時々は メニューを変える 朝食に

　毎朝の食事メニューは殆ど米食で、納豆に海藻のメカブを混ぜ、たものと、野菜３種類の味噌汁、それに牛乳か大豆のジュースです。

　ところが、今朝、おかずがないことに気づき、地区のラジオ体操の帰りに、コンビニでカレーを買いました。誠に美味しく感じ、やはり、時には変化が必要です。

　ところで、一人での食事は１８年間続いており、計算すると今までに１８年×３６５×３=１９７１０回になり、ずいぶん孤食に耐えたものです。たまには高崎に飲みに行っても、月に２～３回です。

　私の家に回って来てくださる民生委員の話では、倉賀野町・上四地区で一人暮らしが６０名で、およそ８割が女性、２割が男性とのことです。

　　　　

　それにしても、昔と異なり、現代ではコンビニやスーパーで何でも買え、家にはオーブンがあり、一人暮らしにとって誠に助かります。社会への恩返しとして、今日は交通安全、不審者対策のため小学生の下校を見守る巡回をします。それにしても、孤食はもう飽きました。

Dear my overseas friends who are surrounded with family

　Every morning, I eat mostly rice together with natto that is fermented sticky soybeans, mixed with seaweed named mekabu. And miso soup with three kinds of vegetables, and either milk or soybean juice.

　However, this morning, I noticed that there was no side dish, so I bought curry at the convenience store on the way home from the district radio gymnastics held at park. It tastes really good and sometimes changes are needed.

　By the way, I've been eating alone for 18 years, and if I calculate it, it has been 18 years x 365 days x 3 meals = 19710 times, so I have endured eating alone for a quite long time. Even if I go to a tavern in Takasaki for a drink sometimes, it's only 2-3 times a month.

　According to the local welfare lady officer who visits my home, there are 60 people living alone in the Kami-4 district of Kuragano-town, about 80% is women and 20% is men.

　Even so, unlike in the past, nowadays we can buy anything at convenience stores and supermarket, and there is an oven at home, which is really helpful for living alone. To show my gratitude to society, today I will make a patrol to watch elementary school students when they leave school for traffic safety and measures against suspicious person. Anyway, I'm tired of eating alone.

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