自分の生活にどうしても必要な事として記憶

　今日３月３１日で今年度が終わります。この１年間を振り返り、日々、よく取り組んできたのは植物の世話です。その成果として、写真のように今の時季は花桃や水仙、木瓜がよく咲いてます。植物について私は素人であり、師匠について教わったことはなく、試行錯誤を繰り替えりつつ、失敗を重ねつつ、体験上、良い成果から学びました。

　失敗の多くはシャクナゲで今までに３本ほどを枯らしました。本来、シャクナゲは山岳地帯で咲く植物であり、平地での育成でも肥料は人工的にせず、自然に行なうべきでした。現在は貴重な日本シャクナゲ２本、西洋シャクナゲ数本を育ててます。開花は４月末から５月です。観賞にいらして下さい。

　一人暮らしであっても、本年度、良く出来たと言えるのは地区の会合です。多くの人たちとの交流を楽しく感じました。特に「いきいき健幸クラブ」では歌やフォークダンスのピアノ伴奏を仰せつかり、知り合いが増え、同様に、倉賀野公民館での「くらカフェ」も、あんしんセンター職員さんの主導により、和気あいあいでいつも楽しかったです。毎朝の「ラジオ体操会」は一日のリズムができ、３０名程と交流の輪が広がり、何と言っても空腹となり、その後の朝食が美味しく、Hanger is the best sauce.を実感で、健康につながってます。

　一方、このフェイスブックも一年間、休まずに継続でき、発想力の大切さを感じてます。こちらは日々の行動を通じ、目から入る情報や体験をもとにどうにか続けられました。特に、皆さんからの「いいね」が励みになりました。毎日取り組んでる英作文と英単語の記憶はいつになっても達成せず、来年度も継続です。「自分の生活にどうしても必要な事」として記憶するようにします。

Dear my friends who are crazy about the meaning of life

　In Japan, today, March 31st, marks the end of this fiscal year. Looking back on this past year, I've dedicated myself to rasing my plants. As a result, as you can see in the photo, flowering peach trees, daffodils, and quince are blooming beautifully now. I'm a complete amateur when it comes to plants. I've never had a mentor, and I've learned through trial and error, actually making many mistakes, and studying from successes.

　Most of my failures involved rhododendrons, killing about three so far. Rhododendrons are naturally mountainous plants, even when raising them in flat areas, I should have relied on natural fertilization rather than artificial fertilization. Currently, I'm cultivating two precious Japanese rhododendrons and several Western rhododendrons. They bloom from the end of April to May. Please come and enjoy them together with me!

　As you know, even though I live alone, one thing I can say I did well this year was attending local community meetings. I thoroughly enjoyed interacting with so many people. In particular, at the "Ikiiki Kenko Club," I was asked to provide piano accompaniment for singing and folk dancing, which made me many new acquaintances. Similarly, the "Kura Cafe" at the Kuragano Community Center, led by the staff of the Anshin Center, was always a fun and friendly conversation. The daily "Radio Gymnastics" helped me establish a daily rhythm, expanding my circle of acquaintances about 30 people. Above all, it made me hungry, making breakfast taste delicious, and I truly experienced the saying "Hunger is the best sauce," which contributed to my health.

　On the other hand, I was able to continue this Facebook page without taking a break for a year 365 days, and I realized the importance of creativity. I managed to continue this by relying on information and experiences I received through my daily activities. In particular, the "likes" from everyone were a great encouragement for me. I still haven't achieved my goal of memorizing English composition and new vocabularies which I've been working on every day, so I'll continue next year as well. I'll try to memorize them as "things that are absolutely necessary for my life."