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また一つ故郷になる坂の街

また ひとつ　ふるさと に なる　さか の まち



another place
for me to belong
a town of hills






– Nakamura Michiko


みちこ

the cool breeze
blowing in the window
can’t resist


It’s a pleasant evening. I was taking things slow the whole day, but now I’m tantalized by the cool breeze blowing through the window. I’m going jogging.


窓に入る涼しい風に断れず

まど に いる　すずしい かぜ に　ことわれず



気持ちの良い夕方です。
今日は一日ゆっくり過ごしていましたが、窓から入る涼しい風に誘われたので、
ジョギングに行ってきます。


– Fujisaki Yukiyo
– English by Chay Schiller

all these calories
I’m fighting – but losing!
a fall for cuisine

don’t need more,
it’s so much fat but…
more regrets

This fall, I’m exploring cuisine. After moving to the countryside with its relaxed atmosphere, I gained two kilos! (That’s about four and a half pounds.) Saying my surroundings are to blame like that isn’t good, is it. I get it – I just lack willpower.

カロリーと戦い負ける食欲の秋

カロリー と　たたかい まける　しょくよく の あき


またいらぬ脂肪のもとを…と後悔す

また いらぬ　しぼう の もと を…　と こうかい す



食欲の秋です。りかさんもおいしそうな写真を載せてくださっています。のんびりした雰囲気の田舎に引っ越してから、２キロ太りました。嫌です！！…と雰囲気のせいにしてはだめですね。わかっています、私の意思が弱いのです…


– Fujisaki Yukiyo
– English by Chay Schiller

As humans we love to be admired and appreciated, honored and respected. We take great strides toward pleasing people and letting them know they can count on us to accomplish what they want done. Sometimes we do for others just to feel assured they’ll do for us when we want them to. But do we ever stop to think about what our hearts are telling us?

Sometimes we have to stop and listen to that still, small voice that has been telling us, “Remember all the things you wanted to accomplish in your life? They’re still waiting for you to accomplish them.” Could it be that striving to be someone that we’re not is one thing that makes us unhappy? Could it be instead of becoming a Lawyer and becoming an artist makes a heart happier as one could create something beautiful that’s never been created before? Maybe working in the background instead of being in the spotlight could be more satisfying as being noticed for all the little things that make the bigger picture shine better is truly gratifying. Maybe a gift to self will put a big smile on one’s face. Maybe loving self first will help to love others better?

Are we ever true to ourselves?

The time of the year is coming. The time when people eat until they’re stuffed, when they go shopping for loved one’s, when the mood around the house is joyful and loving, when they set goals for the future. Thanksgiving and Christmas has always been the best time of the year for me. Yes, I’m going to gain a little weight, buy some presents to put smiles on faces and come up with a new resolution. For some reason I feel like this holiday will be one of my best. I’m already smiling 🙂 I can hardly wait!

Just wanted to share a picture of my dog, Sora. He is a Chihuahua Dachshund mix – which prompted someone to say, “Oh, so he’s a chi-weenie!”. This is actually his puppy picture three years ago when he was about three months old. He looks a lot different now than he did back then, but he is still a cutey.

１０月も末になると秋も落ち着いてきました。
２年前もそう感じたらしく、お向かいのシュガーメイプルの写真を同じ１０月２８日に撮っています。
ただ、紅葉の色が２年前に比べ、今年はオレンジっぽいようです。
昨２０１２年は旱魃のためか、赤くなったと思ったらそそくさと散ってしまいました。




車庫内で冬を越す植物類を暖かい日中は外に並べる作業も毎日仕事の一部のなりました。

と言っても、私の好きなフットボール、いわゆるサッカーではなく、ここアメリカでは、アメリカンフットボールのことを指すことがしばしばのようです。

私はこれまでアメリカンフットボールを観たことがありませんでしたが、昨日初めて、主人と主人の同僚の方々と一緒に、スポーツバーにてカレッジフットボールを観戦してきました。私はまだまだサッカーの方が好きですが:p、機会があれば今度はプロの試合を観てみたいと思います。

Anyone who knows me, knows I am a Star Wars nut. I quote the movies easily without watching them. I always tell people Star Wars is more than a movie for me, it is a part of my life. So, some of you may have heard Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney and a new movie is in the works. This has been met with much negativity by other Star Wars fans, fearful Disney will destroy Star Wars’ legacy. I on the other hand am absolutely stoked. Lucas intially had planned to take Star Wars to the grave with him. Now, Star Wars will continue on for generations to come.

In today’s world people live to survive. As we get older medicine becomes more and more important to our survival. At the onset of a headache we reach for a pill. When we want to lose weight we turn to a pill or a powder. When faced with a potential disease we turn to a pill. Now-a-days we will pop a pill for just about anything hoping for positive results. Even though we are finding that pills, even supplements, can cause further problems in our bodies.

It’s interesting how we get prescriptions for drugs that are advertised that come with side effects such as, inflammation, high blood pressure, bleeding, coma and even death. Some pills we take have to be counteracted with other pills because they cause a disease to take another turn effecting our bodies in a different way. What’s even more interesting is that we can eat and drink things that are grown out of the ground that will actually lessen disease and in some cases relieve us of them.

Take the pill or don’t take the pill? Something to think about.