孫娘たちの成長に頑張るグランパ

　ここは倉賀野町の烏川沿いにある広い「緑地公園」です。正面の大きな欅の木は誠に左右対称に枝が伸びてて見事です。下の方の枝まで対称的です。昨日の夕刻に余りにも暑くたくさん歩いたことから、汗をいっぱい掻き、水分補給を充分にしたためでしょうか。就寝中に珍しく腹痛になりました。今はもう大丈夫です。

　ところで、今朝、私は忙しかったです。昔と異なり、両親が共働き家庭にとって、子供の夏休み中、家で子どもたちだけにしておけないことから学童クラブに預けます。私の娘夫婦は今朝、早朝に家を出たことから、2人の子供を学童に送って行けず、代わりに私が送って行きました。私は高崎の倉賀野に住んでますが、学童クラブは前橋市です。

　その前に、一人暮らしの高齢女性宅のゴミ出しを済ませました。人間は、仕事を頼まれるくらいが「生活に張り合いが出て」良いと思います。ところで、孫娘たちは私の事を最初からグランパと言ってます。

Dear my friends abroad

　This is a vast "Greenery Park" along the Karas River in Kuragano-town. The big Zelkova tree in front has beautiful branches that grow symmetrically. Even the lower branches are symmetrical. It was so hot last evening that I walked a lot, so I sweated a lot beyond your imagination so that I hydrated a lot. I had an unusual stomachache while I was sleeping last night. I'm fine now.

　By the way, I was busy this morning. Unlike in the past, for families where both parents work, it is not possible to leave children alone at home during summer vacation, so they have to take them to after-school club. My daughter and her husband left home early this morning, so they couldn't take their two children to "Gakudo" that means after-school club, so this morning, I took them there instead. I live in Kuragano, Takasaki-City, but the after-school club situates in Maebashi City.

　Before that, I took out the trash at the home of an elderly woman who lives alone. I think it's good for us to be asked to do work, as it gives me a sense of worth doing in life. By the way, my granddaughters have called me Grandpa from the beginning.

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孫娘のお陰で、毎晩楽しい夕食

　一昨日の午後、暫くぶりで2人の孫娘(小4、小1)と一緒に過ごし、最初は、アウディーに立ち寄り、そこでの昼食後、広い群馬の森まで行き歴史博物館を見学し有意義に過ごしました。ところが、帰路では2人にせがまれ、１００円ショップに立ち寄りました。店内に入るや否や、彼女たちはすぐに自分たちの興味ある陳列棚へ行きました。

　ところが、店頭で私の目に飛び込んで来たのが写真のお皿です。実は１ヶ月ほど前にこのお皿が気に入り、大小一対購入したところ、図柄と言い、持ちやすさと言い、気に入ってしまい、日々、使ってました。今回も店に入り、目に入った途端にどうしてもこのお皿が更に(皿に)欲しくなり、大小一対を衝動買いしてしまいました。と言っても、消費税を入れ２２０円で安いです。

　この大きい方のお皿に大好物の「肉ワンタン」を載せると夕食が豪華になり、最近の夕食では度々「肉ワンタン」を味わってます。一方、小さなお皿では玉ねぎを温め和風ドレッシングを掛けたものを入れたり、お刺身の醤油に使ったりしてます。

　当初、１００円ショップに行くのは気が進まなかった私ですが、２人の孫娘のお陰で、その後一人での食事でも、この皿を使うことで、より楽しくなってます。単なる皿であっても、赤い線の入った単純の図柄が私にとっても気に入ってます。お皿も芸術作品です。尚、私が生涯において食器を買ったのはこのお皿だけです。

Dear my Facebook Friends throughout the world

　The day before yesterday, I spent the afternoon with my two granddaughters (a fourth grader and a first grader) after a long interval. First, we stopped at Audi dealer, where we had lunch, then played in the vast Gumma forest and visited the history museum, so we were spending a meaningful time. However, on the way back, they begged me to stop at a 100-yen shop. As soon as we entered the store, my granddaughters immediately went to the display shelves that they are interested in.

　However, what caught my eye in the store was the plate in the photo. Actually, about a month ago, I liked these plates so much that I bought a pair, one large and one small. I liked the design and how easy it was to hold, so that I used them every day. This time, I went into the store and as soon as I saw them, I really wanted more of these plates, so I impulsively bought a pair, one large and one small. That said, it's cheap at 220 yen including consumption tax.

　When I put my favorite "meat wonton" on this larger plate, dinner becomes more sumptuous, and I have been enjoying "meat wonton" that is Chinese cuisine often at dinner recently. On the other hand, I use the small plate to warmed onions with Japanese dressing, or as soy sauce for sashimi sliced raw fish.

　At first, I was reluctant to go to the 100 yen shop, but thanks to my two granddaughters, I have enjoyed using these plates even when eating alone every time. Even though it is just a plate, I like this simple design with the red lines. The plate is also one of the arts. Incidentally, this is the only piece of tableware I have ever bought in my life.

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