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      I am so happy to see the orchid that was a gift from my husband in my last birthday ( Last July ),   bloomed again recently. When we got it, I was searching about how to take care of orchid plants online and followed what it said.    and also bought " all purpose plant food " for it  and gave it to the orchid. However within a few weeks, the flower started dying one after the other, so I stopped giving it , but maybe it was too late?  it all died soon except the leaves . All the leaves looked fine and was still shining so I kept it and  was giving small amount of water once every 10 days. It was about 7 month ago,  and  I didn't expect it will bloom again, so it's so wonderful to see it bloomed beautifully again ! I was just giving only normal tap water every 10 days or once a week , and never gave special plant foods since all the flowers died and came off,    then about 6 month later I saw three buds...

  Beautiful day ! We went shopping to buy our home sandals/ slippers last weekend. I love this mountain view from this area !  Scenery here is awesome surrounded by many nature.  About a few months ago, I ordered a pair of room sandals / slippers online , and  the shipment arrived here recently. My order was shipped from China so it took a long time to be delivered because of COVID-19 problem. I thought these sandals / slippers are gorgeous and many reviews were positive, so I bought them.      Glitter design sandals seems trendy this year. However, these make my feet hurt even to just wear them. There are bumps based on the feet shape.  and these are hard so it's not comfortable as well. But these are very beautiful so I wanted to wear them but I could not wear even 1 hour. So I gave up and decided to buy new one which are fit with my feet. My husband also needed summer slippers so we went shopping for them. While looking...

  When I was a little girl, cherry was my favorite fruit. I dreamed to eat cherries until I get full. In Japan, cherries were very expensive ( maybe now' too ?) . Every summer season, my mother bought a pack of cherries, but it was small pack,  so when it was shared with my family ( 4 family  members ) , I could get no more than 8.   Now, my childhood dream came true! This large pack of cherries was on a special sale in the supermarket. It's a season for cherries and Peaches !!!   Hmmm I'm in a heaven.  

  July 17  was my Birthday and I became 54 !    I can't believe it!  I feel like time flies faster and faster every year,  and I wonder why ? I did not feel time flies so fast when I was teens.    When I was young, my image of  the age 54 was ancient and I never imagined I became that age.   and when I became that age, it's nothing special, just getting older. That's all.  I remember when my grandmother and my mother were that age.  and I realized that everybody is aging like that and repeating.  Fortunately , I'm still healthy.  But I did notice that when I accidentally fell down on the floor, my body was not the same as when I was younger anymore. Also, since a few years ago, I started enjoying thinking about older generation, especially my blossom times.  such as music, movies, memorial things, places  etc.. People think looking back to past is not good , but when we get older, I reali...

I usually get up around 11 am, so my first meal in a day is always brunch.  and lately I'm really into eating Fruits. I rarely had not eaten much fruits since when I was young even though I love fruits,  because I preferred to eat normal meal, and after the meal I was already feeling full and no space for fruits or deserts for my stomach. In tea time ( coffee break time ), I often ate snacks , rather than fruits. So my mother often had told me to eat more fruits.   Lately, I happened to find an article about a Fruitarian who has been eating only fruits for 7 years and 8 months, and has been very healthy so far. I do not think I will be a Fruitarian but I decided to eat fruits since then, and I noticed that eating a lot of Fruits makes my body healthier. I often got the feeling of sleepy when I was eating rice, noodles, potatoes for breakfast or brunch. But I noticed that eating fruits doesn't make me sleepy feeling and get more energy. So since I found it out, I'v...

This week, we went to play bowling! I like to play bowling but my husband and I haven't played it since about 15 years ago when we were still living in Saint Louis, Missouri. I don't know why, but suddenly I felt really wanting to play bowling recently. So last Tuesday when my husband was day off, we went to play bowling around here. There were several bowling centers in Tucson and we chose highest rating place, called " Lucky strike bowl ".   I don't have much bowling experience,  but I remember that I really enjoyed playing it with my family and relatives when I was a child. There was a famous and popular professional woman bowler in Japan called Ritsuko Nakayama at that time, and many people were influenced by her , so bowling was popular with public in that generation.   and I also played with my several friends when I was a teenager.  It was quite fun as well.     and then had a long blank from it until 2002.  My ave...

We went to a mini golf center recently !   It was my first time to play mini golf. I had never been interested in golf in my life, I don't know why. But lately, we were discussing about horseshoe game, since we saw people were playing with it and I was wondering about it. and that discussion about it turned to mini golf. My husband had played it about 20 years ago and he said it was fun.   I only heard about normal golf, so I was curious about Mini golf.   In the Mini golf center, there are also some other attractions such as go-carts, Lazer Tag, Bumper boat, Batting cages, Arcade( game center). So besides Mini golf, we rode go-carts, and played with two games.   It was a very beautiful day and felt so comfortable ! Warm and clear but not so hot and not too dry or humid.   In the Mini golf course, there are two courses and there are popu...