いよいよ今日から新学期・・・私も気持ちを入れ替えます。

　今年度、故郷・倉賀野町上四地区の役員として、私は「会計監査」を仰せつかり、同時に今年度は、隣近所１５軒の「班長」でもあります。昨日は日曜日だったので全部の家を回り、班長になった挨拶と町内会費を集めました。数軒の家では初めて玄関に入らせて戴き、家の人と話が出来ました。

　町内の役員としては、この他、例年の通り、地元・倉賀野小児童の安全を期して、登下校時のパトロールがあり、新学期が始まることから、早速、今朝から１週間は毎朝７時４５分から８時３０分まで通学路を巡回し、挨拶運動と交通指導を行います。また、月曜と木曜の朝は、一人暮らし高齢女性宅のゴミ出しも続けます。

　実は、これらの社会的仕事が私の「認知症対策」にとても効果的と考えます。ご存じの通り、高齢期を心身ともに健康に過ごす基本は、１にウォーキングを通して健脚であること。２に蛋白質の摂取を中心に低栄養にならないこと。３に近隣との交流を通じた社会性と考えられ、この点でも町内の仕事をやることは私にプラスになるでしょう。

　もちろん、この他の認知症対策では、日々「夢中になれる趣味」が不可欠であり、私の場合は植物を育てること、及び音楽演奏【クラシック奏法によるソプラノサックス、ピアノ】があり、どちらも「音色」に重点を置いてます。

　その点においては写真のように、現在、庭ではシャクナゲが咲いてます。こちらも年間を通じて世話し、究極には「色彩の良さ」を求めてます。これは丁度、音楽演奏の「音色」に共通し、究めても究め尽くせない奥深いもので、時間の経つのを忘れます。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after radio gymnastics held in nearby park and my breakfast in Japan time.

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　This year, as a board member of the Kami-4th district in my hometown, Kuragano-town, I am tasked with the "audit", and at the same time, this year, I am also the "leader" of 15 neighboring homes. Yesterday was Sunday, so I went to all the homes to greet as the group leader and collect community membership fee. In several houses, I was allowed to enter the front door for the first time and was able to talk to the family people there.

　In addition, as usual, in the town I will be patrolling for the local Kuragano elementary school children go to and from school to ensure their safety. As the 1st school semester begins today in Japan, I will patrol at 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. every morning for a week starting this morning. I will patrol the school routes, offering greetings and providing traffic guidance. Additionally, on Monday and Thursday morning, I will continue to take out the trash at the home of an elderly woman who lives alone.

　Actually, I think these social jobs are very effective for my "senile dementia countermeasures." As you know, the basics of mentally and physically healthy in old age are 1. Keeping our legs healthy through walking. 2. Avoid malnutrition by focusing on protein intake. 3. I think it's socializing through interaction with the neighborhood, therefore working in the neighborhood will be a plus for me in this respect as well.

　Of course, for other senile dementia countermeasures, it is essential to have hobbies that we can become crazy about in every day, and in my case, these include raising many plants and playing music [classically played soprano saxophone and piano], both of which have "tone quality" is the focus.

　In this regard, rhododendrons are currently blooming in the garden, as shown in the photo. I also take care of them throughout the year, ultimately seeking for "good color." This is just like the "timbre" of musical performance, a profound thing that cannot be fully mastered even if I try to master it, and I forget the passage of time. The new semester is starting today, and I'm changing my mind as well.

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