciousness.
I'll introduce them, the best three of my favorite ones today.
I put it only one phrase like intro quiz. How can you make a guess?
You may not have ideas for that, it's no problem because they are only in my mind and quite a private.
But I dare to share them with you as the good songs are universal and forever.
I really like to sing these songs in my life.
Please guess the title and singer of these songs.
1. " When I was young I'd listen to the radio waiting for my favorite dings...."
2. " There are places I"ll remember "
3. " It's a little bit funny this feeling inside..."
The answer is in Japanese version.

Japanese version

2013年6月21日金曜日

The book attracts me

The typical rainy and cloudy day in rainy season.
I don't have to water in the garden.
I don't walk my dog when it rains.
So time to spare I'd like to read a lot.
A book review caught my eyes.
It says 
" time, word, relationship, up and down etc...the author reveals that the secret how to release yourself from the annoyance "
" there are 97 points to practice the methods "
The book title is 
" The least and the richest " by Dominic Loho.
I've read some of her books before.
They were all for those who want to be the minimalist.
I really like to live in that way.

2013年6月20日木曜日

English riddle

Today, I have no topic so I feel like to give you riddles which are not normal question but playful one. In Japanese we call it 
"nazonazo".
I hope you can make your brain work well.

1.  What kind of pet always stays on the floor?

2. Who is closer to you, your mom or dad?

3.   What letter of the alphabet which has a lot of water?

4.    What five letter word has six left after you take two letters away?

5.   What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?

I guess they are not so easy but you will learn a kind of sense of humor in English.
The answers are in Japanese version.

2013年6月19日水曜日

Rainy season

It's announced that rainy season has come later for 6days than usual in our area. It rained softly and the grasses seemed reflected green by the water. 

Wet and humid weather always bother us but it's absolutely necessary for grasses on the ground. Without growth of plants our life would be poor and starving. 

So the rain gives us life and energy. 

I can't appreciate the rainy season too much!









2013年6月18日火曜日

A week

Time flies!
I come to think of a week passed quickly theses days.
I wonder what I did in a week?
I've just remember this song when I found how less things I did.
But I still enjoy slow life so far so long.





2013年6月17日月曜日

Good for rainy season

After rain it was cool and wet on the ground. Even in dry rainy season there comes hydrangea in time .

There are a lot of kinds of hydrangeas, blue, pink and rainbow color etc.

I like the kind of lacecap hydrangea.

It shows pretty good for rainy season so much!