年末年始をワクワク、ドキドキして過ごせるか

　私が毎朝、目が覚めてすぐに見る一日の始まりは、ダウ、及びナスダックの結果です。世界経済は「日本人が就寝してる間に推移」してます。それにしても、今朝は驚きました。MicrosoftやAppleなどハイテク関連や、インターネット関連の新興企業が中心のナスダックが昨夜から今朝にかけて３４７ポイントも上昇し、初めて４００００ポイントを上回ったからです。延いては、日本経済に影響し、少しでもよい年末年始にしたいものです。

　ところで、今朝のナスダックに合わせたかの如く、金柑が大分色づいてきました。１５年ほど前に植えたのですが、今では、大きく成長しました。写真は樹木の一部です。推定３００個ほど果実が生っているでしょう。これからの寒冷期に実るとは自然は良くできてます。というのは、金柑にはビタミンCが多く含まれ、風邪の症状である喉、鼻などの回復に効果があり、一方、血流を良くすることから血圧安定にも良いとされてます。お近くの方は捥ぎにいらして下さい。いっしょに味わいつつ庭で歓談しましょう。

　私は昼食のデザートとして３個ぐらい食べようと思いますが、すべて食べ切るには春までかかるでしょう。ご存じの通り、金柑は皮ごと丸ごと「噛んで食べられる」便利な果物です。因みに、金柑のことを英語でkumquatと言うようで、発音は「噛む食わっt」に近く、日英で感覚が似てます。

　経済と栄養は健康生活の基盤です。寒さに向かう折、今年もあと二十日。一日一日をワクワク、ドキドキし、身体と精神が錆び付かないようにしたいものです。

Dear my friends abroad who are fond of kumquat and great music

　Every morning, as soon as I wake up and check the results of the Dow and the Nasdaq. The world economy is "changing while the Japanese are sleeping." But even so, I was surprised this morning. The Nasdaq, which is mainly composed of high-tech and Internet-related new companies such as Microsoft and Apple, rose by 347 points in one day, exceeding 40,000 points for the first time. I hope that this result will have an impact on the Japanese economy and make the New Year's holiday a little better.

　Not change the subject, as if in line with this morning's Nasdaq, as you can see in the photo, the kumquats have started to color up quite a bit. I planted them about 15 years ago, and they have grown quite large now. The photo shows only a part of the whole tree. There are probably about 300 fruits on it. Nature is doing a good job of bearing fruit in the coming cold season. This is because kumquat contains a lot of vitamin C, which is effective in treating cold symptoms such as the throat and nose, and is also said to be good for stabilizing blood pressure such as hypertension as it improves blood circulation. If you are in the area, please come and pick them with me. Let's chat in the garden while enjoying the taste.

　I will have about three kumquats as a dessert for lunch, but it will probably take until spring to finish them all. As you know, kumquat is a convenient fruit that can be eaten whole, including peel by chewing them. Incidentally, as you know, this fruit is called kumquat in English, and are pronounced similarly to "kamu kuwat" as our chewing and eating in Japanese so the feeling is similar in both Japanese and English.

　Economy and nutrition are the foundations of a healthy life. As we head towards the cold weather, there are only 20 days left in this year. I want to work hard every day to keep my body and mind without getting rusty.

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