Vitamin Color

This year, I went down to the northern canal where the footing was poor and was able to pick the yuzu. I was energized by the vitamin color of the yuzu and enjoyed a yuzu bath.

There is nothing about life on Earth that we can take for granted.

Everything is a miracle happening through God's grace.

I have no power of my own. I feel ashamed that I am not a channel for blessings, but I continue to live my life to the fullest today.

Glory to God and blessings and peace on earth.

Mountain hydrangea

This winter, I tried watering my potted plants once a week with liquid fertilizer.

In February, buds begin to sprout on the trees and the sight of new green shoots on potted plants is invigorating.

Although it was a warm winter, it is still winter.

The wind is cold, the temperature is low, and it's hard to feel motivated, but 2/3 is the beginning of spring, and spring is just around the corner. Let's do our best!

Ignition of oil stove

Having moved from the city 25 years ago, the only heating source in the mountain home in the winter is a kerosene stove.

I assumed that the ignition button on this stove broke a few years after I bought it, so I've been using a lighter to light it for nearly 20 years.

However, a few days ago, I noticed something odd and figured out how to use the ignition button correctly, and now I can light it without a lighter.

I'm the type of person who keeps instruction manuals, but I don't reread them unless I have trouble.

The circuit breaker tripping on January 12th and the breakdown and damage of numerous high-end electrical appliances were the result of I using the products however they wanted without reading the instruction manuals or understanding how they worked.

I remembered the words that my doctor told me 10 days ago: "You should listen to what I have to say." Indeed! -w-w😊

Writing

I've been teaching English with the goal of children learning English on their own, since before seven years focusing on phonics, which teaches the relationship between English sounds and letters of the alphabet.

One of the students will be entering junior high school this spring.

I heard a complaint from the parent that the child who will be entering junior high school this spring. couldn't spell baseball.

This is a problem I talk before I talk eabout "Second Language Acquisition Theory," but in the language acquisition process, writing is in the final stage.

I am currently in the middle of inputting 2000 hours of English sounds for our students.

After last night's Zoom lesson, I once again explained my teaching method and let the parent know that her dauther can start writing too once they enter junior high school.

I realized once again that it takes constant effort to communicate my thoughts and have others understand them. I have to work hard! (laughs)

Camellia

It is a blessing to see flowers from flowering trees that bloom during a time when there are few other flowers around.

It even warms up the coldest of feelings.

Let's try a little harder. Warm spring is just around the corner.

I am encouraged by the calm red petals of the single-flowered camellia.

Thank you. I will spend today again feeling grateful for the work of life.