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"bloom where you are planted" Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-88212292066274585732016-12-31T19:08:00.002-07:002016-12-31T19:20:34.088-07:00Thank you<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #783f04;">"Stay together, Learn the flowers, Go light."</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">"まわりの人を大切にして、</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">自然を愛する気持ちを忘れないで、</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ちいさなあしあとを残そう"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: 12.8px;">This is going to be my last post.<br /><br />Please know that your support and encouragement meant the world to me.<br />Thank you so much.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.8px;">一年も放置しておいて今更なのですが<br />けじめをつけなければと思い<br />ブログはおしまいにすることにしました<br /><br />おつきあいいただきまして 本当にありがとうございました<br />お声をかけてもらう度に励ましていただきました<br /><br />心から感謝いたします<br /><br />皆様どうぞお元気で<br /><br /><br />Hugs<br />Chiko</span><br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-18794034342345264572016-01-04T20:53:00.001-07:002016-01-05T12:58:44.406-07:00New Year and misunderstood monkeys 新年と誤解された猿<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Happy New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Wishing you a New Year filled with new Hope, </span></div>
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あけましておめでとうございます<br />
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幸多き一年でありますように<br />
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本年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This is a year of monkey, and I feel obligated to tell you about</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">見ざる 聞かざる 言わざる の三猿、</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">と、解釈される場合が多いのです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">「<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28.8px; text-align: start;">人の悪いところは見ないようにし、</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It is customary in Japan to eat (long) noodles on new year's eve.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">To wish a long life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I thought about whipping up an authentic looking noodle dish for a photo shoot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It is what it is. We are happy with instant cup soba noodles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Thank you for your support and encouragement throughout 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I hope to be healthier both mentally and physically in 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Happy New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">大晦日です</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">写真うつりがカッコイイようにお蕎麦でも茹で 日本風セッティングをしようかな</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"> と、チラリと思ったのですが</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">まあ、こんなもんです</span></div>
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おネギだけでも沢山きざんで添えます</div>
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2015年は少ない更新でしたが遊びに来ていただいてありがとうございました</div>
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来年も無理をしないで素直にやってゆきたい、</div>
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-51821707177153361972015-12-23T20:05:00.001-07:002015-12-27T07:03:24.616-07:00Christmas gift<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">What should I get my mom for Christmas? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Mom suffers from Alzheimer's and she uses a wheelchair.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">She still knows who I am, but doesn't recognise her grandson -my son.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Her short term memory is almost nonexistent yet she surprises me with remarkable memories from long ago.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">母に何を送ろうか?</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">例年クリスマスになると悩みます</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">母はアルツハイマー病に蝕まれ車椅子を使っています</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">わたしのことはまだ覚えてくれていますが わたしの息子、孫は誰だか分かりません</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">短期記憶は殆ど失っていますが ずっと昔のことを覚えていたりしてびっくりさせられる時もあります</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">She doesn't have much space for many clothes, not supposed to have something too valuable either.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I'm afraid to send her any kind of food in fear of her overeating. Or possibly, end up eating spoiled food.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I have been sending her books (something light, usually funny), but I'm not sure if this is a good idea anymore. If you can't remember what was said a page ago, how can you enjoy it? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">衣類を入れる場所は限られているし あまり高価なものは持たせる事ができません</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">食べ物を送ると、一度に食べすぎ、または忘れてしまい腐敗させたりしてそれを食べられるのが心配です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ここ数年 本(軽い面白い本ばかりです)を送っていましたが 本を読むのも苦痛になったかもしれない、と感じるようになりました </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">1頁前のことを覚えていなかったら読んでも面白く無いかも…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">She lives in <a href="http://www.kouchikukai.or.jp/g1/" target="_blank">this </a>wonderful assisted care facility in Japan, and they have a movie day every month.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I sent </span><span style="color: #783f04;">them DVD movies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It was fun selecting them on the Japanese Amazon site remembering what she used to like watching</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> -felt just a little sentimental...</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">They are all American movies dubbed with Japanese.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I think she'll enjoy them, and hopefully her friends will too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">で、思いついたのが「映画」!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">母は<a href="http://www.kouchikukai.or.jp/g1/" target="_blank">こちら</a>にお世話になっていますが 毎月 大スクリーンで映画上映会を主催してあります </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">その際 使っていただくようにDVD映画を送りました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">アマゾンのサイトで母が昔好きだった映画を思い返して選ぶのは楽しかったです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">でも少しだけホロリ…</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">日本語吹替版4種です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Merry Christmas Mom! I'm sorry for not being there.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Merry Christmas to you and yours!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">メリークリスマス、</span><span style="color: #444444;">お母さん</span><span style="color: #444444;">! 帰れなくてごめんね</span><br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-45515581707743793192015-12-15T09:30:00.002-07:002015-12-15T18:24:02.709-07:00Christmas knitting 2015<br />
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大きく、おおきく 編んで</div>
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洗濯機でフェルト化しました</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: normal;">リボンは取りはずして好きなの付けてね~と伝えました</span><br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-53758219429793747022015-11-18T21:06:00.000-07:002015-11-19T09:44:24.725-07:00orange talk みかんの話<br />
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こんにちは</div>
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大きなプロジェクトをスタートして 一息ついたら と思っていたら</div>
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随分時間がかかってしまいました</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Hi!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I was going to get back to you when I got to a good place to break after I started a project.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Well, I thought I'll never get there.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">But, first, an orange talk.</span></div>
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このみかんが並んだ写真、今年早春に撮ったものです</div>
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そのままになっていたのでこの機会にちょっと書きますね</div>
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みかんは時計回りに</div>
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ネーブル・オレンジ、すもう・オレンジ、ミネオラ・オレンジ、そしてマンダリン・オレンジです<br />
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普通のオレンジは何処にでも売っていますが、<br />
子供の頃日本でたくさん食べていたみかんのような美味しいものが<br />
なかなか手に入らないので ちょっとお勉強してみました<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I took this picture early spring, and never had a chance to talk about it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It seems the right topic, so, why not?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">They are navel orange, Sumo orange, M</span><span style="color: #783f04;">inneola orange and Mandarin orange. </span><span style="color: #783f04;">(clockwise</span><span style="color: #783f04;">)</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">In japan, people eat tons of oranges when in season, but mostly mandarin variety.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I'm having a hard time finding good snacking oranges like the ones I've enjoyed growing up.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Sure, there are Cuties, Halos, etc.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Problem is that they are -well, okay, but not great.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">So, I looked up.</span><br />
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このすもう・オレンジは、日本でいうデコポンです<br />
お相撲さんみたいに見えるのかな・・・ (笑<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Sumo orange was hybridized in Japan.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It's easy to eat, sweet and keeps well. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Why this one is called Sumo in America is another discussion.</span><br />
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ミネオラ・オレンジはタンジェロとグレープフルーツの交雑種だそうです<br />
それも美味しいけれどやはり普通のみかんが欲しくなります<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The Minneola orange is a cross between tangerine and grapefruit.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It's very good if you want a </span><span style="color: #783f04;">cross between tangerine</span><span style="color: #783f04;"> and grapefruit...</span><br />
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最近人気が出てきたタンジェロ(タンジェリン)はみかんのように皮が柔らかくて<br />
食べやすいのですが味は当たりハズレが大きくて<br />
色々試してみた結果、マンダリンの表示のあるものが日本のみかんに一番近いと思います<br />
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たま~に、Satsuma,薩摩みかんが手に入ります<br />
その時は持って帰れるだけ買います<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've learned to seek out the word "Mandarin" in store display and stickers, and so far so good. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Although the word is misused often. :o( </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">If you see "Satsuma Mandarin", just get as many as you can carry.</span><br />
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みかんの皮を塗るのが大変なのは…<br />
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うちの壁のテクスチャーがオレンジ・ピールというものなんです<br />
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ペンキを塗っても塗ってもなかなか穴が埋まらない…<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Our wall texture is called "orange peel", and it is a pain in the neck to paint.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">You paint and paint and still don't fill in all the nooks and crannies.</span><br />
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我家は天井が高く 10フィート(約3m)もあるので<br />
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下記のピンクライン部分を塗るのに5.5ガロン(21.8 L) 必要でした<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I start out painting W or M and spread out the paint as they tell you to.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Our ceiling is 10 feet high. It's taking 5.5 gallons of paint so far to paint the pink lines below.</span><br />
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さあ、次はダイニングとリビングルームです<br />
ペンキ塗りを始めた理論的なわけがあるのですが<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Dining and living rooms are next.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">There is a theoretical reason for my painting, and I'</span><span style="color: #783f04;">ll talk about that,</span><br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-62832446465243284972015-11-03T17:00:00.000-07:002015-11-07T08:22:07.514-07:00in between times その合間に<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ブログ 止めたと思った? <span style="font-size: x-small;">えへっ</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ちょっと忙しくしていますが 合間に外に出て、種集めもしています</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">毎日 みかんの皮をペンキ塗りです</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">これが思ったより大変で…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">説明はまた今度</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Hi!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Did you think I quit blogging? <span style="font-size: x-small;">teehee</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've been really busy, but am trying to collect seeds in between a project.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I'm painting orange peels everyday, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and it's not an easy task.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I'll explain next time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">乳がん月間ですね</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">友人の抗がん剤治療が始まりました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">生姜の砂糖漬けとカモミール・ティーが吐き気を抑える効果があると聞いたので</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">パンプキン・スープとコーンブレッドと一緒に持って行きました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">人それぞれだとは思いますが 他に何か副作用に効果のあるものをご存知でしたら教えていただけますか?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Breast Cancer Awareness Month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My friend's chemotherapy has begun this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I took pumpkin soup and cornbread to her.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">With candied ginger and chamomile tea which I heard could ease the nausea.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I know that everyone is different. But would you please let me know if you know anything else that might help?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It has been hot -record hot here in Denver metro area.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I have a very small time frame to safely transplant in this area and very frustrated to say the least.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Yesterday, I went out to run errand and Hard Lemonade sounded great in this heat. So I picked them up on the way home.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">こんにちは</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">記録的に暑い日が続いています</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ここは秋の移植が心配なくできる期間がとても短くて こう暑くてはそのチャンスを逃してしまいそうです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">雑用で出かけた際に冷たいハード・レモネードが美味しそうで つい、買い物籠に入れました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">(レモネードやアップル・サイダーなどに「ハード」が付くとアルコール入りという意味になります</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">アルコール無しのソーダやジュースはソフト・ドリンクですね)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">57 year old Chiko was carded </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">on this Monday, September Twenty Eighth, Year Twenty Fifteen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">( Just ignore the fact that some stores ask for ID regardless, this place is not one of them :))</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">嬉しいことがありましたよ、</span>記録しておこう(<span style="color: #444444;">ちなみにアメリカで飲酒できる年齢は21歳です)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">2015年9月28日、この57歳のChikoおばちゃんが年齢確認の身分証明を求められました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">「When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.」ということわざがあります</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #444444;">「人生でレモンを与えられたら、レモネードを作りなさい」「</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">嫌なことも知恵によって楽しいことに変えられる」</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">(レモンは英語では「欠陥品」「ハズレ」「価値が無いもの」の意味があります)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">そんなことわざが頭に浮かんだ暑い日でした</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">こんにちは、柿を店頭でみかける季節になりました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">さて、先日ディナー・パーティー・メニュー公開の嬉しいリクエストを頂きました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">和食と違い 大まかで下ごしらえの出来るものばかりのメニューは</span><span style="color: #444444;">ストレスがたまらないように手抜きがいっぱいです、ホステスが楽しまないとお客様も面白くありませんよね</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I received a request to reveal the menu for the dinner party. So, here it is.</span>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Nothing was too complicated -just required some planning. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Smoked Trout and Cream cheese Spread, Pine nuts Hummus, Blue cheese Aioli Dip,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Nuts, Stick Salad, Wheat and Rice Crackers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Green and Yellow Beans sautéd in Sesame oil</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">燻製鱒とクリームチーズのスプレッド、松の実フムス、ブルーチーズのアイオリ・ディップ</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ナッツ類、スティック・サラダ、クラッカー類</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ほうれん草とエビのサラダ </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">フィレミニョン・ステーキとキノコソース(お好みで)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ポテト・タルト</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">二色インゲンのごま油ソテー</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ニンジン・グラッセ</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ディナー・ロール</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ブルーベリー・チーズケーキ、ムース風</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Party of six.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Japanese cucumbers and yellow beans were from my garden.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Honey used to make the salad dressing was harvested in a guest's garden.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband grilled the steaks to perfection u</span><span style="color: #783f04;">sing a <a href="http://thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/classic_thermapen.html" target="_blank">Thermapen </a></span><span style="color: #783f04;">(</span><span style="color: #783f04;">two each, </span><span style="color: #783f04;">rare, medium-rare and </span><span style="color: #783f04;">medium), </span><span style="color: #783f04;">and was in charge of drinks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Potato Tart was especially popular. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Here is the recipe, </span><a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/potato-green-onion-and-bacon-tart.html" target="_blank"> Potato, Green Onion & Bacon Tart by Williams Sonoma</a><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> I used less bacon and cheese since it was a side dish.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> I used Brie and thin slices of Provolone cheese in lieu of Reblochon</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> I cheated by using a pie crust in a box. </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: monospace, Courier; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="color: #783f04;">:þ</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Thank you for asking, and happy cooking!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">サイド・ノート:</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">六人分</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">日本キュウリと黄インゲンは庭で栽培</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">サラダ・ドレッシングに使った蜂蜜はゲストのお庭で採蜜されたものをいただきました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ステーキは夫が外でグリルし、レア、ミディアム・レア、ミディアム のリクエストは正確な温度計を使って大成功 ドリンクスも夫担当</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ポテト・タルトを特に喜んでいただきました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">英語のレシピはリンクしましたが 和訳いたしますので 美味しいポテトが手に入りましたら是非お試し下さいませ </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">今回は副食だったのでチーズとベーコンの量を減らして作りましたが レシピの分量はブランチ等の主食としても充分なボリュームのあるタルトだと思います</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ちなみに使用した底の抜けるタルト型は直径 25 cm、サイトのレシピでは長方形型を使ってあります</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>ポテト・ねぎ・ベーコンのタルト</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">タルト、又はパイ・シート (市販のパイ・シート使用)</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">500g ユーコン・ゴールド・ポテト、皮を剥き3mm程にスライスする</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">170g *Reblochon チーズ (代わりに Brie と Provolone チーズのスライスを使いました)</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">200g ベーコン ざく切りにしてカリカリに炒める</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">1カップ(山盛り)青ネギ</span><span style="color: #45818e;">(白い部分も)</span><span style="color: #45818e;">みじん切り </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">塩、コショウ</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">60ml ヘヴィー・クリーム</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">タルト・シートをタルト・パン(or パイ・パン)にしっかり押し付けて上部の余分なシートを切り落とす </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">30分間冷凍する</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">オーブンを220ºCに暖める</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">タルト・シェルにオーブン・シートをひき パイ・ウエイト(マメやお米代用可)を上に置いて黄金色になるまで(5~8分 or more)カラ焼きする 焼けたら5~10分余熱をとる</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">塩を加えたお湯でポテトを柔らかくなるまで茹で(茹で過ぎ注意)ザルに空けて水を切る</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">タルト・シェルに半量のチーズ並べそれにはさみ込むようにしてに半量のポテトも並べる</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">半量のネギとベーコンをのせ 軽く塩、コショウする</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">残りのポテト、ネギ、ベーコンを重ね その上に残りのチーズを並べる</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">(ここまで下ごしらえができます)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">(焼く直前に)クリームを均等にかける</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">チーズが黄金色になるまで</span><span style="color: #45818e;">220ºCの</span><span style="color: #45818e;">オーブンで焼く(約25分)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">*Reblochon (ルブロション)</span><span style="color: #444444;">というフランスのチーズはアメリカでも手に入り難く よくBrie が代用されます</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">日本のレシピに慣れていないので 分かり難い説明になっていましたらごめんなさいね</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">何か質問がありましたらどうぞお気軽にご連絡ください</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">この、余り甘くないムース風チーズケーキ(簡単!)も好評だったので後日紹介できたら、と思っています</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Kさん、メニュー・リクエストどうもありがとうございました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">すごく長いポストになってしまいました、ちょっと疲れた・・・ね~?</span><br />
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<br />Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-26281046638325471602015-09-15T20:29:00.000-06:002015-09-16T05:13:26.147-06:00company 来客<br />
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こんにちは</div>
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週末 夫の社友さんと奥さん達をディナーにお招きしたりして</div>
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その用意で忙しくしていました<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> How have you been?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We had my husband's co-workers and their wives for dinner over the weekend,</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">and I had been busy getting ready for it.</span><br />
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わたしにとっては親しい友人という関係ではないので</div>
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やはり 緊張したのかな</div>
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終わって 気が抜けた~</div>
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ふう~</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband sees the guys everyday, but I don't really know them.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I had fun, but still tiring -you know how it is.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Now, it's done with, and I'm still feeling restless.</span><br />
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さて、わたしがキッチンで慌しくしている間</div>
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夫がお庭を案内してくれたのですが</div>
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何を説明したのかちょっと不思議です<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband took the guests for a mini-garden tour while I was in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I wonder what he has told them.</span></div>
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9月になると開花中のピークのものはめっきり少なくなりますが</div>
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このレモンイエローのサンフラワーがちょうどよいタイミングに満開で</div>
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季節感あるセンターピースになってくれました</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We don't have many varieties of flowers in September, </span><span style="color: #783f04;">but this lemon-yellow sunflower was </span><span style="color: #783f04;">in the peak condition, </span><span style="color: #783f04;">and made a perfect centerpiece reflecting the season.</span></div>
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ディナーが終わって</div>
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暗くなったパティオでこのチムニアに火を入れて・・</div>
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やはり女性が一番暖かいところに集まりました<br />
日が沈むとかなり温度が下がります<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">After dinner, we sat around our chiminea on the patio.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Ladies gathered close to </span><span style="color: #783f04;">chiminea</span><span style="color: #783f04;"> since it gets quite chilly after sunset.</span></div>
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今年、たくさんの木を失って悲しかったけれど</div>
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9月のくたびれた心身をこうして暖めてくれています<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We lost many trees this year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It was sad throughout the year, but they are warming our broken hearts and sore bodies in September.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">追記;日本のきゅうりをスティック・サラダでお出ししたのですが、あまりの美味しさにびっくりしてありました。「こんな甘いきゅうり食べた事ない」だそうです。 嬉しいですね。</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Happy 100th Anniversary, RMNP!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ロッキーマウンテン国立公園</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">100周年 おめでとう!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">どうぞ遊びにいらっしゃいませ、夜も素敵ですよ~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I was always hesitant to grow dahlia in Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Since they won't survive our winter, I would have to dig up every fall. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Sounded like too much trouble to me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I can grow it in a container and keep it in garage during the winter!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Totally not an original concept, but a good one nevertheless.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">コロラドに来てダリアを育てるのはずっと避けていました</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">野外では越冬できないので掘り起こさなければなりません</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">そんな、めんどうな…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ある日、</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">あ、コンテナで育てれば、ガレージで越冬できる!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">と、全くオリジナルではない発想</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It's color coordinated!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">と、いうことで購入した</span><span style="color: #444444;">黒葉ダリアで</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">渋めにカラーコーディネイト…のつもり</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">When I was a child, I played with my dolls all the time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I had twelve Barbie style dolls.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">"Barbie, Tammy, Rika, Hana..."</span><br />
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幼い頃 お人形で遊ぶのが大好きでした<br />
たしか12個持っていたと思います<br />
「バービー、タミーちゃん、りかちゃん、花ちゃん…」<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Do you Polyvore?</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I admired other people's compositions here and there, but never thought it would be much of use for me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">But, when I was putting away the travel outfit and organizing photographs from the last trip, I thought to myself -<i>"Why not?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ネットでコラージュする Polyvore が人気ですね</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">他の方が上手に造られたものをあちこちで見て素敵だな~と思うことはあっても</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">自分で造ってみる程の興味はありませんでした</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">今回小さな旅行から帰って洋服や写真を整理しながら ふと、やってみようか、と…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I wanted to recreate what I wore one day during the last trip which made it harder than just making a fantasy outfit, and it</span><span style="color: #783f04;"> was time consuming for this first timer. I don't think I did a very good job, but Oh, how FUN it was. Just like playing with my dolls all those years ago.</span><br />
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旅行先でのコーディネートを再現したかったのでファンタシー・コラージュよりは難しかったし、初めてだったので時間がかかりました あまり上手にはできなかった~<br />
でもね、とても楽しかったんです、幼い頃遊んだ着せ替え人形のような感じです<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It takes some planning to put together a good travel wardrobe, doesn't it?</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Comfortable, wrinkle and stain resistant, fast drying, lightweight -yet fashionable.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I went peach picking in this outfit, and it worked out very well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">旅行用の服選びは大変ですよね</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">楽で、シワやシミが目立たず、すぐ乾き、軽い物 そしてファッショナブルに^^</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">このコーディで桃狩りに行きましたが快適でした</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I think I'm becoming more hesitant to leave my comfort zone as I get older.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">So, I'm pleased with myself that I tried out two new things this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Polyvore and peach picking.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">歳を重ねるにつれて新しい事に手を出すのがオックウになっているのを感じます</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Polyvore と桃狩り、</span><span style="color: #444444;">この8月 二つの事に初挑戦したのは上出来?かな</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><i>Oops, I forgot to add sunglasses to the collage!</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><i>You can't forget sunglasses at high altitude!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">あ、コラージュにサングラスを加えるのを忘れました、</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">高山地域、サングラスは必需品です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">For a lovely friend who had a big surgery. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">コロラドの山村 Estes Park で</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkZu1WEkGI" target="_blank">うさぎと子鹿が遊んでいるビデオ</a><span style="color: #444444;">がニュースになりました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">是非ご覧下さいね</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">4~5日山に行ってきます</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">コメントのお返事は来週になります</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I'll be in the mountains for a few days, and won't be able to reply your comment until next week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I'll leave you with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkZu1WEkGI" target="_blank">this adorable video</a> of "Bambi and Thumper" in </span><span style="color: #783f04;">Estes Park, CO</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">which made the national news!</span><br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-61914764636800201002015-08-06T18:23:00.000-06:002015-08-09T05:02:45.323-06:00Summer wishes <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;">暑中お見舞い申し上げます</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Traditionally, Japanese send out two kinds of cards a year </span><span style="color: #783f04;">(usually postcards).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">One to wish a happy new year in January, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and another to wish you well during the hottest time of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Best Wishes for the Summer Season.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">3/4 oz fresh lime juice or lemon juice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">ざくろジュースで作ってみたら とびきり美味しかったです</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">22ml 絞りたてのライム、又はレモンジュース</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">30ml 100%ざくろジュース</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">氷を入れてよくシェイクして、エンジョイ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">POM(100%ざくろジュース) は日本ではZAK で販売されているようです</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">アメリカでは「ジュース」という表示は果汁100%のものにしか使う事ができません</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">果汁が他のもので薄めてある場合は「ドリンク」となります</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">例えば100%オレンジ果汁でないものはオレンジ・ドリンクと表示されます</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">帰国の際、日本の「オレンジ・ジュース」を飲んでちょっとびっくり! (笑</span></div>
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現在、日本でも JAS 法に基づき同じような規制があるようです、失礼いたしました<br />
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Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-46204138219453517402015-07-25T12:05:00.000-06:002015-07-26T11:08:04.819-06:00summer knitting<br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">You normally don't associate the act of knitting with summer, but wait!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We have linen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">通常 盛夏の候に編み物なんて頭に浮かびませんよね</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">そんな時期はリネンの糸で編みます</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">A perfect poncho to drape over a simple tank or sundress.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My preferred knitting project design has changed drastically about two year ago. Come to think of it, my fashion sense had changed around that time. They became softer, simpler and more back to basic in style, and I'm actually wearing those knitted pieces more often and feeling comfortable in them. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">(I haven't been updating Ravelry project page, but would like to catch up on that soon.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Ravelry link </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/gardengate/same-thing-only-different" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="color: #783f04;">Free pattern </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/same-thing-only-different" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ノースリーブの上から羽織るのに丁度いいポンチョです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">約二年前からでしょうか、編んでみたいと思うデザインが変わりました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">考えてみれば その頃から着たいもの、ファッション感覚が変わったのです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">もっとソフトに、そしてシンプルで基本に戻る、バック・トゥ・ベーシックに</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">そしてこれらのシンプルなニットは着心地もよく</span><span style="color: #444444;">使用数も増えました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">(ラベリイ記録、怠っています 記録は後日役に立つことも多く 近々投稿を済ませたい)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Knitting with linen can be a little tricky as there is no "give", aka elasticity.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I need to keep a consistent tension while I knit therefore somewhat tiresome, and I can only knit a short duration at a time. Which works fine for me in summertime because, well, I'm busy gardening.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">リネン糸は伸縮性がない</span><span style="color: #444444;">ので 編み難くて手が疲れてしまい長時間続けては編めないのですが</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">シーズン中は<strike>庭仕事</strike>庭あそびで忙しいので なんとなく丁度いい </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">In the end, I'm very happy with this simple linen piece which drapes beautifully and feels so good against the skin.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I'm already working on a next one with a different color and a slight variation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">リネンのニットは使い始めるとテレンと綺麗にドレープしてくれて</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">その反面、肌触りはクリスプで</span><span style="color: #444444;">着心地最高</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">違った色でデザインを少し変えて次のものを編み始めています</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">On a side note, the pendant you see here is a real diamond.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I know, it's huge!</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It was a gift from my father-in-law when he worked in Saudi Arabia as an instructor in the 80s.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Apparently, you could go to the beach, put your head close to the sand and pick up a sparkle here and there to spot the row diamonds. Then, you send those row diamonds to Thailand to processed into wearable jewelries. The quality may not be up to par, but it's such a conversation piece and I rather like this humble rock.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">余談ですが このペンダント、本物のダイヤモンドです 大きいでしょう~</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">80年代にサウジ・アラビアでインストラクターをしていた義父からのギフトでした</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">話によると、海岸で</span><span style="color: #444444;">頭を地面に近づけてキラキラするものを探すとダイヤの原石を見つけることができたそうです それをタイまで送ってジュエリーに加工してもらったようです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">それほどハイ・クオリティーのものではないと思いますが この裏話のあるシンプルな「石」、お気に入りのひとつです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I was a little surprised by the reactions I received from Japanese friends on the yellow jacket sting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The basic consensus was -I should have gone to the hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Not surprisingly that's what all Japanese websites recommend you do.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">While I do appreciate their concern, this reminded me of news I saw about a black widow spider sighting in Japan, and how different our environments are.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I thought how dangerous my typical gardening days must sound from Japanese prospective.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">スズメバチに刺されたお話をして日本の方からいただいたコメントは少し予想外でした</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">日本では刺されたら病院で'手当してもらうように、と指示されているのですね</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ご心配本当にありがとうございました 完治いたしました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">環境の違いをつくづく実感したのと、日本に帰国した時にブラック・ウィドゥ(クロゴケグモ)発見のニュースを見て それがニュースになっているのに驚いたのを思い出しました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">毎日ガーデニングするのに、どんな危険にさらされているかのお話です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">There is a chance that a black widow is hiding in my shoes when I put them on. We have found a few in the house/garage.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Colorado's high UV increases my chance of getting the skin cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I could contract the West Nile virus - mosquitoes have been found positive with said virus in Colorado, again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I could get bitten by a rattlesnake. Two neighbours found it on their properties.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Maybe get hit by giant hail, as I attempt to save a container full of annuals.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">How about the bear and mountain lion. Yes, there have been sightings nearby.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">And, there are the pesky yellow jackets -everywhere.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Lightning strikes, wildfires, and avalanches.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Lots of risks aren't there? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">外に出る際 靴を履くとき、</span><span style="color: #444444;">クロゴケグモが中にかくれている可能性あり 室内、ガレージ内で数匹みつけたことがある</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">高地は紫外線が強く皮膚がんになる可能性が大きい</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">付近の蚊が今年もウエストナイル熱ウイルスに感染されている</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ガラガラヘビに噛まれるかもしれない 隣人が敷地内で発見 二件あり</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">大きな雹が頭に当たるかもしれない いつもコンテナを保護しようと走り出る</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">熊?クーガー? どちらも付近に</span><span style="background-color: snow; text-indent: 16px;">出没</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">スズメバチ、毎日あちこちで遭遇</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">カミナリ、山火事、なだれ… あ~危険がいっぱい</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">But, we adapt to live in the environment we are dealt with, learning as much as we can about all the risks and trying to minimize danger.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">So everyday I smear tons of sunscreens and bug repellent, wearing a ridiculously big hat, and cautiously moving around my garden with a long stick in my hand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This is not the perfect place, but making the best of what I have.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">And I still rather be here then anywhere else in the world. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji'; line-height: 70px;">❤️ Colorado.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">でも、この与えられた環境をできるだけ把握し、リスクを最小限に留められるように努力です</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">毎日サン・スクリーンと虫除けクリームをベタベタ塗り とびっきり大きな帽子を被って 長い棒であちこち叩きながらガーデニングです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ここは完璧な場所ではないけれど この地以外に住むのは考えられなくなった</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">これを 住めば都 というのかな やはりコロラドが大好きです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Made a Shiso juice this week. My shiso leaves are green on front and purple back.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Ummmm,what a treat for my body and my eyes after risking my life all morning!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Have a nice weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">紫蘇ジュースを作りました 我家の紫蘇は表がグリーンで裏が紫です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">うん、命を賭けた後のジュースは格別!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">どうぞ、良い週末を~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">池の睡蓮が雹害から回復してくれました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://gardenkeeping.blogspot.com/2015/06/tattered.html" target="_blank">あの時</a>は哀れな姿でしたが よく頑張ってくれた…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My water lilies have healed themselves.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It was a sad sight <a href="http://gardenkeeping.blogspot.com/2015/06/tattered.html" target="_blank">after the hail storm,</a> but they came back strong.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">引いてプリンセス・ダイアナ・クレマチス越しに、</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">こちらからも、違ったクレマさん越しに、</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">From a different angle through a different clematis.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">この方 好きだなぁ</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">I adore this clematis.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">池沿いには二種のリシマキアが限られた湿地コーナーで格闘中</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">このオカトラノオは よく「植えて後悔したプランツ・リスト」に登場します</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">ここは大丈夫ですがもっとオープンな場所でじわじわ広がっている子をちょっと心配しています</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">くるんとした尻尾がなんとも可愛いが なかなかのくせもの</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">This white gooseneck loosestrife often appears on gardener's "I regret to have planted this plant" list.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">She is contained here, but I'm a little worried about the other one in the more open area.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">Such a cute tail.. , but looks can be deceiving.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">**スズメバチ事件**</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">スズメバチに刺されました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">数年前 足を刺された時に応急処置をしなかったので夏みかんのように腫れてしまった経験があるんです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">で、今回はあるもの全部使ってみました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">まずは、「ショックで倒れるかもしれないからね」と夫を脅かし</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">アンモニア・ローラー</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">タイガーバーム (これ、何が入っているんでしょうね~)</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">氷湿布を一時間</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">アンチヒスタミン剤を服用</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">何が効いたのか分かりませんが痛みも腫れも殆ど無く 少し痒いくらいです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">痒みが酷い時は再度の氷</span><span style="color: #444444;">湿布で楽になります</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">中指の関節を刺されたのでこれが腫れて曲がらなくなったら…変なジェスチャーと誤解されそうだ! 腫れなくて</span><span style="color: #444444;">よかった。</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #783f04;">**yellow jacket incident**</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">I got stung by a yellow jacket.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">When I was stung a few years ago I didn't take immediate action, and I had to deal with a lot of pain and a grapefruit size bump on my leg for a long time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">A lesson learned and this is what I did immediately after the sting:</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">Told my husband to be aware in case I pass out</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Applied After Bite (ammonia)</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Applied Tiger balm (I don't know what it is!)</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Iced for 1 hour</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Took Benadryl (antihistamine)</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">I don't know which action I took actually worked, but I was able to alleviate most pain and swelling, and one day later I only have a slight bump and discomfort. Additional icing seems to get rid of itching when it become bothersome.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04;">I'm so relieved that I have swelling under control especially since I got stung on my middle finger's joint.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Can you imagine having to deal with a swollen you know what finger sticking out? I mean... <i>phew!</i></span><br />
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<br />Chikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420215131822408979noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480584447810072112.post-51310152102161501922015-07-03T22:08:00.000-06:002015-07-04T11:01:59.409-06:00entertained <br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">先週末、久しぶりにシルク・ドゥ・ソレイユ</span><span style="color: #444444;">を観に行きました。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">今回、テレビのCMにわたしが興味を示したのに気づいて 夫がサプライズで切符を手配してくれていました。</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">随分前、まだ息子がうちに居た頃 観に行ったことがあるのですが 彼らのショーは毎年デンバーで公演があるので つい、「いつでも行ける」という気持ちになったのでしょうね そのまま10年以上経ってしまいました。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband and I went to see </span><span style="color: #783f04;">CIRQUE DU SOLEIL last weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband caught me showing interest on a TV commercial and bought tickets as a surprise.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">We have seen them long time ago, when our son was still living with us, but they come to Denver every year and I think I felt like "I can go see them anytime I want to". Well, ten years passed before I knew it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ショーにはこれまた久しぶりに電車に乗って。</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">家から最寄の駅まで車で20分かかるので目的地まで車で走った方が手っ取り早いのですが、こちらではなかなか乗る機会のない電車、なんだかウキウキ気分で乗りました、子供みたいに。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We took the light rail to get there, and this </span><span style="color: #783f04;">also </span><span style="color: #783f04;">was something we hadn't done for a long time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">It takes 20 minutes drive to the nearest station, so it's almost as easy to just drive all the way, but I rarely get to ride a train here that I felt giggly like a kid.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ショーはとても楽しかったです。</span><span style="color: #444444;">全てがクリエイティヴ、そして驚きの連続でした。</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">マンネリ化しがちなアクロバット・</span><span style="color: #444444;">ショー</span><span style="color: #444444;">ですが、うわーこんなの観た事ない~というアクトが沢山あって刺激満点でした。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The show was fantastic. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Everything they do is so creative and surprising. I'd think that an acrobatic show could be very easy to get into a rut, but there were many acts that we've never seen before. We were utterly entertained.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">おまけに大きく揺れる電車内では ちょっと向こうに座ったお姉さんがボーイフレンドに持たせた鏡を見ながらファンデーションからマスカラまで付ける技をこなし、デオドラントまで塗るという大胆さ。 こちらも面白かった。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">シーズン中はどうしても庭仕事中心の生活になりますが たまには人ごみに交わるのもいいものですね。</span><br />
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rows from us with the help of her boyfriend who was holding the mirror for her. From foundation to mascara.., finishing with deodorant.
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I tend to garden all-day, everyday during the season, but it was good to get out and have contact with real people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Maybe because my Oriental poppy and red horned poppy didn't bloom this year due to excess moisture and lack of sun, the breadseed poppy is opening up with abandon -and making me happy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">今春の悪天候の為サーモンピンクのオリエンタル・ポピーや例年こぼれ種から発芽する赤いポピーが</span><span style="color: #444444;">咲きませんでした</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">その代わりブレッドシード・ポピーがたくさん咲いてくれています 嬉しいな</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Two species roses are also in bloom. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Since I don't protect (no bubble wrapping here) my roses during our harsh winter, these tough species roses are the only kind that don't die down to the ground. They are not those gorgeous, take your breath away roses, but I'm rather fond of their simple form. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">原種のバラ二種も花盛りです</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">わたしは冬囲いをしないので地上の茎が</span><span style="color: #444444;">厳しいコロラドの冬の</span><span style="color: #444444;">寒さに耐えてくれるのは原種系だけ…</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">息をのむような豪華さはありませんがこんな素朴なバラが好きです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've been busy planting summer vegetables and (still) cleaning washed out mulch and compost from the earlier heavy rain. All tomatoes and peppers are in, and I even managed to find <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishito" target="_blank">Shishito</a> pepper and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komatsuna" target="_blank">komatsuna </a>plants this year! I've harvested </span><span style="color: #783f04;">about 2 cups of </span><span style="color: #783f04;">peas today, and will be making sweet pea rice tonight. </span><span style="color: #783f04;">It's not my husband's favorite, but I have to have this seasonal dish with the baby sweet peas before June is over.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Do you have a favorite seasonal dish? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">夏野菜の植え込みと先日の豪雨の後片付(まだ)流されたマルチやコンポストのお掃除でてんてこ舞いでしたが やっとトマトもペッパー類も植え終わりました そして今年初めて獅子唐と小松菜の苗も見つけたんですよ!タグには shishito Pepper, Komatsuna</span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;"> と書いてありました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">今日グリーンピースを2カップ収穫 (ちなみにアメリカの1カップは237mlです)</span><br />
今晩 青豆ごはんを炊きます 夫の好物ではないみたいなのですが(以前まあまあだねと言っていた)わたしが大好きな旬の青豆ごはん、6月中にいただきます~<br />
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旬のもの、なにか好物ありますか? <br />
日本のものは何でも美味しいからな…羨ましいです<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">去年このプリムラを植えた時 こんな半砂漠地帯でちゃんと育つかしら? と、心配だったのですが、今春の異常な雨量のおかげで うちの小さなシェイド・コーナーでも綺麗なお花をつけてくれました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I wasn't sure if this primrose was going to survive our dry climate when I planted it late fall, but she is thriving in my little shady corner thanks to constant moisture we had this spring. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">5月の終雪、雹、それからウサギの被害に負けず育ってくれたサヤエンドウ、ニンニクの茎を収穫しました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">日光不足だったので少々貧弱ですがそれでも嬉しい収穫です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I harvested my snow peas and garlic scapes* despite the late snow, rabbits, hail and more rabbits.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">They are a little anemic because we didn't have much sunshine, but I was pleased to get them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">この地域の年平均降水量はたったの15インチ、38cm なのですが 先週、12時間で2.5インチ、6.35cm近く雨が降りました 凄かった~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Considering our average annual precipitation is about 15 inches (including snow total), receiving almost two and a half inches of rain within 12 hours was, well, epic. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">でも、この異常に湿った気候がやっと、やっと終わりを告げてくれたようで 今お日様が地面を乾かしてくれています、もうすぐ掘れそう~</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">週末のガーデンセンターはまるでお祭りのようにとても込むのでその前に、と、金曜日朝方 急いで行ってきました 他のガーデナーさん達もきっとこの日を首を長くして待っていたはず…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">購入したお野菜の苗を車に積み込んで帰路に向かう頃にはダッシュボードの外気温度は37.2ºCを示していました!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">何はともあれやっと庭で <strike>遊べる</strike> </span><span style="color: #444444;">お仕事できるのがとても嬉しい!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">夏野菜を早く植えつけないと時間切れ寸前です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">But unusual wet weather patterns seem to be over and it is sunny, and my soil is almost dry enough to plant.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I made a mad dash to a garden center Friday with a mission to beat the weekend pandamonia. I knew that every single gardener in the Denver metro area was itching to "dig".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I loaded vegetable plants into my car, and when I hit the road, the outside temperature on the dashboard was showing 99º F!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Anyway, I'm so happy that I can finally <strike>play</strike>, I mean work in my garden, because I was running out of time to put the summer vegetables in the ground. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">さっ、楽しみながらゆるゆる頑張ります ^^/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Now, let the fun begin!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">お野菜の苗と一緒に花苗も少し連れて帰りました… 少しだけね</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">A few annuals and perennials came home with vegetables -just a few.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">*garlic scapes are the "flower stalks" of hardneck garlic plants, they are edible and delicious. They taste like a strong green onion with a crunchy texture, and are sold at grocery stores in Japan (and I suspect other Asian countries).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">*アメリカではニンニクの茎を食べる習慣がほとんどないのでちょこっと説明しました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My mother-in-law is a Saint.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">She is a woman of few words. And when she speaks, it's alway something complementary. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I've never seen her complaining about anything.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">わたしの義母は聖人のような優しい人です</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">口数が少なく、物言っても好意的なことだけ</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">義母から愚痴を聞いた事がありません</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My husband had grown up listening to her "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything" motto.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">And this principle is something he still religiously adheres to this day.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I admire this quality about him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">「優しい事が言えなかったら何も言うな」のモットーで育てられた夫は</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">今でもその賢明な教訓を忘れていません </span><span style="color: #444444;">手本にしなくては、と思います</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've received a thank you note from my mother-in-law a little while ago.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Since this is highly personal, I wondered if I should make it public or not.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">But, this is such a lovely note that I wanted to share it with you.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">In this note, she is referring to a humble handmade jewelry set I sent to her for Mother's day.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">The larger light blue stones are aquamarines which are her birthstones. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">先日、義母からサンキュー・カードが送られてきました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">プライベートな事なので掲載するのを戸惑ったのですが</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">優しさ溢れるカードだったのでシェアさせてくださいね</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">母の日に贈ったハンドメイドのジュエリー・セットのことが書いてあります</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">大きめの水色の石はアクアマリン、義母の誕生石です</span><br />
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<i>Just a little note of thanks for my beautiful necklace and bracelet.</i></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #783f04;">I got many compliments when I wore them to church on Sunday.</span></i><br />
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<i>Hope you and the family are well.</i></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #783f04;">Give J a big hug for me when you see him and R too (if you want to) O.K. Do it.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #783f04;">And of course save one for you. </span></i><br />
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<i>Many thanks again, God Bless you.</i></span><br />
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<i>Lots of Love, Mom</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i>Chiko </i>へ、</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">素敵なネックレスとブレスレット どうもありがとう</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">日曜日に教会に行った時使わせてもらいました </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">たくさんの人に褒められたのよ</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">皆 元気ですか?</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">今度会った時 J に私からの大きなハグをあげてね</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">R にも、(もしあげたかったら)う~ん、やっぱりあげて!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">そして、勿論あなた自身にも</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">本当にありがとう</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">神様のお恵みがありますように</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">たくさんの愛を込めて、母より</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">(J は孫、R は息子のことです(義母の)、私達夫婦が普段ラブラブ・タイプではないので</span><span style="color: #999999;">お茶目にからかってあります、こういう和訳は難しい~、気持ちが伝わるといいのですが)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I am a lucky daughter-in-law.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">A friend of mine has once told me that her x-mother-in-law used to come in to their house and immediately start mopping the floor -everytime. I also know a person who had received a toilet brush on Christmas from her you know who.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I can't think of anything nice to say about that, so, I say nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">至って幸運な嫁です</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">友人から嫁いびりの話を聴く時があります</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">訪問する度すぐ床掃除をはじめる姑</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">とか</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">クリスマスにトイレブラシを送る姑</span><br />
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こういう方々に対して優しい事が言えないから…何も言わないでおこう<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Yesterday started out as a beautiful day.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I gardened in the morning, and really enjoyed taking pictures and making plans about what I'll do for my garden this year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I showered, had a light lunch, and went shopping.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">As I was checking out at my last stop, suddenly the rumbling began.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It hailed and rained like cats and dogs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Today's post was supposed to be titled "beautiful June".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">昨日は清々しい6月の朝でした</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">午前中ガーデニングを楽しんで 写真を撮ったり植え付けの計画をしたり有意義に過ごしました</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">それからシャワーを浴びて軽い昼食をとり買い物へ外出</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">最後のお店でチェックアウトをしていたら突然「ゴロゴロゴロ」と雷、</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">そしてまるでバケツをひっくり返したように凄い量のヒョウと大雨が降りました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">今日のポストの題名は「beautiful June」の予定だったのですが…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">今年初のバラが咲き</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">False indigo, just about to open.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">And a better picture of flax.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">そしてアマの写真がやっと綺麗に撮れました</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Tattered Japanese lilac leaves and water lilies looking like floating maple leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">ボロボロに叩き落とされた低木の葉、睡蓮の葉は破れてしまい まるでもみじの葉が水に浮いているようです</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Needless to say most plants look very stripped now, and of course I'm sad, but I'm surprisingly calm about this ordeal. It's been 20 years since I've started to garden in Colorado. I suppose my nerves have become thicker each year, and/or have learned to look at the brighter side. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">We are dry with a roof over our head. I didn't get into an accident as I drove home, although many drivers were pulling themselves aside. Our dog didn't go insane with the thunder and hail noise while he was alone. I've learned that you can HOLD the switch down and close the garage door even though the safety sensor keeps tripping off by hail. And, I didn't have annuals or warm crop vegetables planted, yet!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I cleared the sidewalks, driveway and the pond today, and still have much cleanup to do. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">But I'll think about that tomorrow.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Like Scarlett O'Hara said, "After all, tomorrow is another day".</span><br />
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ほとんどのプランツの葉は破れて哀れな姿となりました、勿論悲しい でも不思議な事に心は動揺していません コロラドでガーデニングを始めて20年、毎年少しずつ神経がずぶとくなってきたのでしょうか? それと良い方に考える事ができるようになったのか・・・<br />
家があって濡れる心配もない、怖い思いをして帰って来たけれど(たくさんの車が待機駐車していました)事故にあうこともなかった、カミナリやヒョウの大きな音を怖がる留守番中の愛犬も大丈夫だった、ヒョウが光電センサーに当たりガレージドアがなかなか閉まらなかったけれどスイッチをしばらく押し続けたらやっと閉まった<br />
それと夏野菜や寄せ植えはまだ植えていなかった~!<br />
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歩道とドライブウエイ、そして池だけはお掃除しましたが後はまた明日からやり直しです<br />
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スカーレット・オハラの言うとおり 明日は新しい一日の始まりです<br />
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しばらくご無沙汰してしまいました</div>
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もう五月も終わりですね</div>
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本来、お庭が賑わう月なのですが</div>
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今年は雪、雨、雹、 毎日何らかの形で湿気の多い五月でした</div>
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スプリンクラー・システムもオフにしたままです</div>
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こんなこと初めて…</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Hi, I've been slacking off here...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Usually May is a gardener's delight month here in the foothills of Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It's been wet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We've been getting snow, rain or hail, something wet everyday, and almost all-day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've never seen May this wet before. </span></div>
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灰色の空が続き、お日様が顔を出してくれたのは希だったのですが</div>
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フロントでは大好きな亜麻が元気に咲いてくれています</div>
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25日はメモリアル・デー(戦没将兵追悼記念日)で三連休だったので</div>
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Daisy(キャンパー)を引っ張ってお隣のニューメキシコ州までキャンピングに行きました</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Well, despite the gray sky and no sunshine, my flax is blooming up front.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We went camping with Daisy (our camper) in northern New Mexico this Memorial day weekend.</span></div>
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コロラド南部ハイウエイ沿では亜麻の群生パッチをあちこちで見る事ができました</div>
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緊急外の停車は危険なのでチャーミングな亜麻たちの写真が撮れず、残念<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">このハイウエイ法定最高速度は75マイル/h (120.7km/h)でした</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">(州、場所によって異なる)</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">日本は今どれくらいで走れるのかな?</span></div>
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ところでこの道路サイン、何の意味だか分かりますか?</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I saw naturalized </span><span style="color: #783f04;">flax patches next to I-25 in southern Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I don't like to stop on the highways unnecessarily, </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">but I wish I had a picture to show you how lovely they were.</span></div>
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「ソフト・ショルダー」</div>
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前方、ドライブが難しくなるので肩の力を抜いてリラックスする様にとの警告サイン?</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Speaking of highways,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">when I saw this sign for the first time when I started to drive in US (in Ohio),</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">can you guess what I thought it was telling me?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Well, I knew the word "shoulder" only as an anatomical word.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I thought they were telling me to relax my shoulder and prepare for a challenging driving condition, and didn't realize it was</span><span style="color: #783f04;"> a warning for </span><span style="color: #783f04;">a soft edge along the side of a road that is unsuitable for vehicles to drive on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I don't recall learning this in school, and </span><span style="color: #783f04;">never knew the roads had shoulders!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Just a little chit-chat post, -t</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">he ground is too saturated to garden! ;-(</span></div>
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<strike>SHOULDER (ショルダー)は肩ですよね、つまり道路の肩、道路脇のことです</strike></div>
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<strike>道路脇が舗装されてなくソフトなので脇にそれ過ぎて溝に落ちないように警告しているのです</strike></div>
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<strike>この意味、学校で'習った覚えないぞ…</strike></div>
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<strike>道路に肩があったとはね~</strike></div>
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日本でも「路肩」と呼ぶことを教えていただきました<br />
お恥ずかしい、、、いつもこんな調子ですがこれからも宜しくお願いします<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">地面が湿りすぎていてガーデニングができません</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">お粗末余談でした~</span></div>
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