June bride

This is a bouquet present from my daughter who got married this month.

ad ASSISI, Bella Natura!

The weather was fine.
The panoramic view was fantastic everywhere in Assisi.
Faceva bel tempo e veramente la bella natura!

From Sardegna

Summer vacation

Long time no see, no hear!!!
For the first time for months I am writing this. (lol)
This week I went to Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture to refresh myself. I love to see the beautiful shape of Mt.Fuji. I got up quite early one morning, at 3 to be exact, to get on the 3:30 bus to the fifth point of Mt. Fuji (halfway up the mountain) and saw the first light of the sunrise there. It was cool!!

aquilegia

I have been busy pruning trees and weeding in my garden today. While I was taking a coffee break, I took a photo of aquilegia. I love its interesting shape.

Well I have to be back to my work in the garden now!

The Jane Austen book club

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to see at least a movie or two and to read a couple of novels a month. So far, however, it has been difficult to keep it up. Time is limited and ----, well there are lots of excuses I can think of. As a matter of fact, it is I who determine how to use time effectively.

I said to myself, “Don't give up. I could manage to make time any way.” Luckily I was able to go out and see the movie"The Jane Austen Book Club” today.

It was about five women and one man who attended the club to read Jane Austen’s six novels. While talking about the characters in the novels, they were accepting their lives and relations with their families and friends. It was quite interesting and worth seeing especially for women.

official website in Japanese
official website in English

Renaissance?

After the rainy and stormy days, the sky finally cleared up today.

To my delight the dogwoods in my garden are producing flowers this spring for the first time in many years. For years I have had repetition of disappointments as they have not blossomed at all. So it is a kind of dogwoods’ renaissance year. Let me celebrate it with a sparkling wine!

Azalea is also blooming now.