2013年12月31日火曜日

The year end final quiz

Fill in the blanks.

1. ( ) don't you try it?
試してみてはどうですか?

2. It was very ( )
それはとてもおいしかった。

3. I have a ( ).
熱あるのです。

4. I wants to play ( ).
トランプがしたいです。

5. Don't be ( ).
冗談でしょう?

I wish you happy year end and new year!
Thank you for all!





2013年12月30日月曜日

The last two days

Two days are left in this year.
I'm sure everybody is too busy to sit by the computer.
I'm easy to get online via iPhone but busy in my mind.
So hope every one getting ready for the year end peacefully.
I also rush to get doing for the New Year.
See you tomorrow at the end of the year!



2013年12月29日日曜日

Frozen white

It's an amazing frosty white morning today!
But sunny and bright in the blue sky.
I love the color, white and blue are in good combination.

Snow White
Blue sky
Awesome beauty in the nature!





2013年12月28日土曜日

Extreme cold weather in the world

According to the weather news on line, it seems extremely cold in the North hemisphere, the North America and North west Japan.
We will have to take care to avoid coldness and let snow piles done.
We'll take white New Year holiday.

Extreme cold weather

Weather in Japan

2013年12月27日金曜日

Good luck or bad luck?

It's said we won't see the first sunrise at the New Year's morning because of the winter low pressure in our area but only the minor location facing for the North West Pacific Ocean. I have to complain about it " It's unfair... " but we can't help it any way.
Some of my friends from the East Pacific Ocean area will be great at home town to see the morning sun on the New Year so beautiful.

Good luck and bad luck are always with us. We can't tell it really good or bad until to the end.
I might happen to find something good because of the bad weather during the year end and the new year without sunshine.
Too much expectation would be burden but somehow interesting would be camphor for the depression.

I can find many interesting things being at home during the cold and wet days.
Reading, knitting, cooking, eating, watching and chatting will be special winter habits.
I will always take it easy.



2013年12月25日水曜日

Wishing of New Year's food

Japanese soul food on New Year's Day is said to be full of wish for the new year.
I've learned it "Gochisosan" on the TV program.
For example, black beans are for being active and vivid. Burdocks are for living steady in the deep earth, seaweed kombu would make happy and joyful, sea bream is for celebrating and kinton made from chess nuts and sweet potato symbolizes to make money...something like that.
It has a lot of meaning in the tradition.
Japanese traditional food is really worth to be praised...I'm every proud of it.




2013年12月17日火曜日

Color tells

There are different meanings in each color if you want to say something.
Please find out funny expressions in color.

roll out the RED carpet (for ~)
= well treat in good hospitality
see RED = be furious

a BLUE rose, once in a BLUE moon = both are rare

a WHITE crow = rare
GREEN with enevy = jealousy
in the GREEN wood [tree] =prosperous, rich

(as) good as gold = be in faith

blush like a BLACK dog = not shy

I like the word "Stay gold" which means forever shining.
I'll show the symbolic song "Stay gold".

Stay gold



2013年12月16日月曜日

A lot to do in December

I have a lot to do these days in December, that's why we say it as busy as priests running.

It's time to be the busiest season but special event in a year.
We're going to make our wish for the new year in a couple of weeks.

I love the word "All is well that ends will well."
So I'd like to welcome the end of the year safe and sound.



2013年12月14日土曜日

Whether weather is...2

It's been snowing since last night consistently.
Viewing outside all is covered with white.
It's better to stay inside warm today.




2013年12月13日金曜日

Whether weather is...

It's just the season here now.

"If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow..."

The song tells when the north wind begins to blow it come to solitude in your mind.
You need a good friend in your heart and realize that you are never alone.

I walked my dog against the cold storm this morning.
I almost gave up farther more steps, especially between the buildings much stronger gust.
My dog also didn't seem to enjoy the bad weather so we rushed and shortcut immediately back home.
Cold stormy weather excludes people away and shut out in the street.
We should keep quiet until the breaks of the dark clouds.








2013年12月12日木曜日

Cyclamen

I've got a vase of Cyclamen.
It's one of the popular winter flowers.
I chose the red one because the color red would give me energy and power.
It starts to snow this morning.
I like to gaze the contrast with the color red and white from the window.
Colorless season needs something colorful vitamin color such as orange, banana and apple color on the table, too.




2013年12月11日水曜日

The dying trees

Seeing the trees dying in winter I thought of the wonders.
They are so patient to wait for the next spring and time to bloom.
Their power gave me magical power even in cold winter days when I was also waiting for warmth back.

But this year, it's different.
I just envy those which die in winter and revive in spring again.
My father used to watch these blossoms every spring when he took a walk.
But he can't see them any more.
He died and never come back.
That's why I feel jealous for the trees.
It doesn't make sense to have such misfortune.
I know well that life time is limited so we can enjoy the precious moment alive.
We can't avoid going to decay.
It's not special to go dying in the nature.
I'd better comfort myself with the natural life.
I just adore things in nature.

Live and let me live
Like trees in winter
Dreaming of the bloom





2013年12月10日火曜日

Nuts for your better health

It's said nuts eaters are healthier than those who don't eat.
Research tells below;
The more often nuts were consumed, the less likely participants were to die of cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease, and not because nut eaters succumbed to other diseases. Their death rate from any cause was lower during the years they were followed.

I wonder nuts are not almighty food but stronger than other fruits.
It's better to take moderate in balance with other nourishment.

Nuts for your better health





2013年12月9日月曜日

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle is well known to of her talent of singing. She was found on the TV show program in 2009. She was 47 years old.
Not only in the UK but also in the world media caught the topics about her Cinderella story. She jumped up the stardom soon.
I'm sure she had been making efforts to be a so great singer and never gave up her dream.
Recently she was diagnosed Aspergers syndrome.
I hope she will get over difficulties and make herself happy.
This is the video archive which she first got won the stage show.

Susan Boil



2013年12月6日金曜日

Nelson Mandela died

Nelson Mandela, the revered statesman who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of decades of apartheid, has died, South African President Jacob Zuma announced late Thursday.

Nelson Mandela dies at 95



2013年12月5日木曜日

My favorite song

One of my favorite songs is
"My favorite things" originally from the movie "Sound of Music".
It really cute and rhythmical and make me so fantastic like a heroine in the movie.
It's so positive and cheerful to listen to it.
"These are a few of my favorite things..."
I always think about my favorite things. It's a kind of playing game to seek for pleasure in life.
Life is too short to waste. So let's have some fun to find favorite things and make happy by yourself.

My favorite things by Yomo & Ohana



2013年12月2日月曜日

Sleep and Alzheimer's disease

A new study says sleep "detoxes" the brain by flushing out the waste products of neural activity.
So lack of sleep may cause brain problems such as Alzheimer's risks.

Lack of sleep links to Alzheimer's risk