Monthly Archives: October 2018

My dad is 80 years old. He often tells me he wants to live long. He says it is very interesting for him to witness all the changes in society, lifestyle, and technology. He wants to keep witnessing them. Indeed he has gone through a lot. He was born before the World War II. HeContinue reading “Interesting changes 10/21/2018”

Yesterday I received a phone call from one of my acquaintances. It was a shocking news. This family has many dogs; more than ten dogs. Their favorite one dog stays inside the house, but the remainder dogs stay outside. The shocking news was about their favorite house dog. While the house dog was outside forContinue reading “Danger of Jealousy 10/20/2018”

At my daughter’s school, there are two classes in her grade. She used to be one class for the past three years. This year however, my daughter was assigned to another class. It was the principal’s kind offer from some reasons. Thus, all the classmates in the current class are new to my daughter. TodayContinue reading “Different custom 10/19/2018”

I hate the hot weather. I love the cold weather. I have kept on saying that to people. This morning I received a phone call from the maintenance company guy. He remembers about my preference. The first thing he mentioned made me laugh. He said “I know you don’t want to switch from the coolerContinue reading “Missing the cooler 10/18/2018”

One week ago my husband had a lab test. His lab test result was all fine. We were so glad for his good result. Today my husband had a doctor’s appointment regarding to the lab result. The doctor was not at the clinic. Actually the doctor was 200 miles (three-hour drive) away from the clinic.Continue reading “Online checkup 10/17/2018”

My in-low informed me of the kids’ drawing contest. It is Soft Toy Drawing Competition sponsored by IKEA. This is a drawing contest for kids. The qualified little artists are 0-12 years old. After little artists submit their drawings by the deadline, they proceed to the next step, voting. There will be six winners inContinue reading “Kids’ drawing contest 10/16/2018”

Today I took out a new bottle of my first homemade miso. It is a miso made from black beans. This bottle was the one I didn’t put a layer of salt. On the black surface I saw two small white dots. Due to my old aged vision, it got blurred in a close lookContinue reading “Danger of overconfidence 10/15/2018”

Today there was Gem And Mineral Event held at the local community college. I was not planning to go there, but I had a strong feeling that my family spirits wanted me to go there. Whenever I need a confirmation from them, I ask them to show me some signs. First I asked them toContinue reading “Heart shaped rose quartz 10/14/2018”

I have two mattresses that we currently don’t use. I have kept them inside the house for these couple of years. We tried many different ways to give them away to somebody who wants for free of charge. At first I thought they will be gone quickly, but it wasn’t that easy. Today I madeContinue reading “Mattresses donation 10/13/2018”

Today I made my second homemade miso. As my first one turned out a little salty, this time I lowered the percentage of salt. My first one I used 300 gram of kouji, 300 gram of black beans, and 150 gram of salt. This time, my second one, I used 600 gram of kouji, 600Continue reading “My second homemade miso 10/12/2018”