次第に昼の時間が短くなり、これは一つのチャンス

　昨日の秋分の日は「昼と夜の時間が同じである」と思いがちです。しかし、太陽は、星のように点ではなく、上下に幅があります。日の出の定義は「太陽の上が出た瞬間」であり、日の入りの定義は「太陽の上が見えなくなった瞬間」です。このため調べてみたところ、秋分の日は「昼の長さが８分ほど長い」です。

　国立天文台の発表によると、９月２６日の日の出は５時３５分、日の入りは１７時３５分【群馬県】で、昼と夜の長さが丁度１２時間ずつです。しかし、実際には群馬県では西方は山岳地帯のため、日の入りは上記より１０分ほど早いです。

　今日の正午の太陽高度は５３°です。これからは冬至の３０°に向って日に日に低くなります。環境に左右されやす私の気持ちはつい心細くなります。しかし、肉体と精神を鍛えつつ、目標に向かって生活したいものです。退職後、年を重ねても健康に暮らす秘訣の一つは目標を持ち、今まで出来なかったことを少しでも達成しつつ生き甲斐を感じることでしょう。目標は他人は立ててくれません。自分で決定しなくてはなりません。

　私の目標は、先ず、栄養バランスを考慮した食事、及び植物の世話を通じて適度な運動です。次が音楽表現、そして、生活に結びついた英単語熟語を覚えることです。写真右下は近年の単語帳です。やはり書いて、発音し、例文によって覚えるようにしてます。しかし、覚えられるのは三分の一ほどでしょう。

Dear my friends who are crazy about preventing senile dementia and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for our mutual understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　On yesterday's autumnal equinox, many people including me tend to think of that the length of day and night is equal. However, the sun is not a point like a star; it has a range due to circle. Sunrise is defined as "the moment the sun's head appears," and sunset is defined as "the moment the sun's head disappears." So I investigate about it and found that on the autumnal equinox, "daylight is about eight minutes longer."

　According to the National Astronomical Observatory, sunrise on September 26th will be at 5:35 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:35 p.m. [Gumma Prefecture], meaning that day and night are exactly 12 hours long. However, in reality, due to mountainous terrain to the west of Gumma Prefecture, therefore, sunset actually occurs about 10 minutes earlier than stated above.

　Today, the sun's altitude at noon will be 53°. From now on, it will decrease daily toward 30° at the winter solstice. I am easily affected by the environment, I feel uneasy. However, I want to train my body and mind and live my life toward my purpose. One of the keys to living a healthy life as we age after retirement is to have goals and find meaning in life by achieving even a little bit of what we couldn't do before. Other people can't set our goals, we have to decide it for myself.

　My purposes are, first, to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and get moderate exercise by caring for plants and walking. Next is musical expressions such as playing the piano and soprano saxophone, and then to memorize English words and phrases related to my life. The photo on the bottom right is a recent vocabulary book. As usual, I try to memorize by writing, pronouncing, and using example sentences. However, I probably only remember about a third of the words.

　　

心が安らぐ喫茶「さんぽ道」

　先程、午後３時頃より一時間ほど「さんぽ道」で気分転換してきました。私には生活のマンネリ化からの脱却が必須で、何でもよいから通常とは異なる環境に自らを置く必要があります。その点でこの喫茶はとてもいいです。特に、広大な自然環境はピカ一で店内も落ち着きがあり、ママさんたち職員の方々も明るく接してくれます。

　孤独な私はいつも一人で行きますが、コーヒーを飲みつつ本を読んだり、時にはピアノを弾かせて戴き、ママさんと話したり、偶然、出会ったお客さんと話ができ、知り合いになることもあります。

　今日はこれから夕食前に倉賀野を２Kほどウォーキングし、お腹を空かせます。【内心はビールが美味しくなるためです。】

 
・・・本文と英文は微妙に異なります。・・・

Dear my Facebook friends

　I just returned home from the favorite cafe "Sampo-michi" due to refresh myself about an hour. It's essential for me to break out of the monotony daily routine, so I need to put myself in any environment that's different from my usual. This cafe is great in the vast natural environment which is particularly impressive, the interior is calming, and the owner and other staff are very welcoming.

　As you know, I'm a lonely person, so I always go alone there, but I enjoy reading a book over iced coffee, sometimes playing the piano, chatting with the owner, and sometimes even meeting customers by chance, which leads to new acquaintances of lady.

　Today, from now on I'm going to walk about 2km around Kuragano-town before dinner to increase the appetite. [My secret is to make the beer taste better together with you.]

人に頼る気持ちを持たない・・・高齢期の生活

　８月３０日、群馬県の今朝の日の出は５時１３分でした。夏至では４時２６分だったので、日の出はすでに４７分遅くなってます。写真のハイビスカスが最後の力を振り絞って咲いてます。よく観察すると、花弁の枚数と雌しべの数が同数の５です。連日の暑さでも、水を与えると植物は生き返ります。水遣りは楽しく、私の毎日の仕事です。

　ところで、私たちにとって大切な「脳をいつまでも正常に働かせるには、毎日どのように暮らしたらよいでしょう。」私には関心の高い課題です。答えは必ずあると確信します。

　一般的に、６０才を過ぎると認知症発症の可能性が徐々に現れると言われ、その後は年齢とともに更にリスクが高まるでしょう。一方、９０才～１００才でも矍鑠たる生き方をしてる人もいるのですから、私たちはその人たちの生活習慣を見習いたいものです。

　私が考える予防法は、高齢になっても「人に何かしてもらう気持ちを持たず」、自立の精神を養う。座ったままの時間を減らし、一日に一回はしっかり手足を動かし、樹木の中で深呼吸。テレビなど受動のみの生活を避け「好きな分野で夢中になれる能動的な楽しみを持つ。」一日一回は人との交流がある生活。食べ過ぎず、よく咀嚼。バランスのとれた食事習慣。情報を得る目と耳の健康維持。自分にとって大切なことを記憶し、それを生かす。まだあるでしょうから、皆さん、お教え願います。

Dear my friends who are crazy about preventing senile dementia and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for our mutual understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　This morning, August 30th, sunrise in Gumma Prefecture was at 5:13 AM. Since the summer solstice was at 4:26 AM, so that the sunrise was already 47 minutes later. The hibiscus in the photo is blooming with its final burst of energy. When I look closer it, the number of petals and pistils is equal of five. Even in the heat of the day, plants revive by watering. Watering them is a fun chore, and it's my daily routine.

　Not change the subject, but the question we all need to ask ourselves is, "How should we live each day to keep our brains functioning properly?" As I who lives alone, this is a question that interests me deeply. I'm sure there is an answer.

　Generally, the possibility of developing dementia gradually emerges after the age of 60, and the risk increases with age. On the other hand, there are people who live vigorously even 90s and 100s, so we should emulate their lifestyles.

　My idea of ​​preventative dementia measures is to cultivate an independent spirit, even in old age, without relying on others in daily life. Reduce the amount of time we spend sitting, and move our arms and legs at least once a day, and take deep breaths among the trees. Avoid a passive lifestyle such as watching TV all day long, and "have active fun that we immerse ourselves in a field we love." Interacting with others at least once a day. Don't overeat, and chew thoroughly. Have a balanced diet. Maintain healthy eyes and ears that get information. Remember what is important to us and make use of it. I'm sure there are more, so please let me know.

　

近隣のためになる仕事を継続し、自己研鑽も続けたい

　もう、左目が開かなくなるかと一時は失望してた私ですが、運よく完全に回復しました。このため、今後は近隣の高齢者の精神的、物理的困難さを少しでも減らせるよう私は持ってる力を使おうと決意してます。

　ところが、先日、近所で一人暮らしをしてる高齢女性Tさん宅のゴミ出しをするため、朝、彼女の家に行ったら、いつも家の前に出てあるゴミがなく、しかも、玄関の鍵が閉まっており、チャイムを鳴らしても反応がないのです。「もしや、中で困っているのではないか」と私は慌てました。実は、彼女は日中、近くのデイサービスに行ってることから、私はすぐにそこへ駆けつけたところ、Tさんがいたのでホッとしました。どなたかがゴミを出してくれたようです。

　今後も、ゴミ出しに限らず、近隣の高齢者のため、小学生の安全登下校のため、今まで通り、自らの仕事として実践するつもりです。結果的に、私の健康に繋がったり、張り合いになると思います。

　ところで、先日、私の愛読書「天声人語２０２５春」を手に入れた私は早速、読み始めてます。内容は、すでに朝日新聞で発表された３ヶ月分【１月から３月まで】のコラムを一冊にまとめたもので日本語とその英訳が載ってます。私にはこの両方が必要で、現代を取り巻く政治・社会情勢、自然現象、歴史、あるいは生き方を含め、時代の波に乗りたいものです。また、現代使われてる英文に目を通し、特に、新たな英単語の習得に力を入れてます。

　しかし、記憶力がそれほど良くない私は、試行錯誤しつつ、効果的な記憶法を身に付けたいです。その一つは、習った単語を実際にこのブログで使うことにしてます。つまり、幼児が言葉を覚えるのに近い方法かもしれません。後は、繰り返しと考えます。

　もう一つの方法は自己暗示によって「海外に一人で滞在してる」と仮定し生活します。言葉と生活は密接なので、生活で使えるように覚えなくてはなりません。天声人語を、日々、午前と午後にそれぞれ一日分ずつ読む予定なので、７月中旬の誕生日頃に読み終わる予定です。果たして継続できるでしょうか。

Dear my friends who are crazy about how to memorize English vocabulary and great music.

  The simultaneous interpretation into English for your understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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  I was disappointed, thinking I would never be able to open my left eye again, but luckily I have made a full recovery. For this reason, I have resolved to use my abilities to help reduce the mental and physical difficulties of the elderly people in my neighborhood, even if only a little.

  However, the other day, when I went to the house of an elderly lady MS. T living alone in my neighborhood in the morning to take out her trash, the trash that was usually placed in front of her entrunce was gone, and the front door was locked, and there was no response when I rang the doorbell. I panicked, thinking, "Maybe she's in trouble alone inside." In fact, she was at a nearby day care center during the day, so I rushed there immediately, as the result, I was relieved to find Ms. T there. It seems that someone had taken out the trash for her.

  From now on, I intend to continue doing my job as before, not just taking out her trash, but also for the elderly people in the neighborhood and for elementary school children to go to and return from school safely in traffic. I think that this works will ultimately lead to my health and motivate me.

  Not change the subject, but I recently got my favorite book "Tensei Jingo 2025 Spring" and have started reading it right away. The contents are a compilation of three months' worth of columns published in the Asahi Shimbun Newspaper [from January to March] in one book, and it contains both Japanese and English translations. I need both, and I want to ride the wave of the times, including the political and social situation surrounding the present day, natural phenomena, history, and even ways of life. I also read through English sentences used today, and I am particularly focused on learning new English vocabularies

  However, I don't have a good memory, so I would like to learn effective memorization methods through trial and error. One of them is to actually use the words I learn in this blog. In other words, it may be a method similar to how young children memorize words. I think it is repetition.

  The other method is to use autosuggestion to live as if I were "staying alone overseas." Language and life are closely related, so I need to learn them so that I should use them in my daily life. I plan to read one day's worth of Tensei Jingo every in the morning and one day's worth in the afternoon, so I plan to finish reading it around my birthday in mid-July. I wonder if I can keep it up.

サルスベリの幼木を育てつつ、自らも変化したい

　満開のサルスベリは昨年に撮った写真です。枝の端から端まで７mほどあります。ぜひ、クリックし、臨場感を味わってください。ご存じの通り、開花期間は７月上旬～１０上旬までの約１００日間、紅く咲き続けるので百日紅とも書きます。私は７月中旬に生まれたので、毎年、誕生日を祝福するように咲いてくれます。

　これだけ大きい樹木になるとキジバトがよく来て休憩してます。もちろん、この木の下に水飲み場があるので居心地がいいのでしょう。まるで、私の未来の姿を想像させるようです。

　自然とはよく出来ていて、いつの間にか、このサルスベリの子供があちこちで生えます。１週間ほど前にも私は幼木を発見し、早速、植木鉢に移植して大切に育ててます。サルスベリの幼木はこれ以外にも２本を育ててます。同様に、種が零れて生える植物には源平枝垂れがあり、こちらはすでに今春３本が咲きました。人間は一緒に住む家族がいないのに、花が咲く樹木は子沢山です。私は毎日水を遣りつつ、寂しい中にも夢中で育ててます。

　ところで、高齢となったら、この「夢中でやることがある」ことが必須でしょう。その対象は「好きなこと」です。誰でも、いつかは意外と早く高齢となり、その時は取り巻く環境も変化します。子供の頃の私は８人家族の末っ子で賑やかで楽しかったのに皆どこへ行ってしまったのでしょう。この世は誠に不思議です。今日から年間で最も活動できる５月です。日々、筋肉を増強し、あちこちへ出かけ、いろんな人にお会いして見聞を広めたいです。

Dear my friends who are crazy about creativity in daily life, and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for your understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　This photo of the full-bloomed Crape Myrtle was taken by me last year. It is about 7m from one end of the branch to the other. Please click on it to get a sense of reality. As you know, it blooms for about 100 days from early July to early October, and continues to bloom red, so it is also written as 100-day crape myrtle. I was born in mid-July, so it blooms every year to celebrate my birthday.

　Because the tree grows this big, the Japanese turtle dove often comes and takes a rest. Of course, it is comfortable because there is a drinking water under this tree. It is like my future self.

　Nature is great, before I knew it, baby Crape Myrtle trees had sprouted here and there. About a week ago, I found a young tree so that immediately transplanted it into a flowerpot to raise it carefully. I am raising two other Crape Myrtle young trees. Similarly, a plant that grew from a seed spill is the bicolored peach named Genpeishidare, and three of these children have already bloomed this spring. Although human that means me do not have families to live with, this flowering tree has many children. I water them every day and, in spite of my loneliness, I am passionate about nurturing them.

　Not change the subject, but when everyone get older, it is essential to have something to do that you are passionate about. This should be something you love. Everyone will eventually grow old surprisingly quickly, and when that happens, the environment around us will change without our prediction. As a child, I was the youngest child in a family of eight, therefore my childhood was lively and fun, but where have everyone gone? This world is truly strange. Today marks the start of May 2025, the most active month of the year. I want to build up my muscles every day, go out here and there, meet many people, and broaden my horizons.

早いうちから一人で遊べる習慣を・・・高齢化社会

　４月下旬となり、庭はいよいよ花盛りです。写真は上より花弁を広げた木蓮で、この地へ引っ越して来た前々回の東京オリンピックの年【1964】に亡父が植えたものです。左下が紫の牡丹、右下は、珍しく花弁が紅い縁で彩られたツツジで観賞に値します。拡大してご覧ください。

　すでに開花が終わった５本の梅はすべて新緑の葉と変化し、よく観察すると梅の実がたくさん生り始めてます。このため、庭の景色は一変してます。同時に、盛んな光合成により新鮮な酸素が生じ、庭で剪定や土いじり、水遣りなど植物を世話する私の健康に寄与し有難いことです。

　話題は変わりますが、トランプ大統領の関税政策に端を発し、日本でも経済情勢が日に日に下降気味です。それはガソリン価格や食料品が軒並み高騰です。主夫として毎日スーパーへ行ってる私も行く末に不安を抱いてます。しかし、よく考えると、経済のみならず健康や取り巻く環境など「状況が変化するのが人生というもの」です。年令を重ねても、その社会の変化に対応しなくてはなりません。一人暮らし故、月に２回ほど行ってる楽しみな外食も減らさざるを得なくなってます。

　しかし、このような暗雲立ち込める経済状況下でも、健康に楽しく暮らす秘訣はあるものです。それは「自分で決定した生き甲斐」を持つことではないでしょうか。今まで出来なかったことを可能にしたり、新たな世界を知ることです。目的・目標があってこそ、日々自分らしく充実して生きることに繋がるでしょう。実は、年を重ねるといっしょに遊べる友人が少なくなってきます。早いうちから、一人で遊べる癖をつけておく方がいいです。

Dear my friends who are crazy about encountering new world and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for your understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　It's already late April, and the garden is in full bloom as you see in the photo. The photo above shows a purple magnolia with its petals spread out, which my late father planted when we moved here in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics 61 years ago. The bottom left is a purple botan peony, and the bottom right is an azalea tree with rare petals bordered in red, which is worth admiring. Please enlarge the image to see.

　The five plum trees that have already finished blooming have all turned to fresh green leaves, and if I look closely, I can see that they are starting to produce a lot of plum fruit. Therefore it has completely changed the scenery of the garden. At the same time, the active photosynthesis is producing fresh oxygen, which I am grateful for as it contributes to my longevity as I take care of the plants in the garden by pruning, working in the soil, and watering them every time.

　However, changing the topic, the economic situation in Japan is also declining day by day, due to starting with President Trump's tariff policy. This is because gasoline prices and food prices are rising indefinitely. As a househusband, I go to the supermarket every day, I am also worried about the future. However, if we think about it, "Life is about changing circumstances," not only in the economy but also in our health and the environment around us. Even as we get older, we have to adapt to these changes in society. Because I live alone, I have no choice but to cut back the fun of eating out, which I used to go the tavern named "Baku" about twice a month.

　Even though in such a dark economic situation, there is a secret to living a healthy and happy life, I guess. It is to have a "purpose in life that we decide for ourselves" It is making things that we couldn't do before possible and learning about new worlds. Having a purpose or goal will lead us to live each day in a fulfilling way. In fact, as you notice, as we get older, we have fewer friends to play with. Therefore, It's better for us to get the habit of playing alone since the middle age.

　　

自らを追い込む

　地球上に住む人類の９８％は日本語を理解しません。一方、文明の利器であるインターネットは瞬時に世界の隅々まで繋がります。このアンバランスを埋めるのに拙いフェイスブックとブログでは「英語での発信」も心掛けてます。これは２０代のインドでの日常生活が基になってるでしょう。カルカッタ【現コルカタ】の街中を歩いていても日本語は全く聞こえて来ませんでした。

　私たち日本人が日々、生活するには日本語で何不自由なく生活できます。ですから、もし、英語を身近にするのならば「自分にとって英語が必要不可欠である状況に自らを追い込むこと」でしょう。つまり「必要は発明の母」の環境作りです。一般的に、日本では試験が済めば、日常生活で英語が必要でないです。しかし、世界の人とインターネットで繋がるには英語は不可欠です。

　という私も、生活で英語が必要に迫られないことから、英単語・熟語がなかなか脳に定着しません。このため、日々「英語がどうしても必要な環境を自ら作らねばなりません。」英語でものを考えたり、英文を書くのは「脳をすっかり英語に転換」しなくてはなりません。しかし、一歩一歩ですから、私は天声人語の英文対照版を教科書とし、１日１コラムを課題として語彙を増やしたいのですが、高齢期に入った今、なかなか難しいことです。それでも、脳への定着は「繰り返し実際に使うこと」と感じてます。

　英文を書くとき、高校時代に習った「五文型」に当て嵌め、日本語ではあまりない主語を必ず入れ、三単現では動詞にsやｅｓを忘れず、便利な関係代名詞や関係副詞も使います。常に手元に和英辞典と英和辞典の両方から例文を有効利用し、「英作文は英借文である」と、いい年をして辞書との睨めっこの日々です。

Dear my overseas friends who like both of nature and great music

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

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As you know, 98% of the people living on Earth do not understand the language of Japan. On the other hand, the Internet, a tool of civilization, instantly connects every corner of the world. To fill this imbalance, I also try to "communicate in English" on Facebook and my weblog. This is probably based on my daily life in India in my 20s as a teacher of Japanese school. Even when I walked around the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata), I had never heard any Japanese.

We Japanese can live our daily lives without any inconvenience by using Japanese. Therefore, if we want to become familiar with English, we should "put ourselves in a situation where English is indispensable to us." In other words, it is about creating an environment where "necessity is the mother of invention." Generally, here in Japan, once we have finished our exams, we do not need English in our daily life. However, English is indispensable to connect with people around the world via the Internet.

Even I, who do not need English in my daily life, have difficulty retaining English words and phrases in my brain. For this reason, I have to "create an environment where English is absolutely necessary" for me every day. Thinking and writing in English requires "completely switching my brain to English world." However, I want to increase my vocabulary step by step, using the English-version of Tensei Jingo published from Asahi Newspaper as my textbook and setting myself the task of writing one column a day, but it's quite difficult now that I'm older. Still, I feel that the key to come to stay it in my brain is to "actually use it repeatedly."

When I write English sentences or English composition, I use the "five sentence patterns" which I learned in high school, always including a subject that isn't common in Japanese, never forgetting to use "s" or "es" with verbs in the third person singular, and also using convenient relative pronouns and relative adverbs. I always make good use of example sentences from both a Japanese-English dictionary and an English-Japanese dictionary, and spend my senior days glaring at the dictionary, reminding that "English composition is English sentence borrowing."

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近未来が楽しみ・・・サクランボが収穫できるか

　昨日は一日中晴れ渡り、私は午前も午後もその大半を庭で作業に没頭しました。枯れ草や落葉し葉を集めると次第に庭がきれいになります。しかし、作業の中心は、半年前に前橋農協で手にした高さ１ｍほどのサクランボの苗木を今まで簡単な鉢に植えたままでした。このため、赤い実が生ったら家の中からその様子が見える位置に植える作業です。

　先ず、スコップで穴掘りですが、畑と違い土が硬いので作業が思うように進みません。それでも表面から２０cmほどの深さになったら多少柔らかくなりました。その後、近くのホームセンターで果樹用の土を購入してきて穴の中に入れ、将来広がる枝の方向を考え植え込みました。普段、肉体作業をしないことから、結構、疲れましたが、作業が済むと今後の成長と「赤いサクランボが生る日を想像」し、夢が広がります。実が生ったら食べにいらしてください。

　実は、サクランボを植える気になったのは山形県に住んでる甥がサクランボを贈ってくれたからです。それが余りにも美味しく、こんなに美味しいなら庭で育てみようと思いついたのです。調べてみたら、サクランボの名産地は山形県です。こんなことでも近未来に期待感が広がります。

　年を重ねてから大切な生き方は「日々、希望や期待感に満ち、次々やることがあること」でしょう。延いては、これが認知症対策に繋がり、本来は「高齢期こそ本当に楽しく暮らせる」と思います。ただ、一人暮らしの私に不足するのは話し相手です。自ら喫茶「さんぽ道」でピアノを弾いたり、高崎の小料理屋「バク」など、あちこちに出かけてみよう。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in nature and great music

　Yesterday was a sunny day like an Indian summer, so I spent most of the morning and afternoon working in the garden. As I collected the dead grass and fallen leaves, the garden gradually became cleaner beyond description. However, the main task was to plant a cherry tree that bears red fruits about 1m tall that I got from the Maebashi Agricultural Cooperative six months ago in a simple pot. Therefore, I wanted to plant it in a position where I could see the red cherries from inside the room when it bears fruit.

　First, I dug a hole with a shovel, but unlike a field, the soil was hard, so the work did not go as smoothly as I had hoped. However, once it was about 20cm deep from the surface, it became a little soft. After that, I bought some soil for fruit trees at a nearby hardware store, put it in the hole, and planted it while considering the direction of the branches that spread in the future. I was quite tired because I don't usually do physical work, but after the work was done, I imagined the future growth and the day when red cherries would bear, so my dream spreads. Please come and eat some fruit when it bears.

　Actually, I decided to plant cherries because my nephew who lives in Yamagata Prefecture sent me some. They were so delicious that I thought I'd try to raise them in my garden. After investigation, I found out that Yamagata Prefecture is famous for producing cherries. Just this fact fills me with hope for the near future.

　As we get older, it's important to live our life "every day filled with hope and expectation, and we have some works to do after another." This will ultimately help prevent senile dementia, and I think that "it is in old age that we can truly enjoy life." However, actually as I live alone everyday, what I lack is someone to talk to. I'll go out and try various places, such as playing the piano at my favorite cafe "Sampo-michi" or visiting the small restaurant "Baku" in downtown of Takasaki-city.

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ウォーキングで晩秋の倉賀野を満喫したい。

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　庭の樹木たちはいよいよ一年の活動を終え、ついに落葉となり、朝から落ち葉を掃く作業です。一方、それとバトンタッチするかの如く、今度は私たちの番とばかり、菊たちが色とりどりに開花となり、まるで庭先で来訪者を出迎えるように咲いてます。

　ところで、今年も残すところ４５日。人間の私も華やかな菊の開花に負けず、剪定など植物の世話、ピアノの練習は音程を考える必要がないので、その分、音色を考えた練習、勉強というより生活に結びついた英作文、スーパーへの食材探しなど、動きのある生活を心がけ、如何にして認知症対策ができるか正念場になってます。それには一人暮らしを満喫せず、いろいろの人とお会いし、対話が鍵と考え実践したいです。

　今日はお気に入り喫茶「さんぽ道」で、ホットコーヒーを味わいつつ、ママさんやお客さんとの会話を楽しんだり、また、故郷・倉賀野の晩秋を味わうためウォーキングし、併せて、筋肉や血流を良くしたいと思います。そうだ、家から「さんぽ道」まで、その名の通り、今日は散歩して行ってみよう。

Dear my overseas friends who like both of nature and music

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

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　The trees in the garden have finally finished their yearly activities, and the leaves have finally fallen, so I started sweeping up the fallen leaves in the morning. Meanwhile, as if taking over from them, the chrysanthemums have begun to bloom in a variety of colors, as if they are their turn to welcome visitors to the garden.

　By the way, there are only 45 days left in this year. As a human being, I am trying to keep up with the gorgeous chrysanthemums, taking care of plants such as pruning, practicing the piano without thinking about the pitch, I think about the tone quality. Writing English compositions that are more related to life than studying, looking for ingredients for longevity at the supermarket, and other activities. I am at a critical point now in my life to think about how I can take measures against senile dementia. To do this, I don't want to enjoy living alone, but rather meet various people, so that dialogue is my key, and I must put it into practice.

　Today, I will enjoy conversations with the proprietress and customers at my favorite cafe, "Sampo-michi," while tasting hot coffee, and also take a walk to enjoy the late autumn of my hometown, Kuragano, and at the same time, improve my muscles and blood circulation. That's right, I will take a walk from my home to the ``Sampo-michi'' (it means Walking Path), as the name suggests.

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今日から「家族の週間」です。

　菊のことを英語では舌を噛んでしまいそうな発音でchrisanthemumです。庭には数種の菊が咲いてます。また、近所でもあちこちで色彩の異なる菊が咲き始め、何とはなしに侘しい晩秋の佇まいにホッとする瞬間です。昨日の写真といい、今日の菊といい温かな印象を与えてくれます。これからは今まで以上に年間を通じて菊の世話をし、種類も増やしたいと思います。

　ところで、今日から「家族の日」が始まります。私の場合、一見、一人暮らしですが、2人の娘に恵まれ、比較的近くに住んでるので、すぐに会える状態です。また、年に数回ですが、食事会をしてます。この時は父親として本当に楽しい時間です。二人とも正式な社員として毎日働いており、その点、私は安心して見ていられます。

　私としては、娘たちに負担がかからぬよう健康には人一倍考え実践してます。そのためには、人生一度きりなので、一つの場面のみでなく、いろいろに興味を持つと結果的にそれなりの知識も必要となり、研究し、結果的に体も動かすので健康に効果があるでしょう。「何でも見てやろう、いろいろしてみよう」は認知症対策に最も効果があると考えてます。

Dear my overseas friends who like both of nature and music

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

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　The English pronunciation of chrysanthemum is tongue twister which is a bit difficult to pronounce for though an American. There are several kinds of chrysanthemums blooming in the garden. Also, chrysanthemums of different colors are starting to bloom here and there in the neighborhood as well, and it's a moment of relief to see the lonely late autumn appearance. Yesterday's photo and today's chrysanthemums give us a warm impression. From now on, I would like to take better care of my chrysanthemums throughout the year and increase the variety of it.

　By the way, as you know, today is the start of "Family Day". In my case, I seem to live alone, but I am blessed with two daughters who live relatively close by, so I can see them easily. We also have dinner parties a few times a year. These are really fun times for me as a father. Both of them work every day as official employees, so I can watch over them with peace of mind.

　As for me, I think about and practice health more than anyone else so that my daughters haven't a burden, I guess. To achieve this, we humans only have one life, so if we are interested in many fields, not just one scene, we will need to acquire a certain amount of knowledge, doing research, and ultimately moving our body, which will be beneficial for our health. I believe that "trying to see everything, trying different things" is the most effective way to combat senile dementia.

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