夏野菜



見ても善し食べて美味しい夏野菜

みても よし たべて おいしい なつ やさい


赤黄色みどりむらさき夏の予感

あか きいろ みどり むらさき なつ のよかん



鮮やかな夏野菜は、見ているだけで元気が出ます!
もうすぐ梅雨も明けそうです*(^o^)/*




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水田2

田植えのピークは過ぎており、苗が元気に育ってきています。
写真は、手で植えられたのではないかと考えられる田んぼと、機械で植えられたたんぼです。
上の写真は足跡が残っているのがわかります。
ただし、機械で植えた後に、観察などのために苗の間を歩いただけかもしれません。
下の写真は機械の跡が残っています。

いずれにせよ、愛情が込もって美味しいお米ができるに違いありません。
成長が楽しみです(*^_^*)

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Drinking age

In the U.S., the minimum drinking age is typically 21 years old. The law requires establishments that serve alcohol to verify the age of customers. This is usually accomplished by checking a person’s drivers license. If someone does not have a license, another official form of identification like a passport can be used. Unfortunately, if a customer forgets to bring any identification, they will be turned away. I wonder if it is like this in Japan.

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Dear Umi

Umi San,

I am also very picky when it comes to beer. I prefer dark beer to light beer. I think the bitter taste of dark beer is more refreshing. I agree that it is important to drink beer from a chilled glass in order to fully enjoy the experience.

Also, I translated your story about beer into English:

Delicious Japanese Beer

As for Japanese beer, I think Sapporo Black Label is certainly great,
but Premium Malt is even better.
It is best to drink beer out of a thin glass that has been chilled.
Such thin glasses are recommended as a minor luxury.
Tomorrow, I plan to attend the Japan Spirits Summit event.
Today, at home, I will toast the eve of this event!

Ben Clark

美味しい日本のビール

日本のビールでは、やはり札幌黒ラベルがおいしいと思うのです。
プレミアムモルツもおいしいですが。
なにより、冷やした薄口グラスで飲むビールもおいしいです。
ちょっとした贅沢におすすめ、薄口グラス。
明日は、「日本酒サミット」というイベントに参加予定。
今日は前夜祭として、自宅で一人で乾杯!

Umi Oda

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和ナス、19年目にやっと


米本土で普通手に入るナスはフットボールを小さくしたような米ナス。細長い和ナスに比べると大味で、どうもナス独特の苦みと香りがありません。

最初に住んだアイダホ州で和ナスを植えてみましたが、春先の雪にやられて失敗。次に住んだネブラスカ州の東北の町では和ナスの苗が手に入らず、オマハ市に移ってやっと19年目に再び和ナスを育てる機会がめぐってきました。

園芸店で見付けた苗を余り期待せずに植えてみましたら、なんとか実がなってきました。
さて、何時 収穫するかが問題です。


和ナス

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A nice law

Last week when I went to the emergency check in at the Kaiser Moanaloa clinic, there was a fairly large sign that stated that nobody would be refused medical care. This of course included people who do not have health insurance. I have seen the same sign in Straub and other smaller clinics. This is a Hawaii state law. I am not sure if all the states have the same law but I can not imagine that there is any place in the United States where one can not get treated even if they do not have insurance. Just the other day I noticed a homeless man wearing a cast on his leg that he obviously got at the hospital so I wonder how the hospital goes about recouping their losses. I know that insurance does not always cover all of the costs so even people with insurance are often faced with large hospital bills. When it came time for me to pay mine I was told that there are many different kinds of payment plans for those who can’t pay everything up front. All in all I think that it is a very good law and I just keep wondering to what extent will the hospital treat somebody who can not pay them back?

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Hello from Nepal

This week our wild trip in Nepal is coming to a close. It is with both regret and relief that I return home. This is a surely a place that everyone interested in Eastern things, amazing mountain terrain/ nature lovers, joyous people and the finest handicrafts in the world, must come and see.

I love Nepal and one trip is never enough! Kathmandu, the capital is like a medieval maze buzzing with merchants selling what ever you are looking for, rickshaw (bicycle taxis) traffic and noise of beeping horns, village people working with agriculture and city people, men, arm in arm (as a sign of friendship), animals crossing the streets, holding up traffic, and all sorts of colors, and temples with holy sites on every street corner!

I am going shopping now, Nepal is a must for anyone who loves clothes, jewelery or beautiful hand made things.

The food , restaurants and service is another thing again! I will check in more about this next time.

“Namaste” from Nepal

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日本酒サミット

昨日は日本酒サミットというイベントに参加しました。
横浜赤レンガ倉庫にて、昼間から日本酒を飲みました。
2時間の間に約50近くある酒蔵の日本酒たちを飲み比べ。
普段あまり流通していない酒や、高くて気軽に飲めないお酒も、
たくさん飲むことができて、満足の一日でした。

カメラロール-1721
フロアを埋め尽くす人々
自分のフォトストリーム-957
こんな感じで試飲し放題
自分のフォトストリーム-959
全国からいろんな酒蔵の日本酒がきていました。

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美味しい日本のビール

日本のビールでは、やはり札幌黒ラベルがおいしいと思うのです。

プレミアムモルツもおいしいですが。

なにより、冷やした薄口グラスで飲むビールもおいしいです。

ちょっとした贅沢におすすめ、薄口グラス。

明日は、「日本酒サミット」というイベントに参加予定。

今日は前夜祭として、自宅で一人で乾杯!

カメラロール-1765

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My Unexpected Diet


Last week I had to go to the hospital to have a minor procedure done on my left arm. The night before I had this done I stayed in the hospital and since my procedure was to be done at 7:00 in the morning I had to fast for 12 hours. The next day I was not allowed to have either breakfast or lunch so I was very hungry. I ordered my dinner before I went to have the procedure done so that I could eat right away. Unfortunately, after starting the procedure, my Doctor decided to wait one more day so the medicine I was given could have more time to work. Once I got back to my room I got the very bad news that I was only allowed to have a small bowl of chicken broth! I was so very hungry! I watched TV before I went to bed it seemed all of the commercials were about food! The next day I again could not have breakfast or lunch and after the procedure was finally able to have dinner. The only problem was that the portions were very small. I was in the hospital a total of 6 days and I lost about 6 pounds! One pound for each day!

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